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ISTE 2019: How Superintendents Can Lead Digital Transformation

EdTech Magazine

I conducted 64 student seminars over six months,” Vodicka told attendees Monday at the International Society for Technology in Education’s 2019 annual conference in Philadelphia. It was the specific metrics that came from these goals, said Vodicka, that secured the school a $10 million innovation grant from the XQ Superschool project in 2016.

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The Makings (and Misgivings) of a Statewide Effort to Personalize Learning in Massachusetts

Edsurge

In Massachusetts, an emerging partnership between private funders and the state department of education aims to help teachers across the Commonwealth learn, share and spread best practices when it comes to leveraging new instructional models and technologies. You can personalize learning just fine without technology.

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Giving Thanks: The Top EdSurge Contributors of 2016

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Today, we’d like to call out nine of our contributors in particular, who’ve written the most popular articles of 2016. Educators and Administrators—From the 'Instruct' Newsletter Adaptive learning. Personalized learning. Blended learning. And we’re giving you a spread! STICKING TO THOSE RESOLUTIONS?

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Personalizing the Journey for Our Students

The Principal of Change

At the end of the lesson, students reflect on their learning and write, type or dictate a holistic self-assessment before sharing their unique products with their classmates. February 8, 2018 Personalized Learning Vs Personalization of Learning. In the U.S.

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Top STEM Schools in Georgia Host High-Tech Personalized Classes Without Hours of Screentime

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What makes the place truly unique, however, is the way Marc Pedersen and his wife Tricia Pedersen have set up their classes to offer students a differentiated, high-tech, personalized learning experience—all without relying heavily on screen time. Instead, their students do lots of hands-on work.

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Why a High-Achieving District Keeps Tinkering With a School Model That Already Works

Edsurge

So in spring of 2014, when the district proposed implementing a 1:1 technology initiative that would help teachers and students transition to a personalized learning model, there was some resistance from families and the board rejected the proposal. Presidential Scholars. By fall of 2018, all students in grades 1-12 will have a device.

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Virtual Learning: Benefits and Challenges

Reading By Example

Physically attending class has also broadened my personal learning network. The connections I make in person could lead to future collaborations down the road. Dialogue with others we respect and trust is how people have learned for thousands of year (see Socratic seminar for an example). M., & Schwerdt, G.