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A Back-to-School, Personalized Learning Toolkit

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Today, I’m amazed at the impact technology can have on the learning process—especially when it enables teachers to personalize learning. And I never tire of hearing stories from educators who are successfully implementing personalized approaches to provide their students a truly unique learning experience.

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Three Ways You Can Harness Personalized Learning to Promote a Growth Mindset

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At Edmentum , we believe that growth mindset goes hand in hand with personalized learning, an increasingly popular approach that aims to put students in control of their own learning. We’ve put a lot of thought into how best to define personalized learning. Personalized Pathways: Resources on Edmentum.

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What if we gave every teacher a work from home day?

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“We are seeing significant growth in applicants seeking to leave the structured onsite work environment in schools in favor of more flexibility and the ability to teach and work remotely,” shared Jamie Candee, CEO of Edmentum. Remote and flexible work schedules are increasingly being used by districts as hiring and retention tools.

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This Toolkit Helps Take the Stress Out of State Testing

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At Edmentum , it’s our goal to put educators first in everything we do. Edmentum was honored to have Marzano Research peer review a research project we conducted for our classroom practice and assessment program, Study Island; Marzano confirmed the effectiveness of using Study Island for online practice.

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A Student Agency Game Plan—How to Use Data to Bridge Choice and Accountability

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The connection between what a student enjoys and what she needs to learn is actionable data —something the educational world has plenty of thanks to the proliferation of both testing and technology. Data is a tool that can be as valuable as a teacher’s red pen, when used correctly. More on Student Agency from Edmentum.

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K-12 Dealmaking: Knewton Raises $52M; Imagine K12 Merges with Y Combinator

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LEAP Innovations says it attempts to help educators develop and implement personalized learning environments enabled by technology to tailor instruction to each student’s skills, interests, and goals. The app is meant to provide educational materials, information, tools, games, and resources customized to individual learning needs.

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When Is It Okay for Public School Officials to Attend Tech-Funded Events?

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The days of districts procuring technology tools, throwing them into the laps of teachers and saying ‘good luck’ is gone. We have to do things differently,” Jamie Candee, CEO of Edmentum told the crowd. We have to work with the teachers.

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