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At Public Education Conference, Educators Share Fall-Outs on Personalized Learning, Privatization and Edtech

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gathered in Oakland this past weekend for the Network for Public Education ’s (NPE) national conference, where several sessions centered around a common theme: protecting public education amid an era of federal budget cuts and concerns over the increased presence of technology in classrooms. Educators from around the U.S.

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If Personalized Learning Is Going to Work, Teacher Onboarding Must Improve. Here’s How.

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In 2017, at the end of our third year of implementing personalized learning at Dallas ISD, our central personalized learning team conducted a series of stepback meetings with school leaders. We wanted to learn their biggest concerns around implementation, along with what was and wasn’t working for them.

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#ICE18: Illinois Conference Will Prepare Educators for Modern Learning Environments

EdTech Magazine

#ICE18: Illinois Conference Will Prepare Educators for Modern Learning Environments. As an education strategist at CDW•G , I’ve had the pleasure to attend and speak at the ICE conference on three occasions, and I can say with certainty that this year’s conference, #ICE18 , will be one of the best since its inception.

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Where Personalized Learning Meets Social Emotional Learning

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The second annual EdSurge Fusion conference is designed to be your entryway. This year’s theme— Personalized Learning for the Whole Learner —aims to help school leaders from around the U.S. see how their peers are shaping learning environments for students and educators. The list of speakers is growing daily.

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CoSN 2017: Inside the Deep Learning at the Conference

EdTech Magazine

By Jena Passut, Meghan Bogardus Cortez Didn’t make it to Chicago? This roundup covers what you may have missed.

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Is Homework Compatible With Personalized Learning?

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But just as continual development of the iPhone eventually renders older prototypes obsolete; so too are new educational technologies pushing us past differentiation towards personalized learning. Transitioning to a personalized learning environment doesn’t happen overnight—it’s a process.

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Why Is It so Hard to Teach K-12 Educators How to Personalize Learning?

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Why is it so hard to teach K-12 educators how to promote student agency and to provide choices around content and pacing—why is it so hard to teach educators how to personalize learning? The needs of my students are diverse and will continue to evolve as teaching and learning changes over time.