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A Back-to-School, Personalized Learning Toolkit

Edsurge

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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Why Is It so Hard to Teach K-12 Educators How to Personalize Learning?

Edsurge

Why is it so hard to teach K-12 educators how to promote student agency and to provide choices around content and pacing—why is it so hard to teach educators how to personalize learning? You need to create a pitch, in video format, not to exceed two minutes, presented on a public forum,” I wrote into the directions.

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8 Back to School Prep Tips for Teachers During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Waterford

Whether you will continue distance learning, return to school in person, or a combination of the two, these tips can help you and your students feel safe and supported. Familiarize yourself with your district’s back to school guidelines. Your new routine may differ from previous years as you adapt to local guidelines.

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3 Ways to Streamline Expectations While Making Things Easier for Educators

A Principal's Reflections

It can become the hub for all lessons, videos, activities, assessments, and student work. A foundation can then be established for more personalized approaches such as pedagogically-sound blended learning or self-paced activities. I tend to refer to these as norms that everyone can get behind.

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Tracking COVID Cases to Better Safeguard Students and Educators

A Principal's Reflections

The CDC has also released specific guidelines to help guide the reopening of schools and the subsequent re-entry of students. Together, the data in the dashboard can be used to help adjust plans to keep in-person learning going or make the decision to move to remote learning.

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Learner Variability: The Why of Personalized Learning from Tom Driscoll

EdTechTeacher

Over the past few years, in several different roles, I have researched and experimented with various frameworks and approaches to Personalized Learning. Learner variability defines personalized learning….The The culture of personalization is built on embracing all comers and providing paths for success for each student.

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

The Hechinger Report

They split up other tasks, too, such as note taking, video recording, requesting photographs and emailing follow-up questions. 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. Why did he come to America?