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After Early Results, Personalized Learning Is 'Quickly Becoming District-Wide' in Dallas

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Personalized learning is core to the model at Rogers Elementary, and Kristen Watkins, director of the personalized learning program at Dallas Independent School District, says that exposing students to multiple devices is an intentional part of the school’s approach. The next, they’ll try a Kindle.

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8 Approaches That Are Making a Difference in Public Education

Digital Promise

In late April, League educators joined researchers and other leaders in the education industry at the spring 2018 League meeting in Charlotte, NC, to talk about the challenges they face and develop ideas for solutions. — Digital Promise (@DigitalPromise) April 26, 2018. Learn more: ISTE Feature.

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Framing the Personalized Learning Discussion from Tom Driscoll

EdTechTeacher

Learn more about what Tom is doing with teachers by following him on Twitter: @Mr_Driscoll. Although Personalized Learning has gained considerable traction in education, there is still much confusion and, at times, heated debate regarding what this set of ideas actually means and looks like in practice. Learning is social.

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Here’s what you missed at BPLC18, the Blended & Personalized Learning Conference

eSchool News

Earlier this month, the Highlander Institute, the Christensen Institute, and the Learning Accelerator held a three-day event called the 2018 Blended & Personalized Learning Conference. Attendees saw blended and personalized learning in action and collaborated with other practitioners to see these ideas in practice.

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6 Practical Blended Learning Examples

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

It aims to provide a more integrated learning experience, leveraging both face-to-face teacher guidance and the flexibility of online resources. Blended Learning Examples Here are five examples of blended learning I uncovered from the research literature in this field: 1. Blended Learning as a Transformative Pedagogy for Equity.

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Using Makerspaces to Support Personalized Learning

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Albans City School (VT), SETDA’s 2018 Student Voices Award Winner, though, educators encourage the students to find places in their everyday work to incorporate digital resources, especially from their makerspace. Developing digital portfolios and personalized learning plans: Every student at St.

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3 Ways to Achieve a Successful School Improvement Initiative

EdTech Magazine

Thu, 06/14/2018 - 09:27. After deliberation, they determined their goal was to shift to smaller, more personalized learning. . After one year, students who participated in the program scored on average 97 percent higher on the STAR assessment than those who did not, according to a case study. eli.zimmerman_9856.

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