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    • How to use this Educator’s Guide
    • Ch 1: Defining Personalized Learning
      • 1.1 The Three Pillars of Personalized Learning
      • 1.2 The Definition of a PLP
      • 1.3 New Student & Teacher Roles
    • Ch 2: PLPs Aren’t Just For The Teacher
      • 2.1 Knowing Students Well
      • 2.2 Avoid the Pitfalls!
    • Ch 3: Laying The Groundwork for PLPs
      • 3.1 What Are Your Pedagogical Priorities?
      • 3.2 Structures to Support Personalized Learning
    • Ch 4: Starting with the Learner Profile
    • Ch 5: Flexing Your Pathways
      • 5.1 Engaging Pedagogies for All
    • Ch. 6: Scaffolding for Equitable, Deeper Learning
    • Ch 7: PLPs & Proficiency-Based Assessment
    • Ch 8: Student-led PLP conferences
    • Ch 9: Sustaining Innovation
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The 21st Century Classroom 

Taking the lid off technology

October 20, 2014February 26, 2019 Audrey Homan 3 Comments 1:1, current events, iPads, open source

The unintended consequences of branded tech in the classroom In this episode of The 21st Century Classroom, Tarrant Institute graduate

http://www.uvm.edu/tiie/podcasts/takingthelidofftechnology_revised.mp3

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4 ways to use Flipboard in your flipped classroom

September 12, 2014September 12, 2014 Audrey Homan 12 Comments Android, collaboration, curation, current events, Flipboard, flipped classrooms, Google Nexus, iPads

We’re flipping for Flipboard — and your students will too! Flipboard is a free mobile app for the iOS, Android and

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