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Cultivating Lifelong Learners: How to Support Personalized Teacher Growth

A Principal's Reflections

However, like their students, teachers need personalized growth opportunities to stay engaged, motivated, and effective. Teachers are the backbone of any thriving learning environment. Nevertheless, just like their students, educators thrive in personalized learning experiences. Educational Researcher, 38(8), 649-664.

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Personalized Learning and Digital Tools Weave Strong Fabric for Student Success

EdTech Magazine

Personalized Learning and Digital Tools Weave Strong Fabric for Student Success. According to Project Tomorrow’s 2017 Speak Up Research Project for Digital Learning , 56 percent of parents of school-aged children are concerned that their child isn’t learning the right skills in school to be successful in college or a future job.

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In the News: What Should (and Shouldn’t) Personalized Learning Look Like?

Doug Levin

Surveying the Field: What Should (and Shouldn’t) Personalized Learning Look Like? 8 November 2017. Personalized learning should: “Be transparent and subject to public inspection. For greatest impact, all personalized learning solutions should also be openly licensed and open sourced.”

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In the News: What Should (and Shouldn’t) Personalized Learning Look Like?

Doug Levin

Surveying the Field: What Should (and Shouldn’t) Personalized Learning Look Like? 8 November 2017. Personalized learning should: “Be transparent and subject to public inspection. For greatest impact, all personalized learning solutions should also be openly licensed and open sourced.”

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

Edsurge

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

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The learning experience is different in schools that assign laptops, a survey finds

The Hechinger Report

More than twice as many principals in 2017 said students in their schools were assigned some type of mobile device, like a laptop or tablet, than in 2015. The student can be responsible for their own learning and feel good about being responsible for their own learning,” Evans said. Subscribe today!

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Personalized Learning, Teachers Unleashed, and a Learning Analytics Partnership: The Story of Fresno Unified

Edsurge

At last February’s Board meeting, 10-year old Ryan inspired the adults in the room to see how tech can be leveraged for learning in a whole new light. Ryan had this chance to shine because of Fresno’s Personalized Learning Initiative (PLI), which has been fostering student voice, choice and collaboration over the last two years.