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5 edtech tools that take personalized learning to the next level

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Highlights of VITAL include a virtual homeschool, blended and online learning across every one of our schools, course recovery to ensure students stay on track to graduate, and course acceleration—all with the goal of preparing students to be future ready. Intentional design.

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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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‘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. The district paid for Hodge to take a 6-month course on personalized learning, but he stresses that there are no experts on this practice as even he still has a lot to learn.

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.” Also via The Hechinger Report : “The future of proficiency-based education.” ” Digital Promise and Education Elements have released a “ toolkit ” on competency-based education. Via The New York Times : “ New York to Shorten Standardized Tests in Elementary and Middle Schools.”