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as i meet with education leaders across the country, i am often asked questions about the best way to roll-out personalized learning within a district. i always struggle to answer this question since it entirely depends upon the unique needs and circumstances within each community. in some ways, it feels as if someone is asking me, “what’s the very best car i can buy?” each vehicle option includes trade-offs, and the optimal vehicle will depend on the specific needs of the driver.
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classrooms | competency-based education | curriculum strategy & adoption | personalized learning | teachers
in some ways, creating a successful personalized learning classroom is similar to winning a basketball game. to give us direction, my high school basketball coach consistently focused on three key areas, which he called the big three:
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as the saying goes, change is hard. this is especially true for leaders introducing personalized learning into their organizations. i often have a front-row seat to the resulting backlash and chaos that stems from leaders as they help their districts make shifts toward personalizing learning for students. frequently, there are patterns that i see across districts: teachers facing initiative fatigue, questions about why, how, and what, and concerned parents. although the specific challenges that each district faces may differ, one lesson is clear: how personalized learning is introduced into a community matters.
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as we prepare to transition to 2018, it’s a great time to take a step back, reflect on the year, and express our sincere gratitude. this year has been a meaningful one for 瑞士vs喀麦隆亚盘赔率 ; we have expanded our reach, developed new offerings, and, most importantly, learned so much from working alongside passionate educators and students. here are some highlights:
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curriculum strategy & adoption | personalized learning
as an increasing number of schools and classrooms shift to personalized learning across the country, educators face many questions. many of these questions focus on the need to define the purpose of curriculum, digital content, and tools in a personalized learning setting. while educators are certainly familiar with the use of curriculum in a traditional classroom, a shift to personalized learning brings up new questions like:
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curriculum strategy & adoption | personalized learning
selecting the right digital content for your blended or personalized learning initiative can be a daunting task. with literally hundreds of digital tools available, how can school and district leaders successfully navigate the digital content landscape? in our presentation last week at ascd in atlanta, jaraun dennis*, angela chubb, and i set out to tackle this question in our presentation titled “how to pick the right digital content for your students.” according to jaraun, schools and districts often struggle to select digital tools because they treat the selection process “...like a trip to the candy store. teachers and administrators go to a conference, see rows and rows of shiny new digital tools, and make a purchase simply based on what they see.” jaraun continues, “using this approach, districts end up with lots of digital tools that sit on their shelves without being used and the blended or personalized initiative never reaches its full potential.”
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