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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 …
I’m gearing up to head to Douglas County Colorado to be a part of a think tank: Create Something Great. Part of my duty is to serve on a panel to represent the educator viewpoint in conjunction with a handful Read More …
When I worked for the Detroit Lions, the community relations department had an event that brought together current players, PGA pros, and local kids who played golf. The scene at a driving range was hysterical. Elite athletes with undeniable strength Read More …
The Greenwich High School Innovation Lab is where hands-on learning takes place. Students apply what they are learning within the classroom to a project of their choosing, digging deeper into the principles covered in class. But even though students are Read More …
Todd Rose is a faculty member (educational neuroscience) at Harvard who has dedicated himself to putting an end to average. As a high school dropout, he is more than familiar with how a capable student can get lost in the Read More …
Traveling is one of my favorite things to do. I enjoy the adventures of a new journey – both the joys, stresses, memories and the learning that happens every time I venture out into something new. On a recent journey, Read More …
I raced from the airport to get to Greenwich High School in Greenwich, CT to see what magic looks like when students are invested in their prototypes. And I was not disappointed. I walked into the Design Lab, a retrofitted Read More …
By: Allison Zmuda Picture this: I’m sitting in 13A and busily working on a Learning Personalized blog post as well as getting ready for the work week. Charles Camarda is sitting next to me in 13B. Charles has been working Read More …
One of the primary challenges with today’s curriculum is that it focuses on the past instead of the future. How will students grow if they are focused on outdated material? A curriculum quest sets out to solve that problem through Read More …
What is innovation? As educators, we know it is a 21st Century Skill that we are tasked to teach students. School vision and mission statements often include the term as the ultimate goal. But without a clear idea of what Read More …