Personalized Learning: Turning Lofty Aspirations Into Specific District Policy
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We’ve all had the experience of truly purposeful, authentic learning and know how valuable it is. Educators are taking the best of what we know about learning, student support, effective instruction, and interpersonal skill-building to completely reimagine schools so that students experience that kind of purposeful learning all day, every day.
EdWeek Webinar (Archived)
"Personalized learning" seems to be everywhere these days—in the instructional goals set by school districts, in state and federal policy, and in the promises made by educational technology companies trying to do business with schools. In recent years, school officials have sought clarity on what real personalized learning looks like—in the hope that the guidance will provide more specific and useful information to the K-12 community.
This webinar examined what a growing number of school and technology advocates have identified as the core elements of personalized learning. They see the foundation of personalized learning encompassing not only instruction tailored to individual students' needs, but also a rethinking of the overall learning environment in schools. Our guests examined the core elements of personalized learning, and presented examples of what it looks like in a district trying to better meet students’ academic needs.
Webinar Date and Time: Thursday, December 11, 2014, 2:00 p.m. ET
Speakers:
Andrew Calkins, Deputy Director, Next Generation Learning Challenges
Theresa Ewald, Assistant Superintendent of Teaching and Learning, Kettle Moraine School District
Moderator:
Sean Cavanagh, Associate Editor, Education Week