Edsurge

MARCH 5, 2018

When the Opt-Out movement gained traction in 2015, more than 20 percent of New York students (about 200,000) in grades 3 through 8 declined to take state standardized exams, a statistic that raised questions about the future of such testing. Help or Hindrance? It makes those comparisons difficult.”

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Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

In 2015, Travis was named TIE Technology Leader of the Year, which recognized his work integrating technology into his classroom. Travis believes that by empowering learners to drive their learning we can start to create a new system that honors all learners and their cultures.

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Edsurge

MAY 28, 2017

What never ceases to surprise people is the sheer scale of the New York City school system, a district made up of 1,800 schools, 76,000 teachers and over a million students. BLCReady (Blended Learning Communities Ready) is a yearlong series that supports facilitators to build community and personalize learning for teachers.

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Edsurge

APRIL 25, 2018

Far too many policy makers, elected officials and “educrats,” my term for educators who are hellbent on maintaining the status quo, protect this antiquated, broken and egregiously dysfunctional system with life and limb. After weeks of conversation, the group presented me with their suggestions to change our broken system.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Students at Revere High School in Revere, Massachusetts, worked in groups in the school library in 2015. Revere hosted a learning tour for other schools last year, to share its experiences with personalizing learning. MAPLE’s definition of personalized learning emphasizes what is different today. “It

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

- Education Elements provides support for schools and districts as they transform their school models to personalize learning. Kim had previously been an Executive Vice President at Edison Learning, a for-profit education management organization. What have I done wrong?”

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Edsurge

MAY 26, 2017

What never ceases to surprise people is the sheer scale of the New York City school system, a district made up of 1,800 schools, 76,000 teachers and over a million students. BLCReady (Blended Learning Communities Ready) is a yearlong series that supports facilitators to build community and personalize learning for teachers.

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Personalized Learning Libraries Professional Learning Learning 89

Edsurge

MARCH 28, 2017

Change has proven rewarding at CICS West Belden , a high-performing K-8 charter school in Chicago, which recently shifted to a personalized learning model. For CICS West Belden, the “next level” was shifting to a personalized learning model, moving students towards competency-based education.

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Reading By Example

OCTOBER 20, 2016

“America’s system of education was built for an economy and a society that no longer exists” (National Education Association, n.d.). One approach that may offer that reasonable next step in embedding personalized learning into practice is blended learning. Yet…students need to know stuff. We live in the information age.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 28, 2023

With built-in student differentiation and support, every student gets a personalized learning experience designed for their unique needs. Her books and resources are used around the world: THE WRITING STRATEGIES BOOK (2017) and THE READING STRATEGIES BOOK (1st edition) (2015) have been translated into French, Chinese, and Spanish.

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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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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 9, 2017

It’s a dilemma facing a growing number of schools and districts that have jumped onto a new tech-fueled trend in education known as “personalized learning.”. At the same time, the new federal education law passed in 2015 has removed some of No Child Left Behind’s teeth. Most personalized learning advocates wouldn’t disagree.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

In October, we will share a guide highlighting the trends, insights and challenges we've learned about while profiling five key players in the world of school redesign. Mastery Design Collaborative (MDC) works with schools and districts that are focused on designing school models that personalize learning. Stay tuned!

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Marketplace K-12

AUGUST 10, 2016

Personalized learning pioneer Summit Public Schools is expanding its network to include 100 new schools, CEO Dianne Tavenner announced via a Facebook post today. In 2015-16, Truesdell was one of 19 Basecamp schools around the country. Tech Convert Helps Head Network’s Personalized Learning Push.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 18, 2015

At ISTE 2015, Common Sense Education will provide a sneak preview of the latest version of Graphite, designed to help educators learn fundamental edtech teaching skills. Learn more here about their Marriott Lightning Sessions and raffle and follow @commonsenseedu & @graphite on Twitter. Connect with CDW*G during ISTE 2015.

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Reading By Example

OCTOBER 20, 2016

“America’s system of education was built for an economy and a society that no longer exists” (National Education Association, n.d.). One approach that may offer that reasonable next step in embedding personalized learning into practice is blended learning. Yet…students need to know stuff. We live in the information age.

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Personalized Learning Blended Learning Learning Exercises 28

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

The newest addition comes courtesy of Schoology, a K-12 learning management system provider that PowerSchool announced it was buying last month. Having all the information together in one place,” says Gulati, “offers educators a better way to create a personalized learning experience in PowerSchool.”

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MAY 18, 2015

The Challenge Of Personalizing Learning In Real-Time. Here in Clarke County School District of Athens, Georgia, we are taking steps to truly integrate our digital learning initiatives with are common planning process using data. Our new personalized learning model is moving towards real-time formation.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 19, 2016

Students work on individual projects in the blended-learning classroom of Jessica Anderson, in Deer Lodge, Montana. A student-centered personalized-learning model known as competency education has gained traction over the past five years as states have developed policies to promote its adoption in both elementary and secondary schools.

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Edsurge

APRIL 18, 2023

At the K-12 level, there’s been a push to create more flexibility in the school day for “immersive experiences,” like internships and hands-on projects, from players such as XQ Institute, the nonprofit supported by Emerson Collective that since 2015 has poured millions of dollars into efforts across the country to “rethink high school.”

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Pair-a-dimes for Your Thoughts

FEBRUARY 28, 2015

The Canadian Education Association 's 2015 Ken Spencer Award has awarded Inquiry Hub Secondary School with first place. The 2015 Winners of the CEA Ken Spencer Awardfor Innovation in Teaching and Learning. Inquiry Hub Secondary School is a wonderful example of personalized learning within the public school system.

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Neo LMS

DECEMBER 3, 2015

Just to get things going, here’s a recap of 2015. First, mobile learning. Sure, there were lots of devices released in 2014 and the years before, but 2015 was the mobile age. So this is what happened in 2015. Now let's see what are the top e-learning trends for 2016. Next year will take integration a step further.

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MindShift

OCTOBER 4, 2015

There are a lot of folks on the vendor floor at national conferences who will sell you products that supposedly personalize learning, and much of the buzz around something like Khan Academy is that it personalizes the learning for kids. That’s the model of personalization we want to see schools move toward.

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EdTechTeacher

MARCH 6, 2015

Eric Sheninger, Senior Fellow and Thought Leader on Digital Leadership with the International Center for Leadership in Education (ICLE) and Scholastic Achievement Partners (SAP) , kicked off the 2015 Leading Future Learning conference with his keynote on Digital Leadership. Question: why are we perpetuating an out of date system?

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EdNews Daily

AUGUST 25, 2019

billion raised—the same amount that hit the market in 2015. Learning outcomes will always matter above everything else—not the amount of money startups can make or the number of apps or subscriptions one sells. . Education entrepreneurs need to integrate and collaborate with the system, not solely try to disrupt it.

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Reading By Example

DECEMBER 7, 2016

A learning management system, or “LMS” is defined as “a digital learning system” that “manages all of the aspects of the learning process” (Amit K, 2015). In addition, discussion boards and assessment tools are available for teachers and students in most systems. Media and Learning Research Hub.

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Reading By Example

DECEMBER 7, 2016

A learning management system, or “LMS” is defined as “a digital learning system” that “manages all of the aspects of the learning process” (Amit K, 2015). In addition, discussion boards and assessment tools are available for teachers and students in most systems. Media and Learning Research Hub.

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EdNews Daily

OCTOBER 31, 2019

billion raised—the same amount that hit the market in 2015. Learning outcomes will always matter above everything else—not the amount of money startups can make or the number of apps or subscriptions one sells. . Education entrepreneurs need to integrate and collaborate with the system, not solely try to disrupt it.

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Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

The second in our New Generation Learning series focuses on personalization. Where last time we drew attention to schools that had made innovative leaps in assessment protocols, today we look at schools that are taking the design of personalized learning pathways seriously.

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Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

The second in our New Generation Learning series focuses on personalization. Where last time we drew attention to schools that had made innovative leaps in assessment protocols, today we look at schools that are taking the design of personalized learning pathways seriously.

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Learning Digital Divide Case Study Personalized Learning 150

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 3, 2024

because teaching is no longer an isolated profession; it’s a dynamic and interconnected field requiring teachers to work collaboratively and build expansive professional and personal learning networks. 57, cited in Vaughn, 2015, p. 2013; Parsons, 2012; Vaughn, 2015, ). Adaptive teachers, as Madda et al. Madda et al.,

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2020

The maker of the Canvas learning management system, which went public in 2015, announced a $2-billion offer from private equity firm Thoma Bravo last December. A Tale of Two American Education Systems: An Edtech Investor’s Perspective. Schools Drop Acellus Learning Platform Over ‘Glaring’ Offensive Content.

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eSchool News

MARCH 6, 2019

According to its profile on The Learning Accelerator, Trailblazer began doing blended learning in 2015 using the Station Rotation and Individual Rotation models. These two models operate in service of Trailblazer’s ongoing effort to build towards a mastery-based and personalized system.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2018

NEW ORLEANS — A few years ago, with little fanfare or announcement, the New Orleans education system began a massive experiment that’s reshaping how kids learn across the city. Supporters in New Orleans say that, so far, personalized learning has been transformative. But research has been mixed on whether it works.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 12, 2016

30+ ideas to improve learning with awesome classroom design From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. A well-designed classroom boosts student learning by as much as 16% (Barrett, Zhang, Davies, & Barrett 2015), but overdecorating is a distraction. Barrett, P. Folkins, J. Friberg, J.

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

But the day of November 17, 2015 will always be kind of magic for the NEO team. Without further ado, here are the top 10 posts on the NEO Blog: And the top e-learning trends for 2016 are… …The cloud classroom, the Internet of Things, augmented learning, BYOD, and personalized learning! The NEO Blog turns one!

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 12, 2017

It’s a well-worn idiom, which shapes the belief systems of too many schools and districts across the country. Make Time for Field Trips The committee determined that it was vitally important to visit other schools that were successfully implementing personalized learning with their 1:1 programs. Presidential Scholars.

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