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As the new school year is officially in full swing and the initial excitement of the first weeks has faded, one of the most important concerns on many educators’ minds is how to keep students motivated. Over the Labor Read More …
I’ve been an admirer of Starr Sackstein and her work for a long time. She’s been a beacon for years on moving away from grading and moving toward a focus on self-directed learning. She has made real movements in pedagogy and Read More …
By Heidi Hayes Jacobs, Bena Kallick, and Allison Zmuda Part Three in a Four-Part Series Assessment needs to change as we know it. COVID19 has illuminated the necessity for this change so that our students become increasingly more self-directed and Read More …
Personalizing the learning for students doesn’t mean an instructional free-for-all. On the contrary, personalized learning demands structure such as frameworks to ensure effective instruction while students have access to authentic, meaningful experiences. Conferring/conferencing can provide that structure when teaching and Read More …
In an unprecedented move, the president announced on March 20 that standardized testing requirements for states will not be enforced for the current academic year. This means teachers won’t have to spend instructional time on standardized test preparation. At countless Read More …
This post is by Dr. Matt Doyle, Executive Director of iCERP, and Jennifer Peirson, iCERP Action Council Lead. It was first published on Education Week and is reprinted with permission. We are always struck by the elevated levels of hope and Read More …
This post is authored by Allison Zmuda, Marie Alcock and Michael Fisher and was first published on the Solution Tree Blog. Based on The Quest For Learning: How To Maximize Student Engagement In many classrooms, assessment is still an event. It Read More …
One question that I often receive about inquiry when sharing my passion for personalized learning is around assessment. When adopting an inquiry model colleagues want to know more about assessing Free Inquiry. Free Inquiry is when learners select an inquiry Read More …
In my experience, meaningful changes in educational practice happen when teachers are committed to the initiative. It doesn’t have to be initiated by them, but they need to believe in the ultimate goals of implementation. This does not mean that Read More …
I recently came across the article, Personalized Learning and Common Core: Mortal Enemies? on usnews.com. The article defines personalized learning as “a new tech-fueled trend in education” and goes on to cite why adopting the practice may revert our schools Read More …