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Personalized Learning Is the Answer. (I Forgot the Question.)

Edsurge

public education these days is personalized learning. Depending on whom you ask, the term refers to a model, a strategy, a plan, or just plain old good instruction. Personalized learning is something teachers do, something students do, something teachers do with students, or something students do with one another.

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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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What the World Can Teach the US About Education Technology

Edsurge

Governments, educators, advocacy groups and companies large and small need to work better together. The initiative supports interoperability, which refers to the ability for different education software, platforms and systems to work with one another. For that, the authors commend the work of Project Unicorn. says the report.

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Live Thursday, February 2nd - Panel on Personal Learning Profiles

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Join me today, Thursday, February 2nd, for a live and interactive FutureofEducation.com panel discussion on "Personal Learning Profiles," also referred to in variously as "personal success plans," "learner profiles," or "personalized learning paths."

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Some Thoughts on the UNESCO OER Recommendation

Iterating Toward Openness

Third, the Recommendation comments positively on the ability of information and communications technologies (ICT) to “open possibilities for OER… to enable personalized learning.” Just like everyone else, they need to develop the capacity to create, use, and share OER, and to use and apply open licenses correctly.

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Do protocols for school safety infringe on disability rights?

The Hechinger Report

The state education department referred questions about those complaints and whether changes are needed in the state’s approach to the Colorado School Safety Resource Center. Related: Some kids have returned to in-person learning only to be kicked right back out.

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District says 24 credits and a D-minus average aren’t good enough

The Hechinger Report

Related: Personalized learning: How kids are getting into college by mastering their skills. Related: Personalized learning and Common Core: Mortal enemies? Teachers have gotten extensive professional development to change their instructional methods — they now lecture less and facilitate student-directed learning more.