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Personalized Learning
The Role Of Advisory In Personalizing The Secondary Experience
High school can be a confusing time with increasing options for students due to the rapid expansion of digital learning. Advisory has to be the spine of the next generation high school. Sustained adult relationships can help students navigate this new digital landscape.
EdTech
Path To Personalization: Better Models & Better Tests
New developments will mean a gradual reduction in the size of and reliance in heavyweight summative assessment to smaller, less frequent tests that check the validity of local assessments.
Leadership
Whose Role Is It Anyway?
By: Shawn Rubin. Systemic changes to teaching and learning will not be realized unless district leaders redefine their roles in this work. This is the guiding message in a blog and a white paper from The Highlander Institute that investigates the role of district staff in creating personalized and blended learning classrooms.
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20 Year Forecast: Broader Aims, Students at the Center
The hunch that encouraging student agency will produce better learning outcomes was pervasive at the Russian sponsored Global Education Futures Forum which met this week in Silicon Valley. Discussions were framed by 16 trends.
Personalized Learning
Six Personalized Learning MVP Moments From Fulton County Schools
By: Stephanee Stephens. Fulton County Schools is leading the shift to personalized learning. Six best practices that's working for large Georgia district: Summer PD, implementation of the right tools, innovative learning environments, recruiting, reflection and analysis, and strategic planning.
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The Future of Personalized Learning is Now
By: Jean Fleming. Measures of Academic Progress Assessment, or MAP test, is a system that gathers inputs from different kinds of assessment, including formative, in-the-moment assessments, and longer interim assessment.
Ed Policy
Districts Racing to Personalize Learning
The Race to the Top-District (RTT-D) program is contributing to the changes made by districts to personalize learning and blend learning environments. In many cases, it's working. And, new roles are emerging for teacher leaders as a result.
EdTech
Building Unstoppable Mathematicians with DreamBox Learning®
With engaging content driven by a smart engine and actionable progress reports, Dreambox Learning Math serves as a benchmark of how we can personalize the learning experience for students in order to delight, motivate, and captivate— all while increasing the number of students who enter High School with a confidence in and a love of mathematics.
Ed Policy
Leveraging Innovative Policy Options for Students
By: Jamey Fitzpatrick. In this Smart Parents series blog, Jamey writes about the role of parents in helping their children successfully navigate online learning options, and shares resources for learning more about supporting students in online learning environments.
EdTech
70 Difference Makers at SXSWedu
The most exciting element of SXSWedu is the chance to meet, learn, and collaborate with other educators, EdLeaders and edupreneurs. Here’s 70 impact players, conversation leaders, and solution builders -- the difference makers we met in Austin.