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      • Ch 1: Defining Personalized Learning
        • 1.1 The Three Pillars of Personalized Learning
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      • 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
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      • Ch 8: Student-led PLP conferences
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Science Saturdays 

Separate Science in New Zealand

March 14, 2015March 13, 2015 Mark W. Olofson 4 Comments international, middle school, Science, STEM

Kia ora! You may (or may not) have noticed that the semi-regularly occurring Science Saturdays column has been off the

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The Problem with Genius Hour

November 15, 2014February 28, 2016 Penny Bishop 20 Comments middle school, student engagement, student voice, student-centered learning

Shouldn’t every hour be a genius hour? Anyone paying attention to education in the US lately has seen the proliferation

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