Personalized Learning

Personalized learning is a mindset and approach to teaching that focuses on meeting each learner where they are and tailoring a curriculum that considers their interests, prior knowledge and skill level, and pace. Such a demand on the teacher requires sophisticated usage of technology in a combination of personalized, blended and online learning.

Jeb Bush: Edu-Mentor

Tom Vander Ark

Dec 29, 2010

Jeb Bush is quietly and efficiently shaping the future of American education

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Time for Education Innovation

Tom Vander Ark

Dec 28, 2010

The Big Shifts pushing education innovation are the Technology Shift, the Global Shift, and the Learning Shift

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Mistakenly Defending the Status Quo

Tom Vander Ark

Dec 27, 2010

Boycott Cuban writing, at least Larry Cuban's. His hatchet job on small schools, charters, and online learning is in keeping with it's home on Valerie Strauss' blog.

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10 Blended High School Models

Tom Vander Ark

Dec 26, 2010

Blended high schools incorporate multiple modes of learning to prepare students for college and careers. Here's 10 models.

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Blend don’t Cram

Tom Vander Ark

Dec 23, 2010

Cramming computers in to existing 50 minute periods won't help much; we need to rethink and redesign school to make bigger connections for kids.

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Digital IQ may help plug the Ingenuity Gap

Tom Vander Ark

Dec 21, 2010

Can web-smart agencies and organizations solve our big problems?

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Strive for College

Tom Vander Ark

Dec 19, 2010

Most students strive for college but don't get much tailored advice about their post secondary decision; Michael Carter is trying to change that.

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Placement Exams: The Hidden Gateway

Tom Vander Ark

Dec 18, 2010

Placement exams are the hidden gateway in American education. A new partnership may yield a more transparent and aligned system of high school exit and college eligibility.

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The Open Social World to Come

Tom Vander Ark

Dec 18, 2010

Most learning five years from now will be open and social. Here's a list of 10 shifts from closed and antisocial to open and social.

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Value-Added Data Adds Value

Tom Vander Ark

Dec 15, 2010

Value-added data should be added to teacher evaluations. Then we should make the whole system smarter with personal digital learning.

	Beginning	Piloting	Implementing
From Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery	BeginningFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Beginning	PilotingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Piloting	ImplementingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Implementing
From One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning	BeginningFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Implementing
From Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry	BeginningFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Beginning	PilotingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Piloting	ImplementingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Implementing
From Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning	BeginningFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Implementing
From Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities	BeginningFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Beginning	PilotingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Piloting	ImplementingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Implementing
From Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment	BeginningFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Beginning	PilotingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Piloting	ImplementingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Implementing
From Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets	BeginningFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Beginning	PilotingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Piloting	ImplementingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Implementing

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