…This risk-taking mindset that honors student experience is the first step toward personalized learning. Elizabeth Tarno and Warren Elementary School students after presenting at the 2018 Middle Grades Conference. A…
Read more…them is a powerful way to synthesize understanding. How would you create a visual whose goal is to capture the complexities of personalized learning? I was reminded of this truth…
Read more…of personalized learning plans (PLPs) in Vermont continues to undergo improvement. Students at Stowe Middle School and Peoples Academy Middle Level have been meeting regularly to brainstorm ideas about how…
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How can educators manage PLPs in remote learning? What goes into a Learning Management System? And what does it look like to effectively tie the two together in a smooth…
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…for learning? School-wide initiatives include student-led parent/guardian dialogues, independent-based learning projects, narrative grade reports and digital Personalized Learning Plan and Portfolio Process (PLPPP’s). Faculty and staff from every content area…
Read more…10: Personalized STEM learning at Essex High School Episode 9: Music and math at The Edge Episode 8: The play’s the (learning) thing Episode 7: Building an eco-machine at The…
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…Complete transcript of Benefits of Being an Octopus with Corey Smith Episode #16 – Complete transcript of Personalized Learning in the Middle Grades with Penny Bishop Episode #15 – Complete…
Read more…for personalized learning: How? Meaningful change necessitates: System-wide implementation that is cohesive, clear, transparent, and supported by professional learning opportunities. Ongoing communication with families and community members. Implementation requires iteration…
Read moreA flexible pathway for religious choice In a time when combining 21st century skills with personalized learning is in the thoughts of educators, students, and parents, I see the choice…
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…do we share our learning with others? Reflection: When and how do we reflect on our learning? Overall: When and how are we able to personalize our learning during the…
Read more…in progress. For instance, when Crossett Brook Middle School wanted to revamp their personalized learning plans (PLPs), they turned to their students to tell them what worked and what could…
Read more…cedes control of the learning to the computer. I would direct those who believe so to read this definition of blended learning by Susan Patrick: “Blended learning is a delivery…
Read more…The article Inspiring Progress Towards Learning Goals from Donna Wilson and Marcus Conyers reinforces the influence of metacognition on learning goals. Vermont continues to pave the way to personalized education…
Read more…aligned with personalized, learner-driven education. Students access content when they encounter the need for it in the context of a larger learning experience. The independent school provides a learning space…
Read moreCurious about how educators in the Learning Lab VT approach personalized learning? Participants in Learning Lab VT commit to reflecting on how their action research is progressing throughout the year….
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…are stretched thin with all of the protocols and decisions and shifting situations the pandemic brings. That personalized learning, and service learning, feel further away than ever. And believe me,…
Read more…why aren’t we using it more in education? Why aren’t we using it in project-based learning? Maybe we just need some ideas on how to use VR in education. So…
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…it the longest, so when I needed extra help I hired him.” With an “all hands on deck” school-wide approach to personalized learning projects, students can access internal and external…
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…door. We say that we have this opportunity, we have Act 77 and personalized learning, that’s available to everybody in the state as an entitlement… But that’s not equity. It…
Read more…line with the creation and implementation of Personalized Learning Plans (be on the lookout for some posts breaking down this alignment in the coming months). Now, in the science classroom…
Read moreWhat Vermont students really think about personal learning plans Put 47 middle-level students together, challenge them to think differently about ways to create effective, relevant and meaningful Personalized Learning Plans,…
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…for a reset reviews both the why and how of re-establishing routines for student-directed learning. Whether in the classroom or learning from home, clarity is kindness. 8 Tips for creating…
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…Doda’s Relevance and Relationships, Once Again, or Rachel’s Start the Year with Building the Culture, or Jeanie’s Student-centered Personalized Learning Starts with Identity The other 10% According to the Boyntons’…
Read more…day for passions projects and community-based learning. Others are scaffolding the skills of self-directed learning through student-driven project-based or design learning. Many are working to make students’ personal learning plans…
Read more…new direction. They’re getting #ready2launch into a vision of personalized learning with students as partners, students as leaders, and schools as places where learning is an ongoing, ubiquitous process, involving…
Read more…and storytelling support to educators. We believe that effective personalized learning is possible; it depends on personal learning plans (PLPs), flexible pathways for learning, and proficiency-based education, implemented school-wide. We…
Read moreWith or without the book Our new book, Personalized Learning in the Middle Grades: A Guide for Classroom Teachers and School Leaders, draws on 10 years of case studies from…
Read more…of the teacher in blended (and personalized) learning. Curiosity projects: a stepping stone to personalization The crucial role of practice in a proficiency based learning environment Now tell us Feel…
Read more…in your classroom or curriculum? Which standards align well with SEL in our school or district? Let’s go Next, let’s look into the systems and structures that support personalized learning….
Read more…two years, Brainado is a strong “brand” among the school community that evokes student-centered environments, open-ended projects, and personalized learning. A Brainado advertisement for year two developed by 7th grader…
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…And we don’t see 2020 as some sort of hard and fast date.” However, regardless of a deadline, we should remain focused on centering equity as we implement personalized learning….
Read more…classrooms and/or personalized learning plans. While we’re huge fans of Mozilla’s Open Badges and Learning Times’ BadgeOS, both those systems require some educator overhead in terms of setup and implementation…
Read more…building their personal learning plans (PLPs) and want to get credit for learning they do both inside and outside of the classroom. Imagine a student who has a passion for…
Read more…energizing to talk with other parents about the future schools that we wanted for our children. And as somebody working to support personalized learning, it was hugely encouraging to be…
Read more…for this little old lady or whomever, I think that’s good. Life: That equity conversation’s been part of what we’ve been talking about. Do you think this personalized learning approach…
Read more…overwhelmed! This can especially be hard in a personalized learning environment, where students are often working at different paces, with different resources. But whether you’re leading project-based learning, genius hours,…
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Public displays of learning are not always the end. How do you know when meaningful, relevant, personalized and authentic learning has really occurred? Is the charge and scaffolding strong enough…
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…the Kingdom each day. This project-based learning packs a punch By using project-based learning as a framework for Burke Town School’s Global Goals, educator Morgan Moore provided students with elements…
Read more…empathetic learning community. Katy Farber emphasized student involvement in establishing classroom norms and routines, as well as the design of flexible learning spaces, both of which lay important groundwork for…
Read moreLearning Lab VT Hosts, 2019-2020 Learning Lab VT hosts are educators at six schools in Vermont opening their classrooms to share their practice with visitors. To discover each of their…
Read more…these projects helps students built both inter- and intrapersonal skills. And since students are learning by doing, abstract concepts become personalized and concrete. Robotics and the NGSS Thinking back…
Read more…teachers from lower-order delivery, tracking and reporting tasks in order to make time for personalized, more student-directed learning. Ideally, they will be more permeable, supporting extended learning communities on an…
Read moreFoundations & Connections Learner Profiles, The Institute for Personalized Learning Vermont Personalized Learning Plan: Conceptual Framework Narrative for Students, Vermont Agency of Education Examples & Tools Identity Project: Who am…
Read moreCreating a personalized learning environment requires time and effort, for sure. It takes team building, as well as collaboratively setting expectations and procedures for how your group will learn together….
Read more…learning. She co-authored Personalized Learning in the Middle Grades: a guide for educators and school leaders with John Downes and Penny Bishop (Harvard Educational Press, 2019). Her education articles have…
Read moreWhat is a Personalized Learning Plan (PLP)? Ultimately, a PLP is a tool. It can help us get to know our students better and teach us how to support each…
Read moreSTEM endorsement for students features personalized learning, community partners Last week, Essex High School threw a community launch party to celebrate the start of their STEM Academy‘s second year. But…
Read more…beware of paperwork and benchmark overload. There is no substitute for the attention and direct feedback of conferencing with students. 3. Self-assessment Personalized learning engages students as partners in assessment,…
Read more…to do well. Working with and learning from the educators in Washington West Supervisory Union, where students are working on goals as part of their Personalized Learning Plans (PLPs), I’ve…
Read more…it certainly didn’t make for deep and relevant learning for the students. The work of developing project-based, engaging, and personalized learning is much more complex. It’s also full of uncertainty….
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…the systems that have oppressed so many for so long. One thing I am learning and re-learning is that in our rural state, in predominantly white spaces, we have to…
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…my inquiry question, asking, “How can I give students a completely independent learning experience through PIP’s and then have students use those same skills to give them personalized learning in…
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…you like how they foster collaboration as you work together to structure personalized learning plans. Know what else they can do? Support us as we have the toughest conversations of…
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…necessary to navigate and understand the instructions for asynchronous learning. In addition, teachers present much of the learning material across content areas in written form. For students who struggle to…
Read more…Education. Her research centers on supporting student teachers and practicing teachers in experimenting with innovative teaching practices such as personalized learning, proficiency-based learning, and social justice education. She is especially…
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Genius Hour Genius Hour refers to open-ended, student-driven projects during a pre-deterrmined time. Students pick a topic and decide how they will exhibit their learning. During the research phase students…
Read more…completely independent learning experience through PIP’s and then have students use those same skills to give them personalized learning in the humanities classroom?” Learning Lab Reflections: The Year of Yes…
Read more…Maybe your students can even present at those state conferences as well. Talk about authentic audiences! Food for thought As you become more confident in creating personalized learning environments, you…
Read more…or share, content to specific individuals allows for a more personalized and active learning setting for students. The easy of which individualized attention can be given helps with efficient targeted…
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…the way that filmmakers storyboard. It was a literature and film class. As they were learning how to create films and learning about the storyboarding process, they were using the…
Read moreLearning Lab VT is a year-long practicum that networks Vermont educators and students, who conduct classroom research related to the questions: What, exactly, are teachers and students doing in settings…
Read more…always conclude after visiting national conferences, Vermont really is on the cutting edge. Here’s a roundup of our presentations about learning management systems, authentic assessment and augmented reality. The Impact…
Read more…matched our ideals in Vermont around personalized learning. The Emergent Project Approach could fit nicely into our personalized landscape. How could you use the Emergent Project Approach with your students?…
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