personalized learning
Sparks of Knowledge to Ignite Ed Research
By: Saro Mohammed. The Learning Accelerator unveils a new monthly series, IgnitED Research, offering research-based units focused on evidence-based blended and personalized practices with relevance to teaching and learning in the classroom.
BPLC: There’s Something Happening Here
By: Laura Jackson. Teachers and schools are coming to the Blended & Personalized Learning Conference is April 4-6th, in Providence, Rhode Island to share their lessons learned.
A Pedagogy of Possibilities: Social Justice Delivered Through Literature and Writing
Developing a framework for a socially just school through literature and writing goes beyond the classroom to lessen apathy, enhance relationships and solidify student ownership.
Expanding Our Notion of Student Agency
Student agency from a sociocultural perspective has as much to do with external factors that shape experiences and possibilities as it does with internal attributes. Read more from one of our regular columnists on why it's time to expand our notion of student agency.
Carnegie Learning and One Stone High School: A Powerful Partnership
By: Allison Parker, Caitlyn Scales and, Sarah Galasso. Carnegie Learning and One Stone have partnered to equip students in finding their purpose and passion through student-centered learning. Authors share a look at One Stone's students and faculty and the Carnegie learning approach.
A Teacher’s Perspective on the Importance of Sharing Students’ Learning
By: Erik Ray and Janice Walton. In the last blog of the Share Your Learning series, Erik Ray and Janice Walton discuss how student engagement increases when students share their learning.
Advancing Equity Through Innovation: 7 Noteworthy Approaches From Brooklyn LAB
Brooklyn LAB is built on the premise that we need to prepare all students to one-day hold jobs that likely don’t exist yet. However, by mastering skills such as problem-solving and conflict resolution, students will be ready to tackle those new challenges, regardless of their career path. LAB embraces seven innovative approaches to educate scholars and advance equity.
Now That Schools Are Promoting Broader Definitions of Success, How Do We Measure Progress?
As more schools adopt broader learning goals, there are a few questions vexing school leaders, including: How can we measure growth in creative thinking? How can we measure whether our graduating high school seniors have the habits necessary to succeed at college and throughout adult life?
New Message Manual to Improve and Create Consistent Communications in Education
The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation, with the help of Hattaway Communications, recently released "Communicating a Shared Vision for Students and Education", a message manual designed to improve and enhance consistent communications about student success and educational equity.
How a Community Organization is Helping Students Find and Share Their Voice
In part two of a four part series about how student engagement increases when students share their learning, we take a look at how Story Works Alaska is helping "youth develop skills, resilience, and engagement as they explore and share their own stories."