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.
Preparing Teachers for Project-Based Learning
One important aspect of teacher preparation today is project-based learning. Here are five reasons we feel teachers should be PBL prepared and five key practices of a PBL teacher.
#AskAboutAI: Learning to See and Speak
Our new #AskAboutAI blog series is designed to encourage parents, teachers, mentors and advisors to talk to young people about the emerging automation economy, and the ethical and economic implications of artificial intelligence (AI).
3 Small Steps Toward Creating a Flexible Classroom
For those teachers who want to dabble with Differentiation, but might not want to completely revamp their already effective classroom, here are three small steps toward creating a Flexible Classroom.
EdTech 10: Super Schools
The world is a-buzz with the news of the 10 XQ Super Schools, where our own Mary Ryerse was invited to be a judge. This week’s top ten news stories offer even more super news about teaching and learning.
7 Ways to Boost Your K-8 Math Program
By: Caralee Adams. School leaders in a rapidly improving school district with a high-poverty population share what has worked in their schools to boost math performance district-wide among K–8 students.
Personalized Standards-Based Instruction Tied to Social Emotional Learning
Social-emotional learning does not have to be separate from academic learning or from the rest of the academic day, but can be a part of personalized standards-based instruction. Here are several tools and examples to help.
Homeschool Partnerships: Changing an Educational Landscape
By: Marsha Myles. An amazing movement is happening in Michigan that is changing its educational landscape: Homeschool Partnerships, which are having a tremendous impact and influence in our state.
Braving the New World of Online Learning: What Students Need to Succeed
By: Ronit Berger. The digital age is here to stay, providing a wonderful new world of online learning options. Here are three important things I've gleaned as an online tutor that these students really need to be successful in this learning choice.
Teaching is a Project-Based Profession: 10 PBL Teacher Mindsets
Today's teachers who are training students (and our eventual future employees) have a great task at hand preparing students to successfully manage projects. Here are 10 mindsets successful project-based teachers have.
Cultivating Cross-Cultural Competence in Costa Rica
By: Abel McClennen. Learn more about La Paz Community School: a rural, ecologically and ethnically diverse PreK-12 school in Costa Rica where all cultures, ethnicities and socioeconomic levels are openly embraced and celebrated.