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Advancing Human Potential: The Power of Personalized Learning
The potential for powerful personalized learning is strong enough that Jim Shelton has made it the central focus of the new Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative, which he shared more about in his 2016 iNACOL Symposium keynote.
30 Leaders on the Successes and Challenges of Project-Based Learning
Along with the Buck Institute for Education, our team is working to support high-quality project-based learning (PBL). We recently asked learning experts what's working in PBL and what needs to improve, and here are their collective responses.
Preparing Teachers for a Project-Based World
In the paper, Preparing Teachers for a Project-Based World, we explore how teacher preparation and professional learning can be aligned to--and modeled after--the types of deeper learning environments we also seek to create for students.
We Had to Personalize Teaching to Personalize Learning
By: Michael Fauteux. Blended and personalized learning holds tremendous promise for meeting the individual needs of our students and deepening their learning, but we also need to focus on the needs of those responsible for putting these concepts into practice.
Personalized Learning with a Plan of Action
Like most teachers, I found myself overwhelmed trying to individualize learning for a classroom full of students with different strengths and weaknesses. Here's how I have successfully implemented personalized learning in my inclusion classroom.
Preparing Education Leaders for Success
With the many different demands on today's education leaders, it's important for us to prepare them for success. Here are some ways we could help ensure edleaders are ready to lead schools.
4 Systemic Supports for High Quality PBL
By: David Ross. Here are four support systems that enable teachers to practice high-quality project-based learning and achieve desired educational outcomes for 21st-century students.
5 Levels of Place-Based Learning Implementation
By: Nate McClennen. As we approach the possibility of place-based learning at the center of education, here are five levels of PBE for teachers to review to help guide and characterize its implementation in their classroom.
Taking PBL One Step at a Time
By: Tony Donen. PBL is not something teachers can just go into their classroom and do. So here are several ways to help prepare teachers to become strong project-based learning implementers.
The Past, Present and Future of Place-Based Learning
By: Greg Smith. Place-based education has a long history in education, and this overview of PBE’s roots helps connect the future of place-based education to its rich past.