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

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. Don’t hesitate to reach out if you want to get some more information on what can be done for your school or district.

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EdTechSandyK

MARCH 6, 2017

Good, Bad, & Ugly: Blended Learning Effectiveness SXSWedu 2017 Debate Julia Freeland Fisher, Director of Education Research, Christensen Institute Lisa Hansel, Advisor, Knowledge Matters Saro Mohammed (Moderator), Partner, The Learning Accelerator Personalized learning is one of true transformational opportunities in education.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 14, 2021

Just as we discuss personalizing learning for students, we as teachers have a responsibility to personalize learning for ourselves. So, social-emotional learning is definitely on the list. . So self-care or “Educator Wellness” is definitely an area for me. Areas to Strengthen and Keep Up to Date.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 20, 2018

Personalized and blended learning pathways were proclaimed to be the future of education. Image credit Expectations are also changing in a knowledge and information-based society where information can easily be accessed from virtually anywhere. Leadership is leadership ladies and gentlemen.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 28, 2016

The National Education Policy Center (NEPC) released a report last week warning that online and blended learning schools are struggling. Regarding blended learning in particular, the report used a deeply flawed methodology to count and evaluate the blended schools nationwide. Do lectures work?

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

With myriad definitions of personalized learning and little agreement on which one is the best, leaders and teachers struggle to know if they are doing personalized learning “right.”. Second comes targeted instruction, in instruction which is aligned to specific student needs and learning goals.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

My journey as an educator began thirty years ago and—I’ll admit—references to personalized learning were never mentioned or formally discussed back then. We consider physical changes as being individual and unique, yet do we recognize that each person’s learning journey can be just as individual?

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Reading By Example

OCTOBER 20, 2016

We live in the information age. The challenge is teaching students how to take these disparate pieces of information and skills, analyze data to make complex decisions, and innovate when a solution is not apparent for a problem. The focus is on what might happen when students collaborate and communicate around topics of interest.

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Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

AUGUST 16, 2022

Over the years, the position and responsibilities changed (as did the title to Digital Learning Coordinator!), Project-based learning, personalized learning, competency-based education, blended learning best practices -- all this and more has been infused into my educational DNA along the way.

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MindShift

JANUARY 26, 2021

On a shelf in her Chicago classroom, third grader Arianna has a thick binder that details her achievements, strengths and goals as a student, along with some revealing information about her personality. Personalized learning has, in recent years, become one of the most talked-about trends in education.

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Linways Technologies

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

A Blended Approach for 21st-century education. Blended learning. Blended learning , by definition, is a pedagogical strategy where the students learn with a combination of face-to-face interactions and digital communication. Synchronous learning.

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Shake Up Learning

OCTOBER 6, 2020

I’ve seen a lot of confusion about what these words mean, and I think that defining these, along with strategies and tools, will help us better approach remote learning, hybrid learning, and yes, even face-to-face and blended learning. Definitions. Choice boards/Learning Menus. Flexible work time).

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techlearning

APRIL 17, 2018

The need to create more authentic personalized learning opportunities for all learners was one of the top issues addressed at the March Tech & Learning Leadership Summit in Rosewood, California. Become The COO. ]

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Reading By Example

OCTOBER 20, 2016

We live in the information age. The challenge is teaching students how to take these disparate pieces of information and skills, analyze data to make complex decisions, and innovate when a solution is not apparent for a problem. The focus is on what might happen when students collaborate and communicate around topics of interest.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

OCTOBER 18, 2015

It’s Time For Personalized Learning In Education. In March, Tom Loveless, a fellow at the Brookings Institution, took an outdated swipe at the logic behind moving toward a student-centered learning system. by Michael Horn , Executive Director of Education at Innosight Institute and co-author of Disrupting Class.

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Shake Up Learning

JANUARY 24, 2023

ChatGPT, a large language model developed by OpenAI, is proving to be a powerful tool in unlocking the potential of K-12 students, providing new opportunities for learning and growth. One of the key benefits of ChatGPT in the classroom is its ability to provide personalized learning experiences. © Shake Up Learning 2022.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 19, 2016

Students work on individual projects in the blended-learning classroom of Jessica Anderson, in Deer Lodge, Montana. In his five-part working definition for competency education Chris Sturgis of iNACOL explains how these schools develop college and career readiness. Photo: Jessica Anderson.

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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. Relationship over reproach: Fostering resilience by embracing a trauma-informed approach to elementary education. Some students are not yet ready or cannot return to in-person learning.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 16, 2017

(From left to right) Sixth graders Mia DeMore, Maria DeAndrade, and Stephen Boulas make a number line in their math class at Walsh Middle School in Framingham, Massachusetts, one of 132 “Basecamp” schools piloting the Personalized Learning Platform created by the Summit charter school network. Photo: Chris Berdik. FRAMINGHAM, Mass.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Using digital technology to merely replace analog technology (substitution level, as is the case in using a word editor instead of pen paper), does not result in any transformative change and definitely does not create any pedagogically innovative practices. They can be used in flipped classrooms or in blended learning environments.

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Edsurge

JULY 10, 2017

Starting something in these areas means that, by definition, there is typically more upside than downside because the alternative is that students will have no other options. The students then research, collect and synthesize information from several sources, including a face-to-face interview with one of their primary sources.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 4, 2017

All the wishes they’ve expressed are pieces of a personalized learning environment. So wouldn’t it might make sense that, to better prepare teachers to personalize learning for students, we should start by personalizing how we learn and grow in our profession as teachers? What’s Next?

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

So it’s really a wonder that we consider the definition of success for personalized learning programs to be so simple. The true magic of personalized learning lies in the potential to increase noncognitive factors of success. In the words of the cast of Rent, how do you measure a life?

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TeachThought - Learn better.

OCTOBER 20, 2015

The following infographic/cheat sheet from @goboundless outlines some of the larger scale (eLearning) or controversial (MOOC) movements, as well as those on the rise (1:1, personalized learning), and providing working definitions for each. Blended Learning. Asynchronous Learning. Adaptive Learning.

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Edsurge

MAY 16, 2017

Mary Earick, project director for NG2, says the purpose of the program is to create more flexible learning pathways for students through “competency-based multiage schooling,” which allows students to move on to new objectives only after mastering others. “[NG2] NG2] tackles long-standing educational barriers to personalized learning.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

All learning should be personal – we are teaching individual students, after all – but when advocates talk about “personalized learning” they are often describing programs and teaching methods that look unlike the typical school. Sign up for our Blended Learning newsletter. Read more about Blended Learning.

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EdNews Daily

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Vrain is also the only district Learning Counsel has found that is deeply involved in workflow aimed at personalized learning, with 100% digital coverage for core curriculum, 90% for electives, 80% for special needs and 100% for professional development. Most recently they unveiled a new mobile Innovation Lab.

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EdTechTeam

MARCH 5, 2021

Evidence of the need for these 4 C’s is embedded in Universal Design for Learning (UDL). To create truly student centered, personalized learning opportunities, teachers must design lessons with intention. This activity definitely highlights the glows and areas for growth in lesson design. Then each group shares.

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Linways Technologies

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

The student begins from the most basic level; remembering what has been taught, onto the higher levels as learning progresses. Personalized Learning A great classroom to learn often displays the following characteristics: The student asks more questions , Questions are the product of curiosity and they signifies participation.

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Edsurge

MARCH 21, 2017

The ambitions for New York City’s Innovation Zone (or iZone) were sweeping: By 2014, city leaders hoped it would be the catalyst for technologically enhanced personalized learning models throughout the district, encompassing 400 schools. They are getting different information about what good innovation or edtech is,” he explains.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 11, 2016

Blended learning. Personalized learning. Competency- and project-based learning. For the last twelve years, we have been hard at work designing, testing, refining, and iterating our project-based learning model at Two Rivers Public Charter School in Washington, D.C.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 6, 2020

On a recent day, Wallace, now 17, sat quietly reading Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven” and looking up information about the poem on a computer. The Altus network relies on a self-paced, independent study program and a personalized, blended learning model they’ve built up over a quarter century.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

We definitely do try to go that extra step to make those children feel just as comfortable and just as supported and let them know, ‘You can be successful even if you don’t have the same stuff at home that another child has,’” Parker says. You take a personal interest,” says Keith. “It Connecting Every Student to Personalized Learning.

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Shake Up Learning

JULY 23, 2019

Lindsey spreads her love of learning as the Personalized Learning Environments Program Manager for San Francisco Unified School District. She reimagines learning through empowering teachers and administrators as designers of flexible learning environments that leverage technology to personalize instruction.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

“We definitely do try to go that extra step to make those children feel just as comfortable and just as supported and let them know, ‘You can be successful even if you don’t have the same stuff at home that another child has,’” Parker says. You take a personal interest,” says Keith.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

In addition to new definitions, models, and strategies, citations and references will also be added periodically, as will updates, corrections, edits, and revisions. Blended Learning. Blended learning is a learning model that combines digital and face-to-face learning experiences. Informal Learning.

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