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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. After taking the helm, Smith realized that students who had previously failed in other places were coming to the same model of education that had previously failed them.

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What makes your school/PD/conference different?

iLearn Technology

But in education, we make a lot of decisions without these specific students-with-names in mind. When we talk about education, too often the focus is on learning all the right things, equipping kids with the right content and answers. It is about finding the educators who can draw students out, who can foster humanity and connection.

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Using Agency to Empower Students: What is Sacred in Education? #5Sigma

iLearn Technology

We are in full on count down mode for our yearly education conference, 5Sigma. This year our theme is Using Agency to Empower Students: What is Sacred in Education. I could not be more excited for our third annual conference! Each year we work to include educators who have inspired our work. I mean… ).

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The Countdown is On! 5Sigma Launch: The Power of Student Agency (featuring keynote speaker @gcouros)

iLearn Technology

We are in full-on countdown mode for our yearly education conference, 5Sigma. I could not be more excited for our fifth annual conference! Each year we work to include educators who have inspired our work. It’s hard to believe that it is just 10 days away! This year is no exception.

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Do you want to form an alliance with me? (Version 3.0)

iLearn Technology

It was in 2010 that I invited educational bloggers to form an alliance with me (no need for secrecy). The goals were pretty humble in hindsight: To encourage educators in their blogging endeavors, whether they be new, established, or otherwise. I started hanging question marks on all those things I had taken for granted in education.

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Do you want to form an alliance with me? (Version 3.0)

iLearn Technology

It was in 2010 that I invited educational bloggers to form an alliance with me (no need for secrecy). The goals were pretty humble in hindsight: To encourage educators in their blogging endeavors, whether they be new, established, or otherwise. I started hanging question marks on all those things I had taken for granted in education.

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We’ll provide the environment, your job is to flourish… Join us in February!

iLearn Technology

More to contribute to the changing landscape of education. I could not be more thrilled to announce the 4th annual 5Sigma Education Conference and the INCREDIBLE line up that we have. 5Sigma will help you consider how you can push beyond current constraints and truly see what is possible in education. It’s more.