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Personalizing Learning: Flexible Pace & Path

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In 2014, Education Elements promoted the notion of "Integrated Digital Content" as a core component of blended learning. In 2017 we changed this term to “Flexible Content and Tools,” recognizing that both online and offline content have an important role to play when personalizing learning.

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How Education Elements Guides Districts in Creating Environments that Personalize Learning

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Education Elements provides support for schools and districts as they transform their school models to personalize learning. He founded Education Elements to meet that need. What They Do Anthony Kim likes to describe the Education Elements team as the “sherpas” of personalized learning. Stay tuned!

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Our Journey to Personalized Learning

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In October 2017, AdvancEd conducted our five-year district accreditation review. With the AdvancED Review Team’s recommendations validating our district and school improvement needs and the focus on student use of technology in classrooms, we believed personalized learning would be an effective improvement strategy to pursue.

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Vote for Digital Promise’s SXSW and SXSW EDU 2018 Session Ideas

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Take a look below at our proposed sessions, and click each link to vote now through August 25, 2017. We’re excited for the opportunity to spread the word of what’s happening – and what’s possible – in education. VR for Good – Can “Cause-Based” VR Save Us? Bridging the Digital Divide with Anytime/Anywhere.

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Million-Dollar Advice: The High Cost and Limited Return on Personalized Learning Consulting

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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. In less than two years, between 2015 and 2017, the district paid more than $4.5 Probably not.

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10 Most Popular Personalized Learning Blog Posts of 2017 from Education Elements

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You can read more about all of the ways we have supported districts this past year in our reflection on 2017 here , and catch up on our best blog posts below. When we started the Bring Your Own Thoughts blog our goal was simple: write good stuff to help good people do good things for kids. And so far, it's been working. and beyond.

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‘Where We Went Wrong’ Atlanta Educators Reflect on ‘Failed’ Tech Implementation

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Through a special-purpose local option sales tax , the district hoped to raise over $200 million to add 65,000 devices in schools by 2017. We might even be dealing with misconceptions all the way up the ladder,” from classroom teachers to district administrators. Hodge reflected on the last school he observed.