Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

“I really want to personalize learning for my students, but I just don’t see how it’s possible—there’s no way I can create individual lesson plans for all of my students everyday!”. “I These are just two of the statements I hear from teachers about the challenges of facilitating personalized learning.

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Neo LMS

APRIL 19, 2022

The main difference between traditional learning models and competency-based learning is that the first prioritizes “seat time” while measuring success. In a competency-based model, students’ progress is measured based on mastery and not how much time they’ve spent in the classroom. This is understandable.

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Edsurge

APRIL 18, 2018

The concept of gradual release of responsibility is second nature to me when working with students in grades K-12, but in my new role teaching graduate students in an education technology program, I am struggling to model so many of the practices I expect these teachers to use in their own classrooms. There were my guidelines.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 15, 2020

After my fourth coaching session with them, the principal asked if I could create a choice board for his staff to work through and learn to use even more technology tools effectively. Ownership of learning shouldn’t just be for students. Add links to your Learning Management System (Google Classroom, Canvas, Schoology, etc.)

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EdTechTeam

MARCH 5, 2021

Evidence of the need for these 4 C’s is embedded in Universal Design for Learning (UDL). To create truly student centered, personalized learning opportunities, teachers must design lessons with intention. This activity definitely highlights the glows and areas for growth in lesson design. Collaboration.

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Waterford

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to progress, many classrooms remain online in some capacity. Now is a particularly helpful time to consider implementing blended or hybrid learning, two strategies that allow for independent or remote learning. What Are Blended Learning and Hybrid Learning? Sound similar?

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Edsurge

AUGUST 1, 2017

In my most recent school role, I was tasked with leading our school’s transition to personalized learning. I now see that personalized learning environments require personalized learning strategies. Instead of creating the playlist cycle of doom, we need to work toward personalized learning strategies.

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Neo LMS

MAY 10, 2022

Other gaps are harder to cope with, especially if they affect many students or the entire classroom. There are different types of learning gaps, but usually, they all fall into one of these five categories: Knowledge gaps stem from a lack of correct and sufficient knowledge; they can be caused by poorly planned teaching activities.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 28, 2021

Now, this is not to say that it's not happening, but in over thousands of different classroom visits, I have only seen it a handful of times. My week-long visit there was a follow-up from 2019, where hundreds of classroom walk-throughs were conducted with a focus on improving digital pedagogy.

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Neo LMS

MARCH 15, 2022

Over the years, I have noticed that student engagement tends to decrease in my classes around this time and I reach out to my personal learning network (PLN) for ideas or tools to boost engagement. It has been a favorite for five years in my classroom. It has definitely boosted student engagement through the power of choice.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 3, 2017

As Clayton Christensen recently said to me, just as people have taken the phrase “disruptive innovation” to justify whatever they already wanted to do, people are using the phrase personalized learning—and a whole host of other terms—in a similar manner. Peak of Inflated Expectations: Personalized Learning.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Personalized learning has been an education buzzword for several years. A recent survey of by the state education technology directors association, or SETDA, put personalized learning at the top of the list of state priorities. But what does personalized learning actually mean, and how can school leaders do it?

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Neo LMS

JANUARY 13, 2022

In preparing students for the essential skills they need for the future, we have different methods and digital tools that we can bring into our classroom space. How to foster the development of future-ready skills. Educators might wonder how to build SEL activities into the classroom and whether it takes a lot of time.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

AUGUST 6, 2021

How will I nurture relationships with children who have not seen a normal school day for a long time? How can I find ways to set my students (and myself) up for success? How do I create a classroom environment that welcomes children back to school post-pandemic? . Teach children to respect personal space.

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Education technology and its use in the classroom has now become essential. Every school and every classroom has to find what works best for their needs. Zooming in on the edtech part of a great classroom, here are some tips for teachers who want to make the most of it: Don’t adopt the latest fad when it comes to edtech.

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Neo LMS

JULY 6, 2021

Summer is always a good opportunity to explore new ideas, particularly ideas for boosting student engagement or perhaps taking some risks with trying something a bit different in our classrooms. Read more: How to get started with hybrid teaching. And how can we get started today in our classrooms?

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 12, 2019

The tricky part is how to actually go about doing those things, and convincing everyone around you that they should be striving for that approach as well. How do you get that done? Let’s start with what personalized learning is — or should be — and go from there. Enter the silos. K–12 Departments Must Find Common Ground.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 15, 2018

Lifelong learning is a better way. It has a lot of definitions by People Who Should Know but here’s one from the Department of Education that’s succinct and pithy: Lifelong learning is the ongoing, voluntary, and self-motivated pursuit of knowledge. How do you create lifelong learners? Why is this important?

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Edsurge

MAY 9, 2017

“Personalized learning” is a term that is no stranger to interpretation—even to the point that writers have started to argue about whether it’s worth defining or not (just check out here and here.) EdSurge: “Personalized learning” is a phrase that has gotten thrown around relatively frequently over the past one to two years.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 22, 2018

The project typifies the mix of personalized and social learning that’s been a mainstay for 25 years at King, a founding member of a school network called EL Education. But there’s no common definition yet for what personalized learning actually is.”. And how to listen to each other.”. Crew is like family.

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2018

In July of 2015, the district paid more than $400,000 for alignment, strategy and professional services from Education Elements, a for-profit personalized learning consultant, according to receipts obtained by EdSurge from the district. million to the firm for personalized-learning consulting services.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 17, 2017

LearnLaunch Institute , the Massachusetts Personalized Learning Edtech Consortium (MAPLE) functions as a professional learning community for 32 district members that aim to implement personalized learning. You can personalize learning just fine without technology. Sometimes, it is just a distraction.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

While there’s no exact formula for a seamless digital transformation, certain school districts are providing examples of how to take this on while keeping learners at the center of everything. An 18-year classroom veteran, Miller works with teachers one-on-one to develop lessons and learning experiences.

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MIND Research Institute

MARCH 8, 2018

When working with personalized learning tools, teachers might be wondering: how do I know where each student is at and what can I do to confirm that they are mastering the concepts? We're excited to share this story and idea from experienced classroom teacher Kali Kopka. Personalized Learning with ST Math.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

There are many reasons, including a lack of clarity around definitions , a lack of efficacy—because of confusion around the term—and, at some schools, a lack of rigor. The real magic of blended learning occurs when teachers use technology to boost human interaction, in both frequency and impact. It’s a bad word.

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eSchool News

JULY 12, 2017

Sorry, adaptive software is not the same as personalized learning. We all know that changes in public education move slowly, but there’s one specific educational dilemma we’ve been mired in for decades, with varying levels of rhetoric and hand-wringing: How can we maximize individual student achievement with group instruction?

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

We touched on a variety of topics related to e-learning for schools and universities, from personalized learning to the usefulness of various edtech tools, to cybersecurity in schools, to how to meet students’ various learning needs, and everything in between. Technology in the classroom has come a long way.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 5, 2019

I have also been blessed to observe great examples that members of my Personal Learning Network (PLN) make available on social media. My point though is that there is definitely room for growth in terms of validating all the talk with substance. Blog posts are a great option to get into the nitty-gritty of change.

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Neo LMS

JANUARY 23, 2020

The school’s learning management system (LMS) is an indispensable tool for blended learning, personalized learning, and instruction in general. There are many things to consider, including setting up a pilot program, onboarding, and training teachers on how to effectively use the new LMS.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 3, 2021

Research note: As Wall (2021) indicates, there is a definite connection between trauma and student behavior as well as student learning. How to Reach Students Who Have Experienced Trauma. So, we have to learn how to reach and teach students who have experienced trauma.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 29, 2021

We fought through the unknown and uncertainties to get our students back to in-person learning. We used community engagement sessions to develop a common understanding of equity in Grand Island, and then our school board adopted a resolution supporting that definition. Data tells a story, and you have to act on that narrative.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Get the right people in the room to start, and consider who will be involved over time This sounds simple, but spending time thinking about the type of team you want involved at the outset of your personalized learning vision-setting is critical. And there are definitely times when you do not.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2017

Get the right people in the room to start, and consider who will be involved over time This sounds simple, but spending time thinking about the type of team you want involved at the outset of your personalized learning vision-setting is critical. And there are definitely times when you do not.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 18, 2019

For several years, Buncee has been one of my favorite creation tools; both for personal use and for classroom instruction. It can help to build their confidence and create an inclusive classroom environment. For first time users, it is easy to figure out how to adjust the settings.

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MindShift

JULY 11, 2017

Dillon, now the district’s superintendent (and still its elementary school principal) just wrapped up the first year of a personalized learning program that gives students in all grades an iPad and the ability to master work at their own pace. There’s no cookie-cutter model for personalized learning. Wayne D’Orio).

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Edsurge

APRIL 5, 2021

When August arrived and it was clear we probably should still not be gathering in large groups, we started the year learning remotely. In the fall, it felt like we had dozens of “First Day of School” moments as different groups came back to learning in the building. But this year has been anything but smooth.

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Reading By Example

OCTOBER 20, 2016

The challenge is teaching students how to take these disparate pieces of information and skills, analyze data to make complex decisions, and innovate when a solution is not apparent for a problem. One approach that may offer that reasonable next step in embedding personalized learning into practice is blended learning.

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