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State Support, Community Effort: Personalized Learning in South Carolina

Edsurge

Marianne Beja had been in education for more than 30 years when she discovered personalized learning. I want to build a community of lifelong learners, and I think personalized learning is the way to do it. I want to build a community of lifelong learners, and I think personalized learning is the way to do it.”

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When Growth is the Only Path Forward

A Principal's Reflections

During the spring of 2022, I met Nicki Slaugh , who serves as principal, and many of her staff at a school system where we were all there to facilitate professional learning on Personalized Competency-Based Learning (PCBL). After several workshops, I began coaching cycles in the fall of 2022.

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Personalizing Path & Pace Through Mastery Learning

EdTechTeacher

A core element of personalized learning involves tailoring students’ path and pace to their specific needs and interests. This practice is often coupled with the overarching philosophy of mastery learning, sometimes referred to as competency-based education. by Tom Driscoll. Key Resource #4. Math Pathway Example.

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Where Are You on Your Personalized Learning Journey?

Edsurge

This past week, we traveled to the Golden, Colorado to attend the Conference of Online and Blended Learning (COBL), put on by the iLearn Collaborative. Here is what we learned: In his opening keynote, Tom Vander Ark, CEO of Getting Smart, asked the audience, “Why student-centered learning?”

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Framework: Ed Elements Provides Model, Plan, Hand-holding

Edsurge

They have a Personalized Learning Implementation Framework that guides users through 25 key areas of personalized learning. It can work for those just starting or those already on a personalized learning path. Framework: Ed Elements Charts a Clear Path. There’s more from Ed Elements. But It’s also flexible.

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K-12 Educators and Administrators: Share Your Ed-tech Pilot Approach

Digital Promise

Digital Promise will award up to ten school or district leaders who submit a response by March 27 with a $1,000 stipend for a trip to San Francisco, including workshops with leading software companies, in partnership with the Education Technology Industry Network. Click here to participate: The deadline to be considered for the award is.

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Why a high-performing district is changing everything with competency-based learning

The Hechinger Report

Her teacher has embraced competency-based learning, which asks students to take more control in the classroom. Olivia Mone, Melrose High School senior on competency-based learning. “It Acevedo sees teacher buy-in as evidence that competency-based learning is working in Melrose. “I