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Ideas to Inspire Action
- Forbes: Top 25 Ideas that Could Change the World
- United Nations: 17 Goals to Transform Our World
- Critical Issues from Environment Virginia
- Immigration in State of Virginia
- State of Obesity in Virginia
- The Globe Program: Collect, Document and Visualize Data
- Social Justice Issues through Mathematics
- NASA Challenges for Students
- Global Read Aloud
- This I Believe
- Design Challenges by PBS Kids
Lower School
Blog: K-5 Math teachers share problem-solving rubric
Blog: series from 1st grade teachers Kristen and Erin
Website: Reinventing 3rd Grade; Douglas County, Colorado
Blog: how a 2nd grade teacher uses goal-setting in her classroom
Blog: George and Sarah describe personalized learning writing project with 3rd grade students
Blog: Matt describes transformation of elementary STEM through V.O.I.C.E. acronym
Google Drive: Kindergarten reading goals (Designed by teachers at Charlotte-Mecklenberg Schools)
Looking at Workplace Readiness Skills JK-12
Middle School
Blog: 5th grade teacher Natalie describes her journey
Blog: 7th grade teacher Natalie describes her Civil War project (ELA/SS)
Website: West-Windsor Plainsboro Global Challenge and Blog Post from Mark Wise describing event: Real Challenges
Rubrics: Collaboration and Critical Thinking by 5th/6th Grade teachers
Upper School
Blog: series from David (High School Anatomy)
Blog: Transforming 9th and 10th grade English curriculum (English department from Branford, CT)
Blog: Sustainable cities project by Andrea (AP Environmental Studies)
Blog: series from Laura (High School Social Studies)
Blog: 10 observations on personalizing learning from Brian (High School English)
Blog: approach to assessment in the classroom from Mike (High School Physics)
Blog: Paul and Carl share the power of having students connect with authors (High School Humanities)
Blog: series from David Buller (High School Precalculus)
Blog: joint reflection on high school from a student and teacher perspective
Rubrics
Sample from Denton ISD: Grades K-2 Teacher Rubric in Science
Sample from Denton ISD: Grades 3-5 Social Studies Rubric
Sample Avon Public Schools’ Argumentative Writing Rubric
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Sample Health Education Rubric
Sample Art Rubric
Sample Mathematics Rubric (High School: Communication)
October Presentation
Slides: October Keynote
Clarification of What Personalized Learning Is and Isn’t
- Blog Response to Annie Marie Paul – Constructive Controversy on Personalized Learning
- Blog Response to Dan Meyer – Broadening the Dialogue about Personalized Learning
- Article: Examines each of the 16-habits-of-mind
