October 22, 2014
Education Week, Vol. 34, Issue 09
School & District Management
N.Y.C. Chancellor Carmen Fariña Forges a New Schooling Era for Nation's Largest District
Ten months since taking over the helm of the 1.1 million-student district, Carmen Fariña has chipped away at former Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg's signature K-12 policies.
School & District Management
Steep Drops Seen in Teacher-Prep Enrollment Numbers
Massive changes to the profession, coupled with budget woes, appear to be shaking the image of teaching as a stable, engaging career, with data showing that enrollments in university teacher-preparation programs have been declining.
Reading & Literacy
Opinion
What Reflects a Great School? Not Test Scores
Regie Routman argues that good assessment results can be fleeting, but good leadership never is.
Personalized Learning
Infographic
Personalized Learning: A Working Definition
A group of philanthropies and advocacy groups compiled a four-part "working definition" of the attributes of personalized learning.
School & District Management
Opinion
K-12 Leaders: Look for Lessons Outside Schools
Education leaders should look to private and public institutions for the best that leadership has to offer, writes Andy Hargreaves.
Assessment
Adaptive Testing Shaping Instruction
In some districts, the uses of adaptive testing extend beyond assessment, as teachers use test results to modify lessons and stage interventions for students of different abilities.
Data
Push for 'Learner Profiles' Stymied by Barriers
The goal is to generate a comprehensive digital portrait of the strengths, weaknesses, and preferences of each student, to provide him or her with customized academic content.
Data
Personalized Learning Pits Data Innovators Against Privacy Advocates
One of the biggest tensions emerging around the growth of personalized learning involves questions about how to use and protect sensitive student information.
Classroom Technology
District's Ambitious Personalized Learning Effort Shows Progress
A South Carolina school district hopes to replicate the initial success at a middle school, where test scores, student engagement, and teacher attendance have improved.
School & District Management
What Is 'Personalized Learning'? Educators Seek Clarity
Education technology advocates, philanthropies, and others are trying to create a clearer definition of what qualifies as "personalized learning," one of the most popular terms in education today.
Classroom Technology
Educators Evaluate Array of Formative Testing Products
Many schools' personalized learning efforts hinge on the use of formative assessment tools, including embedded online curriculum, adaptive-learning platforms, and stand-alone tests.