The PL2C Blog

JANUARY 22, 2018

We know that each educator has specific learning goals and each classroom is different and micro-credentials support this by offering a means for deeper personalization within the professional learning experience. However, we should consider the consequences of the competencies themselves for personalizing learning.

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edWeb.net

JANUARY 20, 2020

Now educators can make their instruction more effective and provide practice linked directly to progress monitoring and formative assessment results using free digital tools from Microsoft. Creating Quick Quizzes Linked to Personalize Practice.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 2, 2023

But students with dyslexia are not alone, according to Lexia Learning Senior Education Advisors Kimberly Stockton and Octavia Gray-Essex, and Brenda Peters, Director of Assessment and Consultation for ACT Dyslexia Solutions. Many give up because it seems like even the specialists can’t help them.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 17, 2021

Social media has played a considerable role in this area over the years, demonstrating the power of Personal Learning Networks (PLNs) with learning anytime, anywhere, and with anyone. I have written in the past about the need to move from professional development (PD) to professional learning.

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edWeb.net

MAY 30, 2019

We, as edtech leaders and classroom teachers, must explore pathways where assessments support teaching and learning in the 21st century. Authentic assessments are always about the connections we make with students, each other, and the broader community as indicated in a Gallup poll.

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edWeb.net

JANUARY 22, 2019

edWeb.net , an award-winning professional learning network, today joined forces with Pearson on its professional learning community, Assessment for Learning. She will also answer questions such as how to select and implement assessments while balancing concerns of over testing and time away from instruction.

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edWeb.net

MAY 23, 2019

When schools talk about personalized learning, one of the first things they need to do is consider these jagged profiles. Context: The context of a student’s home and learning environment matter too. For instance, if a student is stressed while taking an assessment, it can affect the results. Join the Community.

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EdTechSandyK

MARCH 9, 2017

Personalized Learning and the Tech to Make It Happen SXSWedu 2017 Panel One of the most promising ideas in education right now is personalized learning—providing instruction that is meaningful and contextualized for every student. What does personalized learning mean? Don't forget student privacy policy.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

In the edWebinar “ Students Leverage Technology Tools and Makerspaces to Personalize Learning,” Grace Borst, Innovation Specialist at St. Albans City School, and several of her students explained how they’re using technology for assessment, service work, and more. Join the Community.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

Michelle Luhtala, Library Department Chair, New Canaan High School, CT, with guest Jackie Whiting, Librarian at New Canaan High School, CT, presented in the webinar, “ Personalizing Instruction Through the Library ,” hosted by edWeb.net and sponsored by Mackin Educational Resources. Last, personalized learning can be done through making.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Watch the Recording Listen to the Podcast Both IEPs and edtech share a similar promise: helping deliver personalized learning so that every child reaches their potential. Varsity Tutors for Schools is your all-in-one live learning platform that delivers personalized learning to every student in your school district.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 2, 2018

The educator micro-credentials ecosystem connects leading professional learning content experts, convenes thought leaders, and works with a wide range of stakeholders toward a shared vision and goals. Issuers develop micro-credential content, assess submissions, and award micro-credentials.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

After a weekly one-hour session, students feel closer to classmates and often add them to their ongoing PLN (Professional Learning Network). Personalized learning that addresses the way a student best learns is a goal they all strive for. You can find her resources at Structured Learning.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 30, 2017

Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Professional Learning Network. Assessment is project-based so be prepared to be a fully-involved and eager risk-taker. Use blogs, wikis, discussion forums, Google Spreadsheets, and Google Hangouts to collaborate and share. Your Personal Learning Network.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 17, 2023

During the edLeader Panel “ A Roadmap to Employability: Integrating Higher-Order Skills Into Curricula and Assessment ,” distinguished speakers shed light on crucial aspects of education policy, funding, and curriculum development, with a focus on preparing students for employability and entrepreneurship.

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edWeb.net

JANUARY 17, 2024

Learn more about this edWeb broadcast, Honoring All Learners: An Asset-Based Approach , sponsored by Lexia Learning. Lexia®, a Cambium Learning Group company, is the Structured Literacy expert. For more information, visit www.lexialearning.com.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 17, 2019

The ACT Network schools share their solutions not only across the network, but nationally at two Forging Innovation in Rural Education (FIRE) Summits and on KVEC’s place-based learning platform, The Holler. A common need across the ACT Network schools is the need for personalized professional learning.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 5, 2017

Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Professional Learning Network. Assessment is project-based so be prepared to be a fully-involved and eager risk-taker. Use blogs, wikis, discussion forums, Google Spreadsheets, and Google Hangouts to collaborate and share. Course Objectives. What You Get With Enrollment.

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 20, 2018

We hosted 20 League districts at the ASU GSV conference (thanks to the support of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation), ISTE, CoSN, iNACOL, SXSW EDU, SIIA, NGLC, Remake Learning, JEX, and the EdElements Personalized Learning Summit. The @DigitalPromise #DPLIS engaged learning cohort has been quite engaged in conversation!

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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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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 25, 2017

Assessment. Research reveals that students ubiquitously perceive assessment as something that is “done to them [sic] by someone else — and is out of their control.” With very little first-hand experience with personalized learning, many teachers and education administrators have difficulty fathoming its power.

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edWeb.net

APRIL 3, 2023

Watch the Recording Listen to the Podcast Join the Community Accelerate Learning is a free professional learning community that helps educators learn and share ideas for meeting students where they are in their learning and accelerating their progress.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 8, 2016

Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Professional Learning Network. Assessment is project-based so be prepared to be a fully-involved and eager risk-taker. Use blogs, wikis, discussion forums, Google Spreadsheets, and Google Hangouts to collaborate and share. Course Objectives. What You Get With Enrollment.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Online assessments are becoming more common, and students who have strong digital literacy skills often score higher on them. Students who lack these skills may not be able to effectively demonstrate mastery of key concepts in math, reading or writing on online assessments. They can also take practice assessments using the devices.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 21, 2018

This includes leading professional learning that models powerful use of technology and prepares teachers to integrate technology in their classrooms. Work side-by-side with teachers in classrooms, using technology for Teaching to meet learning goals. Focus on the digital Citizenship of the students and teachers at your school.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 21, 2017

Barbara Bray on episode 174 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Barbara Bray talks about personalizing learning in the classroom. Score assessments, generate reports and transfer grades automatically. I call it personal professional learning.

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The Principal of Change

APRIL 9, 2015

(This is the second of two parts on professional learning. Connected Learning. To be successful in helping people develop professional learning networks is to narrow the focus on the tools that are being shared with staff. Self-Assessment. You can read the first part here. We need to do less, better.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 30, 2018

These micro-credentials are developed, assessed, and awarded by more than 40 partner organizations with content expertise. Over the past four years, more and more states and districts have committed to shifting professional learning to a more personalized, competency-based model. Check it out today !

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Tom Murray

JUNE 24, 2016

The shift to Future Ready Schools with blended and digital learning is dramatically changing the role of the school leader and requires focused attention on the critical importance of school culture in a successful transition. Gear: Personalized Professional Learning ). Anything else is hypocritical.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 19, 2017

So last year, when my district revamped their professional learning strategy with a competency-based focus, micro-credentials naturally played a big part. I was drawn to micro-credentials because they involve a combination of two of my favorite things: learning and proving I know what I learned.

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The Principal of Change

APRIL 6, 2015

As someone who is a big believer in creating experiences for educators where they partake in the types of learning that should happen in the classroom, I thought this suggestion made total sense. To be honest with you, professional learning in many cases needs an overhaul. ” Click To Tweet.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 3, 2024

because teaching is no longer an isolated profession; it’s a dynamic and interconnected field requiring teachers to work collaboratively and build expansive professional and personal learning networks. Exploring the relationships between professional learning community, teacher and student characteristics.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

It is great to be back at the blog and have a chance to interact with my readers once again. Please feeel to subscribe to this blog and share with others. Seek guidance on creating a rubric for assessing science experiments. Inquire about strategies for building a professional learning network (PLN).

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 23, 2021

In this course, you will use a suite of digital tools to make that possible while addressing overarching concepts like digital citizenship, internet search and research, authentic assessment, digital publishing, and immersive keyboarding. Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Personal Learning Network. Certificate.

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Tom Murray

APRIL 22, 2016

** This blog was originally posted at futureready.org/netp. The plan, which can be accessed in multiple formats, includes the following components: (1) Introduction , (2) Learning , (3) Teaching , (4) Leadership , (5) Assessment , and (6) Infrastructure.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

One key element of this approach is the continuum of Cultural Proficiency, a tool that helps organizations diagnose their current activities, organize improvements, and assess their progress. He began his professional career as a first-grade teacher and over the next 15 years taught second, third, and fourth grades as well.

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EdTechTeacher

MARCH 6, 2015

It became a uniform focus on how technology would impact learning and whether or not it impacted learning. As a team, they collected assessments and collaborated as a team to ensure that technology had a purpose and a role to enhance learning and increase productivity. Professional Learning.

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