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gaps. learning loss. interventions. all of those words represent important topics that existed pre-pandemic yet were magnified when students returned to in-person instruction. but in true educator fashion, resilience prevailed. many districts and campuses found innovative ways to meet students where they were. we saw organizations revisiting their missions and visions to determine if what students now needed matched their organization’s statements. we saw tweets and posts of teachers sharing or seeking help in creating voice and choice in instruction. one key trend - an increase in the commitment to personalize learning. we saw districts investing more time and resources into developing their teams and aligning them on how to personalize learning for their students.
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personalized learning | professional development
to meet the needs of an ever-changing tomorrow, school districts must continue to grow and evolve. at its most desired state, a classroom is a laboratory of innovation and its teacher, a "mad" scientist - working everyday to make connections between students and the content. unfortunately, the chaotic uncertainty of the last two years have left educators fighting to survive, leaving little time for experimentation. this reality leads us to an important question: how can we measure growth and innovation during these challenging times?
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personalized learning | teachers
if you lead a district, school, or department, or if you are a teacher yourself, then you may have seen that civil discourse that relies on evidence is increasingly under attack. we might experience this, at times locally in our board meetings, and nationally in the broader conversation.
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instructional coaching | personalized learning | teachers
i am a recovering perfectionist. as a kid, i always colored within the lines of my coloring book; not because i wanted to follow the rules, but because i enjoyed precision. as a teacher, i bought a laser level tool so that my posters would all be hung at the exact same height. perfectionism can bring a sense of pride, especially when applied to a tangible outcome. i admired my coloring book pages in the same way i did my classroom walls.
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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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blended learning | instructional coaching | personalized learning
i can’t remember how many times i have been asked “am i doing it right?” i’ve heard this question so many times in my support of over 150 schools as they implement personalized learning that i no longer count. teachers and leaders want to know, am i “doing” personalized learning right.
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