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PERSONALIZATION IN PRACTICE - 33 views

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    A study documenting how teachers, leaders, and students experience Personalized Learning in Wisconsin Schools.
Jon Tanner

No child is just born gifted: Creating and developing unlimited potential | The Thomas ... - 44 views

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    An interesting take on the nature vs. nurture debate as it relates to "giftedness." It adds support to the rationale for personalizing learning so that all students can reach their potential.
Jon Tanner

How to Determine if Student Engagement is Leading to Learning | MindShift | KQED News - 88 views

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    Engagement must be deliberately designed to improve student learning. This article talks specifically about technology, but I would challenge people to apply to any effort to "engage" learners.
Jon Tanner

Personalization in Practice: Observations from the Field - 46 views

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    UW-Madison field research from Wisconsin schools on PL practices and the role of technology.
oregonjon

The High Cost of Neuromyths in Education | Edutopia - 50 views

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    Learning Styles, Left Brain/Right Brain, and 10% are myths that we need to stop using to guide our teaching. They don't help, and they probably waste money and effort that could be used on things that actually help. You know, like good teaching (pre-assessment, goal-setting, differentiation, and keeping learners in their ZPD).
oregonjon

Inside your teenager's scary brain - Macleans.ca - 66 views

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    Research on brain development in adolescents.
Jon Tanner

http://www.knowledgeworks.org/sites/default/files/district-conditions-scaling-personali... - 27 views

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    A practical guide to scaling personalized learning
Jon Tanner

The Aspen Institute - LEARNERS AT THE CENTER - Findings and Recommendations - 31 views

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    Report from the Aspen Institute about policy changes and general philosophy changes needed in order to achieve student-centered learning, and the importance of technology to make this work.
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Six Reasons You Should Start Setting Learning Goals With Your Students | The Institute ... - 90 views

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    Why we need to set goals with students
Jon Tanner

Dipsticks: Efficient Ways to Check for Understanding | Edutopia - 117 views

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    Formative assessment doubles student learning, according to 250 empirical studies.
Jon Tanner

Stop The False Generalizations About Personalized Learning - Education Next : Education... - 76 views

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    Michael B. Horn debunks a critique of personalized learning. The critique basically equates "multiple intelligences" or "learning styles" with personalized learning, which is a straw-man argument.
Jon Tanner

In Kentucky, Moving Beyond Dependence On Tests : NPR Ed : NPR - 14 views

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    Succeeding without standardized tests.
Jon Tanner

Education Models - 48 views

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    The Wisconsin Innovative Schools Network embraces (and supports) several different education models which are transformative rather than incremental.
Jon Tanner

Challenging the Notion of Learning Styles | Faculty Focus - 77 views

  • “There is no credible evidence that learning styles exist.” (p. 33)
  • “Students differ in their abilities, interests, and background knowledge, but not in their learning styles. Students may have preferences about how to learn, but no evidence suggests that catering to those preferences will lead to better learning.”
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    "There is no credible evidence that learning styles exist."
Jon Tanner

UW Flexible Option | Competency-based college degrees & certificates - 22 views

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    A radical change for a major university- a degree program where you get credit for what you already know, and can work at your own pace. They even claim it's personalized.
Jon Tanner

http://cwalkington.com/PATA_AERA_2014_Final_nonblind.pdf - 17 views

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    Formal academic paper showing improved attitudes toward algebra when problems were modified to include topics of interest to students.
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Blended Learning Spotlight: Milpitas Unified School District | Christensen Institute - 1 views

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    Summary of pros and cons of a case study of blended learning. From the Clayton Christensen Institute for Disruptive Innovation
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It is Personal and Dangerous Now | Rethinking Learning - Barbara Bray - 54 views

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    "Teachers need to know how to facilitate a different kind of learning environment that is flexible, personal, and creative. Personalized learning means that learners own and drive their learning not the technology using algorithms based on performance that controls learning. Learners need to learn how to think on their own. This will not happen if adaptive learning systems control how and what they learn."
Jon Tanner

Response: To Flip, Or Not To Flip, A Classroom - That Is The Question - Classroom Q&A W... - 58 views

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    Pros and Cons of Flipping, along with some clarifications about what it is supposed to do, and why you need to be careful not to use it to just perpetuate the lecture format.
Jon Tanner

Student-Centered Class - 73 views

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    Using Student Centered Learning in Chemistry
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