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The Makings (and Misgivings) of a Statewide Effort to Personalize Learning in Massachusetts

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Formed in December 2016 by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (MESE) and the. LearnLaunch Institute , the Massachusetts Personalized Learning Edtech Consortium (MAPLE) functions as a professional learning community for 32 district members that aim to implement personalized learning.

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Why a High-Achieving District Keeps Tinkering With a School Model That Already Works

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Four of our seven elementary schools are ranked in the top 20 schools in Pennsylvania, and our high school forensics team is recognized as one of the best teams in the nation. In the elementary and middle schools, the TAC discovered that over 50% of the students were using computers once a month or less. Presidential Scholars.

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How to Empower Girls Through Art, Activism and Female Friendship

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These vulnerable lines open the music video “ Jagged ,” an award-winning film written, directed and starred in by elementary school students at Rocketship schools in California. After completing the program, our young Queens demonstrate mastery through a community project reflecting the learnings of each workshop.

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Is strength-based learning a “magic bullet?”

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Audrianna Lesieur, age 11, smiles after demonstrating the strength of “Confidence” with encouragement from classmate William Maestas as her teacher Val Seamons moves on to assist Billy Sabo at Lake Canyon Elementary School. They’re among the 10 “talent themes,” or strengths, used to underpin learning in the school district here.

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The Power of Positive Climate and Culture

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As a coach assisting teachers with technology integration and personalized learning, I notice patterns arising from teacher to teacher. One pattern that I have noticed is that a teacher, no matter how strong they are, hits a wall when it comes to progressing to the next level. How a person feels is paramount to achievement.

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Distinctly Equitable: How This Chicago School Makes Competency-Based Learning Work

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Distinctive Schools network, we have been on a journey implementing personalized learning that takes a competency based approach. In this model, students learn at their level and move on to concepts when they have demonstrated mastery. Our school leaders had to figure out how to communicate our new plan and develop teachers.

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The pandemic robbed thousands of New York City children of parents. Many aren’t getting the help they need

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In April 2020, as the death toll from COVID mounted across New York City, an elementary school teacher at P.S. 343, the Children’s Lab School, in Sunnyside, Queens, organized a virtual dance party to give her second-grade class some levity. She searched online, using phrases like “how to help grieving students” and cobbled together handouts.