A Principal's Reflections

MAY 3, 2013

During our first meeting Julie explained to me what my responsibilities were as a mentor. Julie’s challenge was to develop a framework by which students could engage in the OCW of their choosing over a set time period and then apply what they had learned. To learn more check out this free webinar on IOCS over at at edWeb.net.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Kimberly Sheppard is a personalized learning coach for Henry County Schools in Georgia. In that capacity, she is participating—along with eighty or so of her Henry County colleagues—in the Assessment for Learning micro-credential project , led by the Center for Collaborative Education (CCE).

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Edsurge

JUNE 5, 2019

It is a part of the Lumen Christi Academies , a group of Catholic schools in the San Francisco Bay Area whose mission is to “nurture ethical scholars who will change the world” through active, personalized and student-led learning. Microshifts in Practice 1.

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Neo LMS

JULY 29, 2021

That’s because edtech solutions, advanced research, practical assessments, and improved communication give them maximum control over their learning. By leveraging e-learning and other strategies, edtech can help teachers and students get back to the classroom without facing many difficulties.

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Edsurge

JULY 13, 2017

Some are in groups, backs arched over skill-specific games, giggling and rolling dice. This is personalized learning at its best—and it’s not nearly as chaotic or difficult to pull off as it may sound. So here are four tried-and-true techniques to get you started, wherever you are in your own personalized learning journey.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

PARAMUS, NEW JERSEY — As students return to the classroom for the new school year, Savvas Learning Company is helping educators move learning forward with engaging, easy-to-use K-12 solutions that offer data-informed instruction and adaptive technology to take personalized learning to the next level. “A

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Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2020

Zachery Ward But something happened that transformed Ward’s math teacher into his favorite teacher—she took the time to recognize and then address his emotions, changing her practices to meet him where he was with real-life examples. Then I know I need to meet with them the next day during a small-group session for support.”

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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. By offering more choices in terms of digital tools for student engagement, we can better meet specific student interests and needs.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 17, 2022

It’s a professional assessment of a flawed model. We’re saying it’s hard for teachers to meet the needs of students.”. Along with some like-minded colleagues, she quickly formed an ad-hoc research group, “ Suddenly Distant ,” to capture this moment in history. This is not whining about working hard at all.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

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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MIND Research Institute

JANUARY 19, 2022

Ensure that students meet their usage goals and spot who may be at risk of falling behind. Identify potential areas for different class or small group reviews. With all of this data available at your fingertips, now you can truly create personalized math experiences at the student, class, school, and even district level.

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Edsurge

APRIL 10, 2024

Data-driven decisions are increasingly recognized as a critical component of K-12 education, enhancing personalized learning, improving assessment and feedback, optimizing resource allocation and fostering early intervention. In the PLC, teachers can look at those student groups from a whole-child perspective.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 28, 2021

It was during the return trip that I once again saw differentiation firmly in part of a personalized learning experience. Our students have been in school in three formats; all remote, hybrid, and now entirely in-person. I was hesitant at the start of the year about starting small group instruction given the circumstances.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 1, 2017

In my most recent school role, I was tasked with leading our school’s transition to personalized learning. Our staff saw incredible potential in using technology in thoughtful ways to meet the needs of every student. I now see that personalized learning environments require personalized learning strategies.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 9, 2020

In the end, it is about creating the conditions for positive interdependence, group processing, and interpersonal skills. They sure don't facilitate an engaging learning experience for kids. Personalization Many of the areas I have already discussed are integrated throughout a personalized experience.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 13, 2022

One important lesson learned was that face-to-face learning does not meet the needs of every child. Learning Management System (LMS) The consistent use of an LMS such as Google Classroom, Schoology, or Canvas works to create a more equitable virtual environment for all kids and families.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

We are grateful for the educators’ generosity in sharing their experiences and offering a firsthand glimpse into their strategies to meet these demanding times. I don’t [typically] lean on my parents, but we’ve been leaning on each other a little bit because I have such a young group online. … Now it drives instruction.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

As schools become more focused on continuous improvement and the development of growth mindsets, educators continue to evaluate how they can assess their students' learning to better inform instructional practices. EdSurge: There is a lot of discussion right now about learning loss and learning gaps.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 19, 2019

Students at Brooklyn Laboratory Charter School benefit from personalized learning and two hours per day of small group instruction. They believe in his ability to learn and his ability to grow.”. Every student gets small-group instruction for two hours each day. Tara García Mathewson/The Hechinger Report.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 3, 2021

As a result of this webinar and some research of my own, I compiled this list which I hope will serve as a quick menu for you and the teachers at your school to select summer professional development that will help you grow and learn. Social-Emotional Learning. We have to relate to educate. These courses will give you a start.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 15, 2020

Course: Designing Blended Learning for Student Engagement and Achievement “By the end of the course, you will be able to design and implement meaningful blended learning experiences with objective-aligned assessments and activities that foster core 21st-century skills.”

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Linways Technologies

JANUARY 6, 2023

To do so, they need to have a proper assessment strategy in place. In the absence of a clear mapping between program outcomes and assessment tools, student achievement of program outcomes is inaccurate and unreliable. Conscious efforts need to be made to bring application skills or higher cognitive skills to the assessment.

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Neo LMS

JANUARY 25, 2022

A learning management system (LMS) is a powerful tool that helps you streamline teaching activities and offer students a personalized learning experience. Managing accounts, creating learning paths, games, or assessing students also rely heavily on automation. Much of what you would normally do manually (e.g.

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Edsurge

MAY 16, 2017

The program—short for “no grades, no grades”—is hallmarked by the schools shifting to a more competency-based assessment structure and removal of grade levels. NG2] tackles long-standing educational barriers to personalized learning. There are two separate K-2 groupings, one second/third grade group, and a fourth/fifth group.

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Graphite Blog

MARCH 12, 2021

New research from Common Sense has found that the number of teens and young adults who report feeling depressed has grown significantly throughout the pandemic , something that schools will need to reckon with during the return to in-person learning. Did that compliment make you more aware of that person's presence?

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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. It’s not only helpful for school board meetings, but it can also transform the way educators teach students every day. Make inefficient meetings a thing of the past.

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Neo LMS

APRIL 19, 2022

Teaching constantly meets new challenges. Competency-based learning aims to change the status quo by emphasizing personalized learning paths and how students prove their learning. Improved confidence and self-assessment skills. The progress is gradual and constantly monitored through repetitive assessments.

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Neo LMS

JULY 30, 2019

According to Matt Oberecker, who promotes personalized learning and 21st century skills as the supervisor of science and technology curriculum for the Marple Newtown School District in Pennsylvania, this approach should focus on creating the perfect environment for students to be heard and take learning into their own hands.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 10, 2018

“Personalized learning” is among the most discussed initiatives in education today. Most schools nationwide say they’ve implemented personalized learning, to some degree. Others have combined grade levels to best meet the needs of students. Others have combined grade levels to best meet the needs of students.

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Edsurge

APRIL 18, 2018

Why is it so hard to teach K-12 educators how to promote student agency and to provide choices around content and pacing—why is it so hard to teach educators how to personalize learning? In this case, I’d provide an end date to help them ensure that all work is completed with enough time for me to assess.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 6, 2023

I shared the following in Disruptive Thinking in Our Classrooms : Choice is the great differentiator that helps meet the needs of all learners. There are many ways to incorporate choice as a means to personalize. Let students know what they need to learn and how they will be assessed. Try to do only a little at a time.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 16, 2022

In simple terms, these are ungraded formative assessments that assess what students learned during the course of the lesson. Not only does this meet the criteria for a well-designed exit ticket, but it also goes much more profound and serves as a more powerful reflective tool for both the teacher and the student.

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Hapara

JULY 3, 2023

That way their voice is part of the process and they are more motivated to meet goals. Examples of online behavior expectations include: We will use school-issued devices for classwork rather than personal entertainment. Other learners may be able to focus on the formative assessment until it’s completed.

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Instead, teachers must strive to design student-centered learning experiences that challenge the students to think, discuss, problem-solve, collaborate, question, create, and reflect. That way, they can sit alongside individual and small groups of learners supporting them. I have yet to meet a teacher who enjoys grading.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 6, 2021

In Chapter 5 of Disruptive Thinking in Our Classrooms , I provide numerous strategies and classroom examples in alignment with the following models: Station rotation : After a short period of direct instruction, the teacher has students move through various activities where they are grouped by data.

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Edsurge

JUNE 13, 2022

Within my completely integrated classroom, a diverse group of learners had the beautiful opportunity to experience one another’s strengths and different ways of learning. Even before meeting them, I had information that helped me understand some of their motivations, personal preferences and interests.

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Interactive displays enable dynamic presentations and engagement, while educational software offers personalized learning experiences and access to a wealth of resources. Online platforms provide opportunities for collaboration, communication, and distance learning, expanding educational horizons beyond the classroom.

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