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What if personalized learning was less about me and more about us?

The Hechinger Report

The project typifies the mix of personalized and social learning that’s been a mainstay for 25 years at King, a founding member of a school network called EL Education. But there’s no common definition yet for what personalized learning actually is.”. Crew is like family. Chris Berdik/The Hechinger Report.

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Design Thinking Process and UDL Planning Tool for STEM, STEAM, Maker Education

User Generated Education

Share Out: A goal of the design thinking process is sharing learning out to a broader public. This is typically done by sharing documentation of learning and final reflections through social media. Universal Design for Learning® (UDL). UDL was designed to reduce the barriers to the curriculum and maximize learning.

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When Education Is Designed for All Learners

Edsurge

I think a lot about personalized learning. We have to find ways to give students choice and voice, using different types of technology to give them a chance to work independently because they have to take ownership of their learning. The UDL Guidelines. Recommended resources from EALA. EALA Tech Tool Library.

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How edtech can worsen racial inequality

The Hechinger Report

Hebbar said she’s seen racial biases in some of the personalized learning software available for schools. The rush to adopt tech during the pandemic, Hebbar said, has been problematic because school procurement officers didn’t always have time to properly vet tech tools or have rigorous conversations with tech companies.

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Where’s the Humanity? The Case for Putting Language Arts Into STEM

Edsurge

While the program has grown and evolved, the original principles of the competition remain largely the same: to give all students the opportunity to build not just technical skills, but to work like engineers—collaborating with peers, documenting their processes, and presenting their findings. Putting the humanities back into STEM.

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7 digital portfolio guidelines for outstanding learning performance

Neo LMS

They are also excellent assessment tools for implementing a personalized learning approach since students are encouraged to use their talents to create original content. Promoting reflection on learning. 7 digital portfolio guidelines. Organize, store, retrieve and share with a single click. Let’s explore them!

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Limited Evidence in Edtech: Everyone Agrees – It Isn’t Their Fault

Digital Promise

While IHEs and districts across the country are doing the same, they lack the time, incentives, and mechanism to document their findings. Susan Fuhrman, President of Teachers College, Columbia University, noted, “Efficacy in the scientific world is defined as definitive outcome as the result of a random control trial.

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