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'Lost in the Cracks' Alabama District Brings Personalized Learning to Incarcerated Youth

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Parents in both the virtual and blended learning programs are interviewed before students enter to ensure students are supported throughout the online learning process at home. We sit down with students and create a personalized learning plan for each of them. Most of them were dropouts.” “In

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A charter chain thinks it has the answer for alternative schools

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Critics complain that the schools lack rigor and often use software programs vulnerable to cheating , such as Edgenuity. 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. Photo: Linh Tat for The Hechinger Report.

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Is the new education reform hiding in plain sight?

The Hechinger Report

Their changed view — and that of others who shunned Rogers and now want in — is driven by what seems to be a magic educational elixir: personalized learning. Philanthropists, state education officials, reform advocates — even charter school leaders — are examining personalized learning. What can that look like?

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Movie magic could be used to translate for the deaf

The Hechinger Report

His laboratory is developing software to animate ASL avatars. Sign up for our Blended Learning newsletter. Read more about Blended Learning. Photo: John Myer. The developers are still working out the kinks. But, movement can be just as subtle, rich, and powerful as the human voice.”.

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EdTech Promised to Change How Students Learn, But the Real Revolution Lies Within Us

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While this approach found some success in reducing the dropout rate of students who participated, there were no measurable improvements in achievement. At the time, teachers wondered if students were really learning or just remembering long enough to get the reward.

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Tipping point: Can Summit put personalized learning over the top?

The Hechinger Report

(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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Adapting to the New Classroom

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Adaptive learning technology is the new go-to for personalized learning. Diagnostic products and software systems that target specific areas of learning for improvement can help students find success, freeing educators to help every learner reach their personal best within one classroom. Imagine Learning ?