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By Jessica Craig and Kirsten Sola Coming from a family of educators, Jessica taught in Illinois before moving to her current district in Colorado, where she developed a passion for personalized learning and flexible spaces. She now works as a Read More …
In Students at the Center, Bena Kallick and Allison Zmuda identify seven key elements to consider when designing student centered learning: Goals Inquiry/Idea generation Task and audience Evaluation Cumulative demonstration of learning Instructional plan Feedback In this post, I’d like Read More …
Have you ever noticed the different ways you respond to feedback? The other day I was folding laundry when my sister stopped by for a visit. As I was folding a shirt, she told me that the way I was Read More …
When educators are asked why they selected this profession, answers often capture their desire or hope to support and foster students to reach their maximum potential. I have found this to be a common mission as I have met and 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 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 …
Bena Kallick and I presented to a few hundred educators on leading personalized learning with Habits of Mind (HOM). As we canvased the room to find out who was there, I was thrilled to see a group of educators from Read More …
A few weeks ago I had the privilege of presenting at the 35th annual Tri Association Conference in Guadalajara, Mexico on personalized learning. I also had an opportunity to sit in on Zoe Weil and Mike Johnston’s joint keynote on Read More …
It is that time of year again when new and promising initiatives are around every corner. Perhaps you’ve heard of a potential way to raise student achievement and you’re considering digging in. Maybe you’re already immersed in work on a Read More …