November 6, 2019
Education Week, Vol. 39, Issue 12
Teaching
'Genius Hour' Lets Kids Take Charge: Would Einstein Have Liked This?
Teachers open doors for students to fuel their curiosity and pursue passion projects, but educators warn against making it a free-for-all.
School & District Management
Data: Here's What Educators Think About Personalized Learning
As the approach expands around the country, educators see a lot to be optimistic about, but remain skeptical of how it works, a national survey suggests.
Student Achievement
One Big Barrier to Personalized Learning: Time
Encouraging students to work at their own pace is a worthy goal, educators say, but difficult to pull off due to rigid school schedules and other barriers.
Personalized Learning
Q&A: The Promise and Pitfalls of Artificial Intelligence and Personalized Learning
Andreas Oranje, the general manager of research and development for ETS, talks about how the time is right to examine the role of AI in personalized learning strategies.
Personalized Learning
Personalized Learning: Challenges Ahead, Mistakes to Avoid
Educators see promise in the vision of personalizing learning, but actually doing it is proving difficult, suggests an exclusive survey of K-12 teachers.
School & District Management
Should Older and Younger Kids Be Grouped Together?
The multi-age grouping approach is seen as a key feature of personalized learning, but the jury is still out on its impact on academic achievement.
Personalized Learning
6 Big Mistakes That Can Undermine Personalized Learning Efforts
In this Q and A, Thomas Arnett, a senior research fellow for the Clayton Christensen Institute, talks about what K-12 schools get wrong most often.
School & District Management
Principals and Teachers Are Out of Sync on Personalized Learning, Data Show
School leaders tend to have a much more optimistic view of the promise of personalized learning than classroom educators, exclusive survey shows.
Personalized Learning
What Is Personalized Learning?
Here's what you need to know about the realities of one of the biggest, most controversial trends in K-12 education.