A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 15, 2020

As of late, I have been working with quite a few districts on personalization through a variety of blended learning strategies. I can honestly say that I have learned so much from them over the years as to what pedagogically-sound blended learning really is, and, in my mind, they are a global exemplar for others to emulate.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 12, 2019

Let’s start with what personalized learning is — or should be — and go from there. Indeed, the concept has been conflated with other educational and ­instructional approaches that integrate technology : adaptive learning, blended ­learning , ­competency-based learning and differentiated learning, to name just a few.

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Edsurge

APRIL 4, 2017

For a conference named after “blended learning,” many attendees were surprised to learn that they did not agree on what the term meant. I was talking to a colleague who was using blended and personalized learning the same way,” says Dance. “I The sessions are long because you’re supposed to go deep.”

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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. School administrators are the ones in charge of making decisions about which edtech tools to buy, often on a tight budget. If so, this step isn’t for you.

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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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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 10, 2020

I must say that the definition and description above align seamlessly with the environment we are currently experiencing. Investments in flexible seating should continue, but a more concerted effort to personalize learning through high-agency practices such as blended learning is needed at scale.

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Catlin Tucker

JULY 19, 2021

The pandemic has elevated the phrase “blended learning.” ” When schools closed or shifted to hybrid schedules, many institutions turned to blended learning to navigate the new demands placed on teachers and educational institutions. What Blended Learning Is. What Blended Learning is Not.

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The Web20Classroom

MAY 10, 2017

Through Learning Management Systems (LMS) many educators are moving to put content online and extend learning beyond the four walls and beyond the school day. This Blended Learning approach is both beneficial but its definition can be tough to nail down. Want to learn more?

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Revere hosted a learning tour for other schools last year, to share its experiences with personalizing learning. Blended learning was the gateway to personalized learning in the Natick Public Schools, about 20 miles west of Boston. Grace Magley, director of digital learning, Natick (Mass.)

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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. Tech Tools for Teaching and Learning.

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Shake Up Learning

OCTOBER 6, 2020

With teachers learning so many new tools and strategies this year to facilitate remote learning, I thought it would be useful to discuss the idea of synchronous vs. asynchronous online learning. Synchronous vs. Asynchronous Online Learning – Strategies and tools to help teachers! Definitions.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 20, 2018

There are many changes I intend to make, but the most significant will be creating a book that is more “evergreen,” a book with less focus on tools and more on the dispositions of digital leaders. Personalized and blended learning pathways were proclaimed to be the future of education. What should be removed?

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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

In a typical teacher’s day, taking the time to learn about digital tools can be a low priority. One approach that may offer that reasonable next step in embedding personalized learning into practice is blended learning. These elements can ensure students meet their potential.

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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.”. Students are provided with opportunities to review their own data and make learning decisions based on this information.

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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. In addition, you’ll create practical tools such as rubrics for teacher observation, surveys for self-assessment reports, and data collection checklists and notes for interviews. Learn More.

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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. ] Steven Baule is the Superintendent at Muncie (IN) Community Schools.

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Reading By Example

OCTOBER 20, 2016

In a typical teacher’s day, taking the time to learn about digital tools can be a low priority. One approach that may offer that reasonable next step in embedding personalized learning into practice is blended learning. These elements can ensure students meet their potential.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 31, 2022

You’ll get access to activities, strategies, and tools to improve the four domains of wellness. So this idea of you should use this [00:02:00] prescriptive set of tools for everybody. As we talked about it, I used one of the tools I had been trying to get teachers to use. [00:04:53] That's right. And this is no ad for Nearpod.

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Shake Up Learning

JANUARY 24, 2023

Unlocking the Potential of K-12 Students with ChatGPT: How AI Could Transform Education In an effort to demonstrate the power of this tool and learn more about it myself, I asked Chat GPT to write the title and compose this blog post. Another advantage of ChatGPT is its ability to assist with language learning.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 26, 2020

While this is admirable, what I have experienced firsthand is a lack of a uniform vision and plan or collective understanding as to what it means to personalize learning. It is definitely not about putting all kids on a device at the same time with no discourse under the guise that a tool can create a truly personal experience.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

There are many reasons, including a lack of clarity around definitions , a lack of efficacy—because of confusion around the term—and, at some schools, a lack of rigor. The real magic of blended learning occurs when teachers use technology to boost human interaction, in both frequency and impact. It’s a bad word.

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Edsurge

JULY 10, 2017

Because trying unfamiliar tools and strategies where children are involved and the odds are uncertain can feel risky and unwise. 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.

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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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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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Edsurge

MARCH 6, 2017

A great deal of initial research exists about blended learning techniques such as game-based learning, but adoption has stalled because of a lack of scalable, practical techniques that have also proven effective. I would definitely use games like these in a classroom again,” she says. In every district throughout the U.S.,

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 2, 2014

Definitely wary of spoiling his kids with premature wealth. So Slivka decided to launch a new company partly inspired on long-ago science fiction reading, such as Enders Game by Orson Scott Card and The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson—books that weave futuristic education tools into the narrative. Point accepted. Copyright © 2014.

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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. In 2013 the Gotham Gazette reported that the iZone had a budget of $47 million.

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MSEDTechie

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

There is definitely a difference between using and integrating. Questions to ask yourself : What tool did I use the most? On a scale from 1 to 5 (1 not well, and 5 being very well) How well did you integrate technology in your classroom? The key word is INTEGRATE. Notice I didn''t say how well did you USE technology in your classroom.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

But after a year-long, data-driven, deep dive into how people understand and apply the learning approaches variously called personalized learning, individualized instruction and differentiation, we’re intimately familiar with Shakespeare’s conundrum. At EdSurge, we’re researchers and journalists, not philosophers. What It Is.

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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 19, 2017

But now he’s implementing a particularly intense approach to it, known as personalized learning. His seventh-graders set their own learning goals and focus on mastering skills and knowledge via a combination of online resources (such as BrainPOP and Kahn Academy) and painstaking guidance and support from a team of teachers.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 26, 2021

The profiles are part of the school’s embrace of personalized learning, which centers on the belief that a teacher lecturing at the front of a classroom is a bad fit for today’s students. Personalized learning has, in recent years, become one of the most talked-about trends in education. “Can

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Edsurge

JUNE 4, 2018

I joke that we do macro and micro personalization. The 300 courses I mentioned are personalized in the sense that there’s probably a course in there that fits your needs. What cultural shifts are driving change in professional learning offerings? More from D2L : Putting Teachers at the Center for Their Own Learning.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

In Disruptive Thinking in Our Classrooms , I honed in on research-based strategies that have withstood the test of time in addition to emerging strategies such as personalized learning. When it comes to technology, less is definitely more. Be sure to check out this post on the topic that adds context to the image below.

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Shake Up Learning

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Ready to move the learning in your classroom from static, one-and-done activities, to more dynamic learning—Dynamic Learning with G Suite? This post will show you how you can use G Suite tools to support dynamic learning experiences for your students! We need Dynamic Learning! Read full definitions here.).

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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. ” (3).

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