Edsurge

JUNE 26, 2017

On June 9, the National Education Association heard a flurry of criticism from its union members after publishing an article titled, “ As More Schools Look to Personalized Learning, Teaching May Be About to Change.” I am a special education teacher, so everything feels like personalized learning. What do I need to learn?

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Neo LMS

MARCH 15, 2022

Over the years, I have noticed that student engagement tends to decrease in my classes around this time and I reach out to my personal learning network (PLN) for ideas or tools to boost engagement. My older students use it for teaching a lesson or to present their project-based learning (PBL) findings.

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Neo LMS

JUNE 29, 2021

While the education sector is not particularly known as an early adopter of modern technology, we have seen definite improvements in this respect. We are witnessing tremendous changes in terms of technology in every domain. 5 Practical applications of IoT in the classroom.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2017

The consulting firm Education Elements designated four factors as the keys to successfully integrating a personalized learning model, based on its experience with 100 districts, 300 schools and 300,000 students. Educators are encouraged to personalize the program based on their needs and strengths. The Core Four.

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eSchool News

APRIL 1, 2024

SAN MATEO and OAKLAND, California — IXL Learning , developer of personalized learning products used by millions of people globally, is excited to announce the acquisition of IXL Learning , the premier online English-language dictionary, as well as Thesaurus.com , home to the world’s largest collection of synonyms and antonyms.

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 8, 2020

In March of 2009, I began to use Twitter, and it was at this time that I began to create a Personal Learning Network (PLN). With a PLN, I was able to learn anytime, anywhere, from anyone I wanted for free. I now had access to a human-generated search engine where I gleaned the best resources, ideas, supports, and advice.

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Neo LMS

JULY 6, 2021

The 2020-2021 school year has definitely been one full of changes and a time when we’ve had to become more flexible in our instruction to adapt to changing learning environments and conditions. As a Spanish and STEAM educator, I always look for innovative ideas or ways to bring emerging technologies into my classes.

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Neo LMS

MAY 6, 2021

The use of different digital tools for game-based learning also enables students to become more self-aware of their specific needs through the feedback they receive. Educators can quickly access and review the data and adjust lessons accordingly and in more personalized ways.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Teachers must meet the challenge of creating engaging instructional resources to support personalized learning, develop lessons to spark student curiosity, and facilitate opportunities for collaboration.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 10, 2020

Digital leadership can thus be defined as establishing direction, influencing others, and initiating sustainable change through the access to information, and establishing relationships to anticipate changes pivotal to school success in the future. You can’t re-envision or transform education if professional learning doesn’t change.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 18, 2019

Now, Buncee’s recent integration with Microsoft’s Immersive Reader makes the platform even more accessible for students of diverse ages, backgrounds, and abilities to learn 21st-Century Skills and express themselves. Immersive Reader accesses the text in the Buncee, offering a multitude of options.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 9, 2017

A $10 million prize from the national nonprofit XQ Super School Project is already overhauling Vista High, encouraging more cross-disciplinary, independent projects; enhanced access to technology; and close attention to social and emotional skills. Related: Tipping point: Can Summit put personalized learning over the top?

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Neo LMS

JANUARY 13, 2022

Depending on the methods or tools chosen, some of them do require more planning and preparation initially, but there are so many benefits that the time is definitely worth it. With stations, using a mix of hands-on materials and digital tools enables students to experience more personalized learning and promotes the development of SEL.

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Neo LMS

JANUARY 23, 2020

The school’s learning management system (LMS) is an indispensable tool for blended learning, personalized learning, and instruction in general. Being able to access valuable data is just one of the perks that come with an LMS. Professional development for the entire school year. If so, this step isn’t for you.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 5, 2019

We live in amazing times where readily accessible research and connectivity converge to not only transform practices but also provide the means to share them for the benefit of others. I have also been blessed to observe great examples that members of my Personal Learning Network (PLN) make available on social media.

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Neo LMS

APRIL 19, 2022

Competency-based learning aims to change the status quo by emphasizing personalized learning paths and how students prove their learning. This change proves highly effective, especially for Higher Ed students who might have already acquired certain skills on the job or through informal learning.

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Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

It took a while, but many systems today can offer student-centered learning experiences. And they continue to be developed to reach constantly higher levels of personalized learning. Various and engaging learning content. Learning as a student means so much more than attending lectures. All in all.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 29, 2019

The initiative—made possible by a partnership between Digital Promise and Verizon—works to bridge the Digital Learning Gap by equipping every student and teacher at select middle schools across the country with devices and up to a four-year data plan. Innovation in the classroom leads to student engagement.

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Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

“Personalized learning” sounds great for any ear interested to hear about education advancements, but it also comes with a rather broad definition. How exactly to deliver personalized learning is a matter of debate. The most efficient option is definitely a 1:1 approach.

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MindShift

JULY 11, 2017

Dillon, now the district’s superintendent (and still its elementary school principal) just wrapped up the first year of a personalized learning program that gives students in all grades an iPad and the ability to master work at their own pace. There’s no cookie-cutter model for personalized learning. Wayne D’Orio).

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 15, 2020

For more edtech tools, click HERE to access a resource curated by Tom Murray. You will see numerous slides before that actual board that allows access to the presentation as well as some content slides to review prior learning. It’s vital that anyone leading professional learning practices what he or she preaches.

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Reading By Example

OCTOBER 20, 2016

One approach that may offer that reasonable next step in embedding personalized learning into practice is blended learning. It combines online and face-to-face learning “that uses a variety of tools – digital, artistic, problem-solving, etc. These elements can ensure students meet their potential.

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

More and more schools across the country are thinking beyond academic initiatives, working to broaden the definition of success to ensure all students are healthy, safe, and engaged in their learning. Personalized learning (#4). Real world learning (#8). Teaching with technology (#7).

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 13, 2023

In today’s post, I am introducing you to blended learning, a concept that is now common parlance within the ‘education speak’ In crafting this comprehensive piece on blended learning, I delved deep into academic literature, drawing on peer-reviewed research papers to create an authoritative and informative post.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 1, 2012

When I think back to my life as an educator prior to becoming connected, I can honestly say that I was isolated, naive, and definitely not as well rounded as I am today. Connectedness and control of our learning provide each of us with the ability to determine our own path and to differentiate to meet each of our diverse learning needs.

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Iterating Toward Openness

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

First, and it will surprise no one that this is the first item on my list, is the definition. Regardless of what other individuals, institutions, or organizations may think or say, UNESCO is the creator of the term “open educational resources” and, as its creator, UNESCO’s definition of OER is the canonical definition.

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

We touched on a variety of topics related to e-learning for schools and universities, from personalized learning to the usefulness of various edtech tools, to cybersecurity in schools, to how to meet students’ various learning needs, and everything in between. 6 E-learning trends currently shaping up the industry.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

How could they access learning opportunities like everyone else if school remained remote? That’s why, when Monterey reopened with remote learning in August, students without homes gained access to supplies and laundry machines as well as a safe physical space to learn. Attend to each student’s comprehensive needs.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 11, 2018

Vicki: Today we’re talking with Kathleen McClaskey @khmmc , founder of Making Learning Personal, about personalizing learning. Defining Personal Learning. Kathleen, how would you define personal learning? Kathleen: Personal learning starts with the learner. Kathleen: Yeah.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 19, 2020

You can either lurk and learn or develop your own Personal Learning Network (PLN) to farm the best ideas and strategies that are actually working in similar demographics. This definitely applies now. So many resources are being shared daily on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Pinterest.

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Iterating Toward Openness

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

My recent post about the cost trap and inclusive access prompted responses by Jim Groom and Stephen Downes. For example, in 2015 I wrote that “My ultimate goal is this: I want to (1) radically improve the quality of education as judged by learners, and (2) radically improve access to education. And I want to do it worldwide.”

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Then COVID-19 catapulted education into crisis mode, forcing her and all students and teachers into at-home learning situations across the world. Access to computers and Wi-Fi at home was woefully inadequate. I fully support the model and know it works after piloting a competency based learning program for the past few years.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 20, 2018

Image credit Expectations are also changing in a knowledge and information-based society where information can easily be accessed from virtually anywhere. The World Wide Web has transformed how we access, consume, create, and share information. Definitions of digital leadership vary and have pretty much become a semantic issue.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 3, 2021

Research note: As Wall (2021) indicates, there is a definite connection between trauma and student behavior as well as student learning. Some students are not yet ready or cannot return to in-person learning. Education Technology Accessibility for All Students. Engaging Students Online Who Are Experiencing Anxiety.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Benefits of Offline Content Synchronization Enhanced Platform/Product Performance Optimized for Low/No Connectivity Superior User Experience Build Accessible Products IV. For instance, learners can engage in customized self-learning paths through easy access to videos, audio narratives, interactive quizzes, and assessments.

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Marketplace K-12

APRIL 19, 2016

I visited three K-12 sessions to learn more about technology-driven personalized learning, how K-12 products go viral, and the evolution of the Baltimore County, Md., Personalized Learning Priorities. study titled “Continued Progress: Promising Evidence on Personalized Learning.”

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Ed Tech from the Ground Up

MAY 16, 2016

As an online learning tool, Listen Current fits well into blended learning, but I wanted to learn more about how schools are adopting it and how we as a company can be more attractive to schools using blended learning. What attracted Natick to blended learning was the personalized approach.

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