Giving a voice to teacher-leaders, administrators, and students doing amazing things
This post was first published on #MasonPLJourney and is reprinted with permission. One thing I tried: As we started remote learning I realized that focusing on our content was going to be a mistake. For one there was almost Read More …
Self-discovery, one of the attributes of personalized learning, is when students learn more about themselves to help guide their experiences. By reflecting on choices, ideas, and learning, students learn how to manage themselves to optimize decisions regarding content, interactions with Read More …
by Art Costa, Bena Kallick, and Allison Zmuda If students leave our schools knowing more about their ability to learn and who they are becoming as continuous learners, they will be prepared for now and for the future. There is Read More …
This post first appeared on ASCD Inservice. The language of the culture very much reflects the feelings, behaviors, and actions that the culture values. We often live by the metaphors that we use. So, for example, when we use negative metaphor such 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 …
By Bena Kallick and Allison Zmuda How can we encourage student reflection and growth in each of the four attributes? We have found that it is helpful to pay attention to key Habits of Mind associated with voice, co-creation, social 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 …
By Allison Zmuda and Bena Kallick Annie Murphy Paul wrote a thoughtful blog post with a provocative title, “Against Personalized Learning.” She described the popularity of personalized learning as an idea — a “head-nodder phrase” as she calls it — Read More …
As a consultant and teacher of critical thinking, close reading, and analytical writing in higher education for over 20 years and counting, I am talking about a quiet little secret shared in both the college and K-12 worlds of writing Read More …
By: Allison Zmuda What is the future of the teaching profession in our brave new world of personalization? Personalized learning can go down one of two paths — one that marginalizes and one that embraces the role and expertise of the Read More …