In one of Arizona’s fastest-growing school districts, Dysart Unified School District, Superintendent Gail Pletnick has led a personalized learning transformation that, in spite of limited resources, has engaged students and educators in new ways and improved overall achievement. In her session at Education Week’s Leaders To Learn From event, Pletnick describes how schools can make changes to meet the needs of a generation of learners who must succeed in the innovation age.
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