A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

I tend to refer to these as norms that everyone can get behind. A foundation can then be established for more personalized approaches such as pedagogically-sound blended learning or self-paced activities. Below are the three recommendations I have been providing to help districts and schools persevere during the pandemic.

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 8, 2020

For the better part of my educational career, I always referred to any type of learning to assist me as a teacher or administrator as professional development (PD). It was always referred to like this, so who was I to argue. I think the same can be said when it comes to the learners we serve.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 3, 2017

As Clayton Christensen recently said to me, just as people have taken the phrase “disruptive innovation” to justify whatever they already wanted to do, people are using the phrase personalized learning—and a whole host of other terms—in a similar manner. Peak of Inflated Expectations: Personalized Learning.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 26, 2017

public education these days is personalized learning. Depending on whom you ask, the term refers to a model, a strategy, a plan, or just plain old good instruction. Personalized learning is something teachers do, something students do, something teachers do with students, or something students do with one another.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Personalized learning is core to the model at Rogers Elementary, and Kristen Watkins, director of the personalized learning program at Dallas Independent School District, says that exposing students to multiple devices is an intentional part of the school’s approach. The next, they’ll try a Kindle.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Many of us are learning to traverse between online and in-person learning environments. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product. Aaron Johnson Shares His Way to Engage Students Even at a Distance.

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Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Were there any specific experiences that shaped your ideas about what learning looks or sounds like at this type of station? Do you think your personal learning preferences played a role in your expectations? How do the specific learning objectives for this station align with your expectations?

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 3, 2018

From augmented reality to game-based learning and online portfolios, she has a variety of ideas to share about how she amps up her science teaching with technology. SPONSOR: Join a Free Personalized Learning Session with Me and TextHelp! Get ready to talk about Personalized Learning. Listen to the show.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

The 3D printer is a really great tool for kinesthetic learners ,” said Gladney-Lemon, referring to students who learn through physical activity. Hutt said 3D printing is another resource in an educator’s blended learning toolkit. “We The 3D printer is really great for personalized learning projects.”.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 5, 2020

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Summer 2020 will need to be one of healing and rest but it is also a summer where we need to learn and level up. ln today’s show, Danielle Strohmeyer talks about seven things to consider as we design a personal learning plan this summer.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 23, 2020

This blog post and the session I will be joining at the Reading Summit on Tuesday, January 28 from 1-3 pm ET will be sponsored by Texthelp , creator of the Read Write Toolbar which I included in 10 Ways to Personalize Learning for Students. I say gifted because he has become the best reader in my family!

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 7, 2018

Working with that group, I really found my tribe, and I really worked to explore and expand myself in a leadership role and helping other teachers in other districts build their own blended-learning capacities. So I think I developed myself as a leader through some of my external pieces.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 14, 2021

Just as we discuss personalizing learning for students, we as teachers have a responsibility to personalize learning for ourselves. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 20, 2023

Whenever I hear someone fatalistically reference what these trends mean for the future of education, I counter that we have an opportunity to change our mindset and our models. Those students were bright and hardworking, but they didn’t have access to the best resources or solutions proven to accelerate learning.

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Neo LMS

JUNE 6, 2019

Essentially Go cannot be won using brute computing power, but what even Go experts and computer scientists would simply refer to as instinct and experience. You teach it to learn. Read more: The role of the LMS in designing personalized learning paths for students. The game of Go has 10170 possible board configurations!

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 25, 2017

And they were just able to go into my Learning Management System and just do it. To learn more about how I do blended learning, see 5 Effective Blended Learning Best Practices. Ray also serves on the board of eLearn Institute and the board of Learning Bird Inc. Kecia: Yeah! It’s just there.

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 22, 2024

materials, technology, references)? Understanding: Does the student clearly understand concepts, instructions, and learning objectives? It’s about fostering a dynamic, student-centered approach to learning that provides teachers and students with the data needed to understand their progress, needs, and growth.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

A few years ago, we wrote an article for EdSurge about our school, Taos Academy, and its personalized learning model, focused on flexible weekly scheduling. In that model, students come to campus a few days a week and learn online the rest of the time—not unlike what many schools are experimenting with these days.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 14, 2022

And, you know, one of the interesting points in that acceleration research, which is drawn from the visible learning database that we often reference the first is to really focus in on what it is that kids need to know, not just what we need to know. Nancy: Exactly. I totally understand that.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 30, 2016

Employed measures of academic achievement that were standardized assessments or norm-referenced district- or school-wide tests; Reported the duration of the study; and, Otherwise provided sufficient statistical data to calculate effect sizes.

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eSchool News

JULY 6, 2022

The Institute undertook a two-year series of nationally-representative surveys to track the adoption of online learning in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic to better understand its various uses and associated instructional practices. How are teachers blending and personalizing learning in post-pandemic education settings?

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EdTechTeacher

JUNE 15, 2018

Learn more about what Tom is doing with teachers by following him on Twitter: @Mr_Driscoll. Although Personalized Learning has gained considerable traction in education, there is still much confusion and, at times, heated debate regarding what this set of ideas actually means and looks like in practice. Learning is social.

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Tom Murray

JUNE 24, 2016

The shift to Future Ready Schools with blended and digital learning is dramatically changing the role of the school leader and requires focused attention on the critical importance of school culture in a successful transition. Gear: Personalized Professional Learning ). Anything else is hypocritical.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Personalized learning— If students need extra practice in certain subjects, they can access additional study guides and review tools. Interactive activities— Online learning often incorporates interactive demonstrations and multimedia elements. Instructors of online and blended learning programs also reap the benefits.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 10, 2017

Personalized learning is still in its infancy—as are the curricular tools and resources available to support teachers in implementing it. There are plenty of resources with step-by-step guides and blueprints designed to walk teachers through a process to personalize learning.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 31, 2022

And what we're seeing increasingly now as well is the role of technology to help support those personalized learning journeys, where we can embed skills or support going back a couple of steps and building those foundations again, not to replace teaching and learning, but to sit alongside and support the work that's been done in the classroom. [00:08:27]

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Edsurge

MARCH 14, 2017

There are many elements critical to the success of change management initiatives, including those involving blended and personalized learning. There are likely examples from within your district you can use even at the beginning, and you can grow that list of resources as blended learning spreads.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Are we trying to, you know, say personalize learning by making every kid try to be exactly the same in education? The company who sponsored it compensated me via a cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product. It could be something else.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

This whole personalized learning approach is really where we’re moving. 30-second elevator pitch for the Learning Journey model. Mark: I’d probably start by asking them, “What’s the number one thing they want to change about student learning in their school district?”. Mistake in Personalizing Learning.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

In October, we will share a guide highlighting the trends, insights and challenges we've learned about while profiling five key players in the world of school redesign. Education Elements provides support for schools and districts as they transform their school models to personalize learning. Stay tuned! What have I done wrong?”

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Doug Levin

JANUARY 15, 2016

Note that while the law refers to LEAs and SEAs instead of the more colloquial school districts and state departments of education, I will use them synonymously in this discussion. provide students access to technology resources they may be lacking by virtue of being located in rural, remote or underserved areas.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

My journey as an educator began thirty years ago and—I’ll admit—references to personalized learning were never mentioned or formally discussed back then. We consider physical changes as being individual and unique, yet do we recognize that each person’s learning journey can be just as individual?

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Marketplace K-12

AUGUST 25, 2016

Big, broad terms like “blended learning” and “personalized learning” permeate pretty much every corner of the K-12 landscape these days. The entire site and its resources were created using a Creative Commons license , Rabbitt said, so that they can be shared without restrictions.

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eSpark

APRIL 7, 2022

Think of it as a cheat sheet to help you learn all you need to know about technology in the classroom! Blended learning combines traditional, in-person learning with digital learning, so that students can experience both forms. MOOC refers to a massive online open course, a type of distance learning.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 5, 2018

Vicki: So we need to personalize learning. And we do have the capability to personalize learning so much more. Doug, as we finish up, could you give us a 30-second pep talk about personalizing learning for the students in our classroom today? So, in summary, why is personalized learning essential?

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JANUARY 31, 2015

I want to take a break from my Over 70 STEM Resource Series to have a conversation on Personalized Learning and its relationship to the Walls of education. Please take a moment to read and reflect on my ideas of what Personalized Learning might be and realize that there may be other translations. Register Here.

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Shake Up Learning

OCTOBER 6, 2020

I’ve seen a lot of confusion about what these words mean, and I think that defining these, along with strategies and tools, will help us better approach remote learning, hybrid learning, and yes, even face-to-face and blended learning. Choice boards/Learning Menus. Project or problem-based learning.

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