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Personalized Learning

Mentoring New Teachers Toward Innovation

Lindsey Own

Jul 30, 2015

Many new teacher guides focus on carefully planning your gradebook ahead of time, but an innovative teacher should always plan learning outcomes first. As we develop these mentorship programs, we need to ensure that our new teachers are receiving guidance towards better teaching practices, and the books and guides available to new teachers need to catch up.

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Implementation Challenges on the Path to Personalization

Tom Vander Ark

Jul 28, 2015

There are several technical challenges to delivering on the promise of personalized learning including defining a standard student record, boosting interoperability, and combining multiple formative sources. However, there are additionally daunting implementation barriers related to school models, leadership and parents.

Personalized Learning

Removing Barriers: How Online School Provides Families Options and Students a Unique Experience

Guest Author

Jul 20, 2015

By: Sara Baker. The beauty of the online school is its ability to remove logistical barriers, such as time and distance, and allow families the opportunity to make an individual choice for what works best for their family, for their student, and in their lives.

Personalized Learning

Understanding Middle Schoolers: 4 Tips for Success

Megan

Jul 18, 2015

Whatever the contradiction is in your household, it is important to remember that the journey that these soon to be adults are traveling is a difficult yet AWESOME one. They are in a constant state of learning and discovery and as parents and guardians, we GET to be along for the ride!

Personalized Learning

From Formative Assessment to Tracking Student Mastery: The Road to Competency-Based Instruction

Megan

Jul 16, 2015

Mastery tracking, fed by formative assessment, is fundamental to competency-based learning and any attempt to personalize. Here, we dive into 10 reasons why it is so important.

Leadership

Education as a Public Good

Tom Vander Ark

Jul 14, 2015

The emerging vision for learning as a service is requiring more learner and parent decisions than ever. So, with all of the individual choices, how do we protect and advance the public good? The answer to this important question has eight implications for state and local policymakers.

Personalized Learning

Creating a Data Driven Classroom

Guest Author

Jul 13, 2015

By: Dr. Gregory Firn. A data-driven culture that nurtures and continuously examines learning processes and outcomes is necessary for personalized learning and to revolutionize instruction in the classroom.

Leadership

Getting Smart Podcast | Tom Vander Ark on Why Talent Matters

Megan

Jul 10, 2015

Schools and districts are finding new ways to recruit and develop talent, and as it will be increasingly important that we find ways to scale. Listen to the interview with Tom, as he talks about why talent matters.

EdTech

Technical Challenges on the Path to Personalization

Tom Vander Ark

Jul 9, 2015

We believe a comprehensive learner profile, data backpack, and student portfolio are key to personalization. However, there are five challenges to overcome to unlock the power of personalized learning that includes student records, interoperability, and developing growth rates.

Personalized Learning

Formative Assessment To Initiate Personalized Learning

Megan

Jul 8, 2015

The combination of powerful technology with passionate teachers is creating a new path for personalization. Formative assessment is one of the first steps to personalizing the learning experience for students.

	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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