Personalized Learning
Education news, analysis, and opinion about efforts to use technology to customize education to the individual student.
Special Report
Taking Stock of Personalized Learning
This report tackles the issue of personalized learning, arguably one of the hottest topics in education this year, and an educational concept that raises all kinds of questions and concerns about how students should learn in the digital age.
Special Report
Getting Personal
Faced with tougher state standards and new research on how children learn, more schools and districts have plunged into variants of personalized learning, or approaches to instruction that seek to better cater to students' individual learning needs. This special report explores that growing interest in personalized learning, looking at how related instructional initiatives (many of which are costly and technologically intensive) are playing out in the classroom and what solutions and challenges they pose for teachers and schools.
Personalized Learning Opinion Fresno Professionals Shifting Practices Towards Personalized LearningA look at Fresno Unified School District and their goals for greater personalized, competency-based learning at and beyond the classroom.Personalized Learning Opinion Seeing is Believing Tour, Part IIEarlier this year, Mountain View High School hosted the eighth stop of Thompson School District's 'Seeing is Believing' tour, which affords district staff and district partners an opportunity to see how schools are adapting under the district's push to personalize learning.Personalized Learning Opinion Building Capacity for Personalized, Student-Centered EducationThe Innovation Lab Network has identified the four conditions needed for a shift to personalized, student-centered learning.
Personalized Learning Opinion Michael Fullan Sees Global Momentum for Deep LearningMichael Fullan is Canada's gift to education. For half a century and with 45 books to his credit, Fullan has been the world's most persistent and persuasive advocate for powerful learning experiences. Listen in to hear a conversation between Tom and Fullan about the potential for better high school credentials and how the assessment system is changing.
Personalized Learning Opinion Providing Agency for Our Most Challenging StudentsTeachers can employ Collaborative Problem Solving to empower students with persistently challenging behaviors to change; in this two-part series, we'll learn more from educators at the elementary and middle school levels.
Personalized Learning Opinion Listening to Student Voices: The Sound of Assessment for LearningWhat would it look like if student voice truly shaped the design of public education systems? Reflections culled from the Assessment for Learning Project (ALP) community offer some helpful insights.
Personalized Learning Gates Foundation, Chan Zuckerberg Team Up to Seek 'State of the Art' Ideas for SchoolsIn a new Request for Information, two of the most powerful groups in education philanthropy jointly seek "state-of-the-art" ideas to improve students' math, writing, and "executive functions."
Personalized Learning Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Gives $14M for Personalized Learning in ChicagoThe grant to Chicago Public Schools and the nonprofit LEAP Innovations will support personalized learning at 100 Chicago-area schools.Personalized Learning Opinion Business Partners Define Badges for San Diego StudentsHow industry defined digital badges are supporting authentic, competency-based learning and work experiences that help students build rich, digital portfolios to support their college applications and career aspirations.Personalized Learning Opinion Seeing Is Believing TourEarlier this year, Bill Reed Middle School hosted the seventh stop of Thompson School District's 'Seeing is Believing' tour, which affords district staff and district partners an opportunity to see how schools are adapting under the district's push to personalize learning.
Personalized Learning Principals on Personalized Learning: 8 Takeaways From Ed Week's Exclusive SurveyDespite worries and confusion, principals are enthusiastic about personalized learning, according to an exclusive national survey from the Education Week Research Center.
Personalized Learning Why Principals Are Embracing Personalized LearningMost principals support the movement to personalize instruction, according to an Education Week Research Center survey. But they remain concerned about overuse of ed tech.
Personalized Learning Opinion Expanding Access to Powerful Learning in TulsaHow Rhode Island's former education commissioner is leading an agenda to create powerful learning experiences for students in Tulsa, Okla., despite some of the lowest funding in the country.Personalized Learning Opinion Flexible Seating, Flexible TeachersResearch links flexible seating in the classroom to improved student behavior, increased engagement and better health. So I dove right in.Personalized Learning Opinion Student-Centered Learning and Inclusion: Getting the Details RightA new report highlights ways the Students at the Center Framework for student-centered learning can be used to incorporate student agency in a more inclusive way for students with disabilities.
