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Educator Perspectives: 6 Ingredients for Personalized Learning Success

MIND Research Institute

Designing and implementing a personalized learning model requires more than technology—it requires a cultural shift. Brian has spearheaded amazing work at Pickerington, and has conducted workshops and trainings on technology, blended learning and personalized learning throughout the country.

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Pulling the Plug on a Personalized Learning Pilot

Edsurge

Among the tools the district found was Teach to One: Math (TTO), a digital personalized learning program by New Classrooms , a New York-based nonprofit, that adapts to a student’s individual skills and gaps. We are committed to personalized learning, but can't continue a program that does not meet the needs of all of our students.”

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What Problems Has Edtech Solved, and What New Ones Did It Create?

Edsurge

Shauntel Garvey (General Partner, Reach Capital): The launch of the iPad and Chromebook ushered in the age of devices in the classroom. Nearpod seized an opportunity to help the classroom teacher deliver tailored lessons and assess learning in real time. But the consultant was right. Remember LAUSD’s failed effort ?)

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Creating an Accessibility-Friendly Environment

Educational Technology Guy

All of this is not to say to get rid of visuals on the walls of the classroom – make sure they are intentional For a classroom with ELL students, labels that include a picture of an object along with the word in English and their native language can be helpful for language acquisition Make use of accessibility tools to support personalized learning (..)

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Digital Leadership is Not Optional

A Principal's Reflections

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. Society is now in the midst of the Fourth Industrial Revolution , which was in its infancy as I began writing this book.

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Go Bold School: Old School + Blended Learning

The CoolCatTeacher

Today Weston Kieschnick @wes_kieschnick helps us how to go bold school with blended learning. Old school plus blended learning = bold school. Check the show notes for the book giveaway. Book: Bold School: Old School Wisdom + New Technologies that Work = Blended Learning that Works. Listen Now. Listen on iTunes.

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Emoji Assessments for Any Classroom – SULS0168

Shake Up Learning

Many do not realize that your laptop, desktop, or Chromebook has a built-in emoji keyboard much like your mobile device. Mac: control+command+space ( learn more ) . PC: Windows key + period ( learn more ) . Chromebook: To insert emojis into documents, emails, and chat sessions: Open your Chromebook’s on-screen keyboard.