We can learn what we want, when we want to, if we have the desire and the connection
a surge in personalized learning that, ironically, most people alive at the moment still don’t even know exists
and learn deeply
spaces to learn
We live in a world where we can literally create our own learning networks in which we pull in content and mentors and collaborators to participate with us.
poses huge challenges for those places our kids go off to each day to learn the stuff that others have deemed important for them to learn
My daughter (and my son) are both getting used to learning what they want to learn, when they want to learn it, with whom they want to learn it, and they’re wondering why they can’t do more of that in school.
hey need schools to prepare them for today is much different than what schools have been preparing students for over the past 100 years or so.
lives in a moment when personalizing the learning experience is not just a possibility—it's almost an expectation
The ability to learn what we want, when we want, with whomever we want as long as we have access creates a huge push against a system of education steeped in time-and-place learning.
we need to fundamentally rethink what we do in the classroom with kids
the new dance that teachers have to learn in order to guide students to success—letting each student create his or her own learning experience yet still meet the expectations of the class, the school, the state, and now, perhaps, the nation
students have real difficulty identifying what they love
Sometimes finding a passion just takes time; for some students, it takes several texts or subjects before they find something that really sparks an interest.
E-Learning 2.0 is about creating and sharing information and knowledge with people using social media tools like blogs, wikis, social bookmarking and social networks within an educational or training context to support a new collaborative approach to learning
E-Learning 2.0 is about creating and sharing information and knowledge with people using social media tools like blogs, wikis, social bookmarking and social networks within an educational or training context to support a new collaborative approach to learning
"There is no shortage of online tools aimed at teachers, many of which provide study materials and classroom exercises. Another such example is Quizdini, which sets itself apart from the rest of the crowd by being completely free and highly customisable. The online tool allows teachers to modify the materials and tailor the learning experience to their specific needs, with additional hints, links and even videos thrown in to enhance the learning experience."
"Comment former de plus en plus d'étudiants, tout en optimisant les coûts et en les faisant réussir ? Comment faire de l'enseignement personnalisé à grande échelle ? Ce sont là les questions auxquelles l'adaptive learning veut apporter une solution. "
These days, King Middle School receives so many requests from educators and policy makers to tour and learn about its program that the school has developed a visitors' workshop and charges a registration fee.
a small window of time to transform the school's culture
he decided on the first step toward building the trust and teamwork he would need to succeed. He would take a core group of five teachers on an Outward Bound course.
the hallways are animated with small clusters of kids sitting outside their classrooms, quietly working on group projects.
The project couldn't have been done without the laptops and Internet connection.
But the Web is different; it's everyman's encyclopedia. "I gave them specific questions to look up," says MacLean, noting that she had already searched to make sure the answers were there and were understandable and accurate. "They could open their laptops and get it right then, and I would move on to the next activity."
When coupled with professional development, the one-to-one laptop program demonstrably improves student learning. But the amount of instruction that teachers receive is also lopsidedlopsided. The state offers webinars and a training staff, but not all schools make use of them.
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