Session 1 Materials
PowerPT for Session 1 and 2: learn-sessions-1-and-2-2016
Diagnostic tool on personalized learning — Google Form (see below)
Click here to see responses to Diagostic
What is your “why?” Transcript of Simon Sinek’s TED Talk: Leading the Change
Playlist to Continue to Clarify “The WHY” of Personalized Learning
Connecticut Context
- White paper to rally for personalized learning in the state of Connecticut
- Click here to see slide presentation from State of Connecticut
- FAQs from State of Connecticut on Mastery-Based Learning: Q and A on MBL
National Context
- Costa and Kallick (March 2016), “Hard Thinking about Soft Skills.” Education Leadership. hard-thinking-about-soft-skills
- Through the Student’s Eyes: A Perspective on Personalized Learning, pages 5-7 2013_09_through_the_eyes
- Katrina Schwartz, “Four Meaningful Ways Students Can Contribute”
- Rebecca Alber, “Five Ways to Give Your Students More Voice and Choice“
- Click here to read piece I referenced from The Atlantic
VIDEOS
- Gail Corbett’s Blog on Content vs. Context — https://storify.com/CorbettGaco2580/connected-learning
- Connected Learning: Real World Engagement: http://vimeo.com/47188676
- Panel Discussion on Personalized Learning, Student Voice and Choice — https://plus.google.com/u/1/events/caikusat8hlbr080b7nnvdojsl
- What does it take to get really good at something? Kathleen Cushman’s archive of student voices: https://www.youtube.com/user/FiresInTheMind
- Click here to see a video example of how school communities transform district and state and vice versa.
OUR DESIGN CHALLENGE: Co-create definition on personalized learning — Google Doc
Habits of Mind:

Personalized Learning with Habits of Mind
Click the link to see connection: PL Elements and Habits of Mind
design_and_performance_opp-equalizer-draft
Session 2 and 3 Materials
OUR DESIGN CHALLENGE: Create personalized learning task:
Click here for link to Google Doc
Click here to see the responses
Goal Clarity: Content
- Click here to see Branford’s Big Picture of Mathematics based on Common Core Mathematics
- Example from North Rockland, NY for NGSS Science and Engineering Practices: Disciplinary Outcomes of Science (K-5)
- Examples from Amherst Public Schools, New Hampshire: amherst-speaking-and-listening
- Click here to be linked to CT State Curricular Frameworks
Goal Clarity: Cross-Disciplinary Outcomes:
From Madison, CT: Student Growth and Development 21st Century Matrix October 2014
From Manchester, CT:manchester-continuum
Examples from international authors and organizations: ideas-for-learner-outcomes
Personalized Learning Illustrative Examples
Click here to see the reimagined 8th Grade Social Studies Curriculum from Madison, CT.
TRAILER: Anatomy of a Snow Day from Maxwell Project on Vimeo.
- World Geography 9th Grade Performance Tasks
- Multidisciplinary High School Tasks
- Defined STEM Performance Tasks
- Sample Personalized Learning Task Frames
- Scott McLeod’s Resources
Personalized Learning Playlist for Session 3
Click here to see Jessica Craig’s math block
Evolution of the work with Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools. For more information on CMS Personalized Learning cohorts, click here.
Personalized Learning Student Profile
Whole Child
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Student Ownership
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Mastery Learning
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Paces, Playlists and Pathways
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What does that look like?
Whole Child
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Student Ownership
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Mastery Learning
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Paces, Playlists and Pathways
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Personalized Learning Playlist for Session 3
Three Steps for Creating Personalized Learning Playlists
The Perks of Personalized Pathways and Playlists
It’s Time for Mid Course Corrections in K-12 Competency-Based Education
Jill Thompson Personalized Learning Blog Series
Sample Competencies from VT: Grade Level Clusters
Evaluation and Feedback
- Rubric design personalized:rubric-design-packet
- Rubric slides: rubric-design
- Coaching via four attributes: attribute-printouts-students
Session 4 Materials
Slides: final-learn-session
Readings
Personalized Learning Sounding Board visual: pl-controls
Coaching the Four Attributes (student version): attribute-printouts-students-copy
Coaching the Four Attributes (admin version): coaching-for-leaders
Implementation Challenges: pl-case-studies
Planning for Innovation: Ideas from Leadership and Innovation (McKinsey Quarterly)