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Personalized Learning

Motivational Profiles

Tom Vander Ark

Jul 13, 2011

Mining the combined data from home and school will yield rich and powerful motivational profiles that will power smart recommendation engines--and that's when we'll see the real power of customized learning.

Personalized Learning

Differentiated Instruction

Tom Vander Ark

Apr 20, 2011

Lisa Nielsen offers an alternative to differentiated instruction: great idea, hard to practice–at least the way most schools and classrooms are organized.

Personalized Learning

The Importance of Value Added

Tom Vander Ark

Apr 18, 2011

The combination of digital learning and performance based reviews could make it much easier to measure student progress and transform todays education system.

Personalized Learning

10 Reports on the Near Future of Learning

Tom Vander Ark

Mar 26, 2011

If you want to learn more about the future of learning, here’s a list of the ten most important reports for you to read.

Personalized Learning

Next Gen Assesment

Tom Vander Ark

Mar 24, 2011

What is the purpose of assessment? Giving a brief overview, Tom describes four purposes for assessment as part of next generation of interactive student learning

Personalized Learning

Next Gen Learning Platforms

Tom Vander Ark

Mar 9, 2011

There needs to be a shift from the idea of 'common curriculum' to a next generation platform that allows for multiple pathways and customized playlists for students.

Personalized Learning

Customize Learning for Student Success

Tom Vander Ark

Mar 3, 2011

CCSSO and iNACOL hosted a competency-based learning summit where the focus was the shift from time and tradition to kids, learning and the importance of personalized digital learning.

Personalized Learning

iNACOL Report: Clearing the Path for Innovation

Tom Vander Ark

Jan 15, 2011

"Competency-based approaches offer a new value proposition for our education system," according to Susan Patrick, President and CEO of iNACOL.

EdTech

Quality Counts, Performance Rankings and Evaluations, Policy Agendas,

Getting Smart Staff

Jan 11, 2011

EEP Signatory News, National and State News Roundup

Personalized Learning

5 Things QC Tells Us about US Education

Tom Vander Ark

Jan 11, 2011

EdWeek's Quality Counts report is out and it's full of sobering news. Here's 5 takeaways.

	Beginning	Piloting	Implementing
From Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery	BeginningFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Beginning	PilotingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Piloting	ImplementingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Implementing
From One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning	BeginningFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Implementing
From Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry	BeginningFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Beginning	PilotingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Piloting	ImplementingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Implementing
From Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning	BeginningFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Implementing
From Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities	BeginningFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Beginning	PilotingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Piloting	ImplementingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Implementing
From Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment	BeginningFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Beginning	PilotingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Piloting	ImplementingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Implementing
From Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets	BeginningFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Beginning	PilotingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Piloting	ImplementingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Implementing

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