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Cultivating Lifelong Learners: How to Support Personalized Teacher Growth

A Principal's Reflections

However, like their students, teachers need personalized growth opportunities to stay engaged, motivated, and effective. Teachers are the backbone of any thriving learning environment. Nevertheless, just like their students, educators thrive in personalized learning experiences. Desimone, L. Guskey, T.

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Charting a Student's Journey: A Guide to Crafting Effective Learning Paths

A Principal's Reflections

Some learners may excel in visual or kinesthetic learning, while others lean towards auditory or logical approaches. The distinct paths learners follow reflect their personal quests to align their educational experiences with their passions and long-term aspirations. In a study conducted by Means et al.

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3 Months, 3 Micro-credentials, 1 Teacher: Building Performance Assessment Capacity in Georgia

Digital Promise

Kimberly Sheppard is a personalized learning coach for Henry County Schools in Georgia. In that capacity, she is participating—along with eighty or so of her Henry County colleagues—in the Assessment for Learning micro-credential project , led by the Center for Collaborative Education (CCE).

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Do Students Learn Better Online or in a Classroom: Statistics

eSchool News

While some research suggests comparable outcomes between online and classroom learning, others indicate differences depending on specific contexts and methodologies. According to statistics of online learning vs. classroom, a meta-analysis conducted by the U.S. Are students more successful through online learning?

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Digital Portfolios + Micro-credentials = Massive Impact for Students & Teachers

Digital Promise

Assessment. Research reveals that students ubiquitously perceive assessment as something that is “done to them [sic] by someone else — and is out of their control.” With very little first-hand experience with personalized learning, many teachers and education administrators have difficulty fathoming its power.

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U.S. K-12 Educational Technology Policy: Historical Notes on the Federal Role

Doug Levin

Guidance on the Enhancing Education Through Technology (Ed Tech) Program: Funds Made Available Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (July 2009). FY 2009 $269,900,000 (President Bush’s request: $0). FY 2009 ( American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 special appropriation ): $650,000,000.

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Colorado hybrid school taps into personalized learning

eSchool News

students attend blended classes on campus and take online courses from home, and district educators say a personalized learning solution has had a positive impact in a number of academic areas. At Poudre School District Global Academy (PGA), a hybrid school in Fort Collins, Colo.,