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As education consultants working with countless school administrators and educators, we field many questions. Some are asked so frequently, in fact, that we dedicated an entire blog post to answering them for the masses. Question #1: What is personalized learning, Read More …
“Love the process and you’ll love what the process produces.” -Jon Gordon Personalized Learning (PL) is a great philosophy to reach the diverse range of learners in educators classrooms. I often get asked, “Am I doing PL right?” when I 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 …
As a keynote speaker at last week’s ThinkSpace event, I recognized that personalized learning isn’t just possible, it is happening. Being around so many educators committed to building and refining the relationship between teachers and students was electric. Individuals Read More …
One of my goals for 2017 is to help educators see that Personalized Learning (PL) is not “another thing” and not something that is hard to do in your classroom. All you have to do is start small and be Read More …
I often hear, “I love the philosophy of Personalized Learning (PL), but where do I start?” I hate to break it to everyone but there is no how-to guide because every teacher is at a different point in their craft. 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 …
As part of Friday’s Students at the Center: Personalized Learning with Habits of Mind official release, co-authors Bena Kallick and Allison Zmuda participated in a Webinar hosted by ASCD. “We have received great feedback from friends and colleagues who have Read More …
I have had the privilege over the past two weeks of working with staff in Vista Unified in California and Douglas County Public Schools in Colorado. The conversations were rich and complex and vulnerable. Here are the insights to make Read More …
Learning Targets Learning Target 1: (Not Yet –> GOT IT!) I know the impact of personalized learning on student outcomes & educational experience. Learning Target 2: (Not Yet –> GOT IT!) I know the “look fors” in a personalized learning Read More …