The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 26, 2021

The profiles are part of the school’s embrace of personalized learning, which centers on the belief that a teacher lecturing at the front of a classroom is a bad fit for today’s students. Personalized learning has, in recent years, become one of the most talked-about trends in education.

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Edsurge

JUNE 5, 2019

During the 2018-2019 school year, I participated in the Consortium for School Innovators (CSI) residency, through which educators like myself shadowed at 3 to 5 schools throughout the Bay Area to learn about innovative techniques in the areas of blended and personalized learning. Microshifts in Practice 1.

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EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 27, 2019

While solutions such as IBM ’s Watson Education and Google ’s recently announced Google Cloud Platform storage and AI initiative offers the potential for schools to deliver personalized learning strategies and offer analytics-based performance insight ; how K–12 institutions leverage these tools is entirely up to them. .

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 15, 2020

As of late, I have been working with quite a few districts on personalization through a variety of blended learning strategies. My experience in this area began over three years ago, thanks to having the opportunity to coach teachers and administrators at Wells Elementary School. Challenge accepted!

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 3, 2019

In an effort to personalize learning more and more educators are turning to blended learning strategies. When it comes to personalized learning , the “personal” should be emphasized. Content and process matter if the goal is to move to a more personalized approach through increased student agency.

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2018

In July of 2015, the district paid more than $400,000 for alignment, strategy and professional services from Education Elements, a for-profit personalized learning consultant, according to receipts obtained by EdSurge from the district. million to the firm for personalized-learning consulting services.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 18, 2020

Our youngest learners will need some help and guidance, especially if their elementary schools have not been 1:1 or Bring Your Own Device (BYOD). These aren’t an effective practice in school, and thus it shouldn’t be a go-to as a means to validate a remote learning plan. Parents are juggling an equal amount of challenges and pressure.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

An effective way to tackle the challenge of teaching core academics to all students across ability levels is to implement a personalized approach supported by a variety of carefully chosen digital resources. In our first year, we implemented personalized learning in our six middle schools. Intentional design.

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Neo LMS

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Teachers who make learning come alive will always find a way to make their lessons captivating. Even Ancient Romans associated the concept of elementary school ( ludus ) with play ( ludere ). Games help motivate students thanks to the reward system that you can set up beforehand. Conclusion.

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Whether at the individual or system level, the fact remains that there is always room for growth. Moreover, the interconnected nature of global systems means that advancements in one field often have cascading effects on others, creating a ripple effect that fuels the ongoing need for improvement. So why is this the case?

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

At last February’s Board meeting, 10-year old Ryan inspired the adults in the room to see how tech can be leveraged for learning in a whole new light. Ryan had this chance to shine because of Fresno’s Personalized Learning Initiative (PLI), which has been fostering student voice, choice and collaboration over the last two years.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 17, 2022

The teachers worked in elementary, middle and high schools. But then by second period, so many other teachers were on the internet that the system would crash. The post PROOF POINTS: Combining remote and in-person learning led to chaos, study finds appeared first on The Hechinger Report. teaching work force.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

It glosses over the herky-jerky reality of learning and the nuanced practice of teaching. Which is what stirred teachers at Orchard Lake Elementary School in Minnesota back in 2011. Some say the system also shut down earlier stabs at student-centered innovation.). That got teachers gathering on Sundays in Oxton’s living room.

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 19, 2017

Shortly after arriving in the Houston area I was contacted by Cheryl Fisher , a local CFISD elementary principal. She had been following me on Twitter and asked if I would be willing to visit her school and see how they were implementing blended learning across all grade levels. What I saw just warmed my heart, but more on this later.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 16, 2018

As personalized learning becomes a more mainstream pedagogy in K–12 classrooms, teachers have started to adapt assessment processes to get a deeper look at student growth. . MORE FROM EDTECH: Check out opportunities for schools to apply for personalized learning funding! eli.zimmerman_9856. Tue, 10/16/2018 - 11:44.

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Edsurge

JULY 18, 2018

This year’s theme— Personalized Learning for the Whole Learner —aims to help school leaders from around the U.S. see how their peers are shaping learning environments for students and educators. How do school leaders make personalized learning work? Listen to three leading practitioners share their approaches here.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Nicki discusses the specific strategies implemented, such as changing the physical classroom environment, creating personalized learning paths, and shifting the focus from grades to mastery of skills. How do teachers collaborate to set high expectations and standards in a competency-based system? 20:07 – Dr.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 28, 2023

With built-in student differentiation and support, every student gets a personalized learning experience designed for their unique needs. So these text-level systems were very popular. So these text-level systems were very popular. That's the system I used. And it was a way to kind of organize within the chapter.

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Edsurge

APRIL 25, 2018

Far too many policy makers, elected officials and “educrats,” my term for educators who are hellbent on maintaining the status quo, protect this antiquated, broken and egregiously dysfunctional system with life and limb. After weeks of conversation, the group presented me with their suggestions to change our broken system.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 12, 2020

Personalized Learning. Shifting the focus of teachers from material to students as individuals can make personalized learning possible. It means that each individual has to be taught according to student’s learning types. A teacher presents material to a student in the most effective and understandable way.

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Digital Promise

MAY 23, 2023

In this third post, the author describes lessons learned while leading a cohort of diverse schools and districts through a process of strengthening their edtech systems. The past several years have seen a rapid rise in the use of edtech in classrooms, accelerated by the pandemic and the sudden shift to remote learning.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 17, 2019

The ACT Network brings together shared school leadership teams—teachers, principals, central office staff who serve the schools, and community advocates—to analyze a school’s data sources, including demographic data, perception and survey data, learning data, and program data. Last year, Breathitt County teachers earned 22 micro-credentials.

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User Generated Education

AUGUST 13, 2020

” In self-directed, interest-driven education, just-in-time learning becomes the norm. The educator, as truly the guide on the side, encourages and assists learners in engaging in just-in-time learning as a natural part of their learning process. Whole Person Learning. Parting Shot.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 20, 2022

Her daughter, whose name is being withheld to protect her privacy, learned from the living room couch or dining room table, and there was no chance for altercations with her peers in the hallway or on the bus. But in October, less than two months after returning to in-person learning in Sacramento, California, she was suspended again.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 8, 2018

Vista’s trials and errors started when the school became an XQ Super School Project, with a five-year grant by the national nonprofit to bring a personalized-learning approach to this suburban district. In response, they launched an experimental Personalized Learning Academy for 150 juniors and seniors deemed at risk of dropping out.

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Digital Promise

MAY 23, 2019

DuBois Academy—all started strong out of the gate in their first year as Verizon Innovative Learning schools. Under the leadership of Pierre and principal Shondula Whitfield, Atwell put new systems in place for the second semester, incorporating Verizon Innovative Learning schools goals into the school’s goals.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JANUARY 2, 2020

AHS eventually buys a ceiling-mounted ‘GCam’ for every classroom, which captures video, sound (through an area microphone), and screen capture into unified ‘GCasts’ that can be uploaded to the AHS Learning Management System, which also contains RSS feeds, blogs, and Google Docs-like environments for every course.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Magnet Elementary School , is excited about the prospect of redesigning traditional approaches to assessment and instruction. Here, the former elementary classroom teacher and math teacher advisor shares her thoughts on personalizing learning for individuals’ needs—and her school’s preferred platform for doing just that.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 31, 2023

BOSTON – Clark County School District (CCSD) in Nevada, has made Lexia LETRS ® (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) professional learning programs available to most elementary schools in the district with a plan to continue expanding the program to additional elementary and early childhood teachers and administrators.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

In 2015, we opened the doors of Roots Elementary to 100 kindergarteners and first graders in the neighborhood. Roots Elementary. About a quarter have witnessed a family member killed in gang violence, and nearly half have an immediate family member involved in the criminal justice system—and that’s before entering kindergarten.

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Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2017

In California, once home to the nation’s most-prized higher education system, the stress of college starts early. Parents worry their child is going to fall behind because they know the [University of California] system is looking for certain requirements.” To an extent, this has been the case at Bullis—though with a twist.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 18, 2022

In 2020, the DOE introduced the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund, a signature part of the American Rescue Plan (ARP) to help schools improve indoor air quality (IAQ) and return their students back to the classroom. Department of Education (DOE).

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 25, 2021

AI shows up in instructional chatbots, personalized learning systems and administrative tools. So far, over one thousand educators and education leaders have participated in the program’s online courses, webinars and professional learning network. There is likely to be no field or industry untouched by AI before long.

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

This blog post is part of a series that highlight different stakeholders' perspectives on purchasing practices for K-12 personalized learning tools. For such a purchase, traditionally most K-12 school systems issue an Invitation for Bids (IFB), and accept a contract from the lowest-priced responsive and responsible bidder.

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Edsurge

MAY 19, 2022

The training content is broken up into short, personalized learning “pills” based on personal goals. Recently, LEF partnered with LEGO Foundation to create a gamified learning experience, called SuperSkills! where elementary school students can select adventures and collect gifts as a result of learning core skills.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 13, 2021

At first glance, the binders incorporating a whole year of learning at the Parker-Varney elementary school in Manchester look a little like Candy Land, the beloved game of chance where players navigate a colorful route past delicious landmarks to arrive at a Candy Castle. MANCHESTER, N.H. — It’s a view that’s catching on.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 19, 2021

On a morning this fall at Washington Elementary, a young boy, sitting at a table with five of his peers, held a tablet while he built a digital snowman — a cool proposition given the 85-degree heat just outside his air-conditioned classroom. With about a day planning, [teachers] shift right into distance learning,” Rooney said.

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