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the latest on all student-centered models, leadership development, strategic planning, teacher retention, and all things innovation in k-12 education. we answer questions before you think to ask them.
classrooms | personalized learning | school districts
each year we receive hundreds of questions along the lines of, “okay…so what does personalized learning actually look like?” we have a few answers to this question. one is that personalized learning always involves these core four elements - targeted instruction, data-driven decisions, flexible content, and student reflection and ownership. check out our core four white paper for a more detailed description of these elements, as well as classroom examples.
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innovative leadership | strategic planning
the year 2020 is shaping up to be a record year - summer olympics, a world cup, a presidential election, and in the education world, the year many strategic plans expire. as districts gear up to write their next strategic plan, we have mixed feelings about the process. at best, the process provides an opportunity for district leaders to coalesce around a shared vision. at worst, the process consumes valuable hours and produces a document that does little to change individual behavior.
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innovative leadership | personalized learning
one year ago, my colleague keara duggan introduced the concept of a “bingo board” for personalized learning, formally known as our personalized learning implementation framework. this framework outlines the 25 areas we think are essential for a district to effectively launch, support, sustain, and grow personalized learning. what a difference it made in our work! we’ve found that over and over again, the framework has been so helpful to district leaders at all stages
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competency-based education | personalized learning | school districts
in our first post of this series, we reviewed the first three risks for districts that move to personalized learning: risk #1: lack of clear vision, narrative, and rationale risk #2: curricular and instructional misalignment risk #3: failure to build capacity at district and school level
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competency-based education | personalized learning | school districts
the 瑞士vs喀麦隆亚盘赔率 team has the great privilege of working with districts across the country to plan, design, and implement personalized learning. without fail, one of the first questions district leadership teams ask us is, “what have other districts done that we should avoid?”
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personalized learning | school districts
wow! the royals won the world series and baseball fans everyone are still recovering from the dramatic 12-inning game that capped off a wild and wonderful season.
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