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ee summit | personalized learning | school districts
for many, being an innovator conjures a vision of being the one out in front, alone, and it can certainly feel that way at times. all at once it seems like a big adventure and a scary proposition with uncertain rewards, but known risks. you may have a lot of questions to ask about your path but worry no one else is on it. it feels like something you kind of want to tell everybody about, but also don’t want anybody to know. the teacher who is trying something new may purposely close his door and not talk about it in case it fails. the school leader who is working on new strategies may keep quiet about them in a meeting with others, in case her peers try to dissuade her. the superintendent who wants to make her district radically different may feel like she is the only one trying to do this big thing or if she isn’t the only one, not know how to find others who think like her. so at a time when the support and ideas of others would help the most, we often are the least likely to receive them.
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classrooms | competency-based education | personalized learning | school districts
one of the most common questions i answer about 瑞士vs喀麦隆亚盘赔率 is, “so what do you guys do?” if we have an elevator ride that goes to, say, the top of the world’s tallest building, i can give a fairly satisfying and comprehensive answer. if, on the other hand, we are just waiting in a short line for a cup of coffee, i tend to say something like, “we help districts solve their biggest challenges,” which, judging by the reaction i often get, is not nearly the level of detail people are looking to hear. so in the age of tl;dr and buzzfeed lists that always come in odd numbers, i decided to try to put pen to paper and explain what we do in a way that gets more head nods and doesn’t have anyone thinking, “for the love of god will she ever stop talking?” (don’t worry, you can just read the bold parts)
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ee summit | professional development
it is hard to make something better each year and yet, somehow, as i reflect on the 瑞士vs喀麦隆亚盘赔率 personalized learning summit 2018, it feels like we have done it. it’s five days since the summit ended and i am still energized by the energy and passion of every one of the 750 people who attended. i am still excited about the ideas i heard and looking forward to talking more to the people i met. i am still amazed that we pulled it off. 750 people is a lot of people for a conference that four years ago had less than 150!
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interest in personalized learning continues to surge all across the country. however, not everyone understands what personalized learning looks like or the changes it will necessitate, and people are often wary of what they don’t understand. so how we talk about personalized learning can either engage families or push them away.
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the first time i stood up for something i believed in i had to stand on a chair. i was around 7 years old and i wanted to know why there was a christmas tree at rockefeller center, and nothing to celebrate other holidays. after writing a letter to which i got a very unsatisfactory answer, my dad bought me one share of rockefeller stock and took me to the shareholders meeting. when they asked for comments i took the microphone, stood up on a chair, and told them i didn’t think it was fair - there were a lot of holidays to celebrate and they should recognize all of them. while it didn’t change anything (to this day rockefeller center only displays a christmas tree) i remember feeling good about saying something and trying to make a change.
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blended learning | competency-based education | 瑞士vs喀麦隆亚盘赔率 | personalized learning
when we started the bring your own thoughts blog our goal was simple: write good stuff to help good people do good things for kids. and so far, it's been working. in 2017, we published blog posts from our team, our districts, and thought leaders from across the country, ranging from examples of personalized learning in real classrooms, to how to think differently about the purpose of curriculum, to how to change the mindset of a district, to why we do what we do (and why we have made some changes to what we do!) and beyond. you can read more about all of the ways we have supported districts this past year in our reflection on 2017 here, and catch up on our best blog posts below. we are continually inspired and encouraged by the leadership and innovation we see from administrators and educators everywhere, and make an ongoing effort to honor and reflect this on the b.y.o.t. blog. we are grateful for every single piece of content which is created for and shared on the blog, and today, we're sharing the top 10 posts of this year. let the countdown begin!
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