personalized learning
Teacher To Teacher: My Journey To Personalized Learning
I was initially hesitant about shifting to a personalized learning classroom, but I now know this ‘fad’ changed how I teach and how my students learn for the better. Here are the steps I took to fully embrace this change.
A Maine School District’s Approach To Personalized Learning
When districts are considering personalized learning, it's important for them to reflect on their own vision, culture and transparency. I asked RSU-2 Superintendent Bill Zima to share his insight on these three themes for his district's personalized learning journey.
Starting With the “Why” in Personalized Learning
By: Betheny Gross. Without a solid end goal in mind, it’s nearly impossible to build a coherent personalized learning approach. Here, I look at how schools can unify teachers around new personalized learning initiatives.
Initiative Aims to Catalyze the Personalized Learning Field
New Profit, a non-profit venture philanthropy organization, recently announced the launch of a Personalized Learning Initiative supported by Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Read more here.
Powering Personalized Learning in Chicago
On a recent school tour trip to Chicago, we visited three schools creating powerful personalized learning environments that serve their unique student population and communities.
Personalization + Projects = Deeper Learning at Da Vinci
We recently visited three Da Vinci Schools to observe the culture, community and deeper learning outcomes. Here is what we learned from our student guided tours at these innovative schools.
How Can Families and Communities Support Personalized Learning?
By: iNACOL Staff. It’s time to re-engage families and the community in goals and aspirations for the future of education, and have ongoing conversations to help keep progress moving forward.
OER Curation at Scale: An Opportunity to Support Personalized Learning
By: Mark Hannah. The ever-developing body of open education resources (OER) can support personalized learning success when it’s curated at scale and considers these few key ingredients.
What Does Personalized Learning Mean for Teachers?
In personalized learning models, educators’ roles are more important than ever as they design customized approaches, and their professional expertise is valued and respected.
Elementary & Middle Schools Worth Visiting
Here at Getting Smart, we think school visits are the best form of professional learning. Based on a couple thousand school visits, and with help from colleagues and readers, we’ve compiled this list of elementary and middle schools worth visiting.