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.
GlobalEd Connectivity in the Kindergarten Classroom
By: Sharon E. Davison. Here are several online platforms and techniques I use in my kindergarten classroom for modeling appropriate online etiquette and helping my students develop an early global awareness.
20 Schools and Networks That Educate With A Sense of Place
An illustrative list of 20 U.S. schools implementing Place-Based Education by taking advantage of local geography to create authentic, meaningful and engaging personalized learning for students.
3 Reasons SEL Assessments Aren’t “Just Another Test”
By: Jonathan E. Martin. When discussing implementing SEL Assessments in school, the reaction is often concern around over-testing students. Here are three reasons this testing can actually be beneficial.
Learn Your Way: CK-12 Adds Free Sims and Interactive
CK-12, an open resource nonprofit launched in 2007 by Neeru Khosla to “enable everyone to learn in his or her own way,” continues to innovate with new simulations and interactives released just in time for the new school year.
Does the Classroom Prepare Students for the Real World or Just More Testing?
As a new teacher, I was introduced early on to alternative forms of testing that may help transform school learned information from technical facts to applicable knowledge, such as Integrated Performance Assessment.
15 Actionable Strategies for Increasing Student Motivation and Engagement
By: Terri Eichholz. Although it seems paradoxical for teachers to extrinsically motivate students to intrinsically motivate themselves, here are 15 ideas to help students own their own learning and success.
EdWeek Chief Reflects on Three Decades of Change in U.S. Education
Our latest podcast features Virginia Edwards, Education Week's chief editor and president of Editorial Products in Education (EPE), discussing what she witnessed in education transformation over the three decade span of her career.
College Degrees More Important Than Ever
According to a report released by the Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce, almost 12 million U.S. jobs have been created post recession and virtually all have gone to workers with at least some college.
How Your Next Freshman Class Will Expect Personalized Learning
By: Robert McGuire. An interview with Tom Vander Ark on how primary and secondary schools are implementing personalized adaptive learning and what higher education institutions can learn from these experiences.
EdTech 10: It’s All Just Learning to Us
While we often focus on K-12, we’re always eager to share important and exciting news about developments in informal learning, early learning and professional learning--because it’s all just learning to us.