personalized learning
How Can We Personalize Rigorous Projects?
By: Elina Alayeva. How can we prepare all students for the level of highly independent project-based work skills they'll need in their future careers? Here are several options to consider.
Marriage of Deeper Learning and Personalized Learning
By: Lydia Dobyns. While it's exhilarating to imagine what combining Deeper Learning and Personalized Learning could mean for students, at the same time it's daunting to also consider the implications for teachers.
An Ambitious Plan to Make the Nation Proud of its Public Schools
New Tech Network sees a future where our nation is proud of its public schools, a goal its leaders are aiming for based on NTN's tangible success in redesigning 200 schools within districts.
5 Ways to Make the End of the School Year Great
We recently had the opportunity to gather some end-of-year reflections from friends on the importance of providing students an opportunity to reflect, provide feedback and a chance to advise the next year's incoming class.
5 Lessons Learned in Pioneering Personalized Mastery Learning
By: Kate Bean and Sebastian Cognetta, Ph.D. Aveson Charter School has evolved its original personalized learning model into a new vision: Personalized Mastery Learning.
K-12 Milestones: What Should Students Know and Be Able to Do and When?
A school board director asked us what the major milestones in K-12 are on a recent school visit, so here is a list created from several sources detailing what K12 students should know, be able to do and when.
3 Elements of Deeper Project-Based Learning
By: Loretta Goodwin. Conversations with students, teachers and administrators at Arlington Career Center reveal three key factors driving the enthusiasm and success of its deeper project-based learning program.
EdTech 10: It’s an Amazing Time to be an Educator
In this week's edition, we share stories around how amazing it is right now to be an educator, with new school models and edtech tools available that support and benefit student success.
How Deeper Learning Helps Children Succeed
By: Paul Tough. In this excerpt from Paul Tough's new book, Helping Children Succeed: What Works and Why, he explains the importance of implementing deeper learning and project-based learning for all students, especially those who are economically disadvantaged.
The Future of Professional Learning: 4 Design Principles that Transform
The future of professional learning in education is bright when focused on these four design principles that emphasize rich experiences, and that foster the transformation of professionals, schools and students.