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Unlocking the Spectrum of Learning: The Multi-Faceted Magic of Personalization

A Principal's Reflections

This means looking at key practices such as Tier 1 instruction, pedagogy, assessment, feedback, differentiation, RTI , real co-teaching , and professional learning to see where there is an opportunity to grow. In her words, there are no “cookie-cutter” ways to personalize. Case in point. The rest is now history.

Learning 405
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Shifting My Teacher Mindset with Micro-credentials

Digital Promise

One of the biggest reasons for my growth as an educator has been competency-based learning. A growth mindset allowed me to learn that failure can be productive and growth comes from ongoing reflection and practice, not a one-and-done attempt. What an incredible way for teachers to learn and grow professionally.

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Empowering Educators of Refugees as Teachers and Learners

Digital Promise

Educators are fundamentally learners, as well as masters of assessing and adjusting learning opportunities. Unfortunately, most learning opportunities offered are static, prescriptive, or limited (and limiting)—not contextualized, personalized, or responsive. This is something I would have welcomed while in the classroom.

Education 166
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What Public School Teachers Want: Less Disruption

Edsurge

Teachers shoulder the stress and try our best to ensure that true best practices are used in our classrooms, while at the same time we are often forced to sip the Kool-Aid of the highly-paid consultants du jour in lieu of designing our own professional development. You may be surprised by this list if you aren’t a classroom teacher.

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Micro-credentials: A Promising Way to Put Educators’ Skills Front and Center

Digital Promise

Educators would not only have the traditional acknowledgement, but they would also have a portable, evidence-based way to showcase their specific knowledge and skills. Through this design work, we’re learning a few lessons: We need to support anywhere, anytime learning. We need to design for educators, not just teachers.

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Micro-credentials: A Promising Way to Put Educators’ Skills Front and Center

Digital Promise

Educators would not only have the traditional acknowledgement, but they would also have a portable, evidence-based way to showcase their specific knowledge and skills. Through this design work, we’re learning a few lessons: We need to support anywhere, anytime learning. We need to design for educators, not just teachers.

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Implementing an Effective Learner-Centered Approach

edWeb.net

Shifting from an industrial-age education model to a post-industrial learner-centered model is an essential part of preparing students for college and 21 st century careers, and the process works best when the learner-centered approach is applied to the professional learning of teachers and administrators, as well as the education of their students.