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The system completely subverts the traditional classroom model of one teacher for 25- 30 students per classroom. And each student learns in different modalities throughout the day: individually with computer software, with groups, with a virtual tutor, with a live tutor, and so on

. And each student learns in different modalities throughout the day: individually with computer software, with groups, with a virtual tutor, with a live tutor, and so on. “There are so many ways that kids can learn,” Rush said. “It could be the best way is with a teacher, but that’s not the only way. There have to be choices.” Based in three public schools in New York, the School of One system is ripe for scaling — but only when the algorithm is as smart as it could possibly be, Rush says. “We have to build in time to try new things,” he said. “Some will work and some won’t, and that’s okay.” When it comes to creating a models of schools for the future, this could very well be it. It combines much of what forward-thinking education reformers say is key: individualized learning, the best of technology, and a flexible learning system that adapts to what students learn day by day. Check out the video to see more of how it works. MORE POSTS ABOUT Learning Methods individualized learning School of One How Do You Measure Learning? Getty It’s not a new question, but it’s certainly a divisive one — how to best measure student learning. As the Department of Education works toward finding a way to assess student learning beyond what most agree are sub-par standardized … Read More Facing Challenges as Dual-Language Programs Grow Do Students Know Enough Smart Learning Strategies? view all Learning Methods posts Should Students Advance At Their Own Pace? Flickr:Kreative Eye- Dean McKoy What if student learning wasn’t based on age, but on proficiency? That might happen soon in Oregon’s public schools if Senate Bill 909 unfolds as planned. Oregon governor John Kitzhaber ushered a group of education bills … Read More A Day in the Life of a Virtual School Student Can Learning Really Be Fun and Games? view all individualized learning posts New Startup Launches High-Tech Math Program School of One The folks behind The School of One, famous for creating daily playlists as lesson plans for students, have launched a non-profit that will allow any school to use its high-tech, personalized learning model. New Classrooms, a non-profit … Read More Will School of One Expand to a School of Many? Wireless Generation Awarded $27 Million Contract by NY Schools view all School of One posts Newer PostUpdate: California Graduation and Dropout Rates → Older Post← Step One: Start With What Kids Want 5 Responses to “School of One Revolutionizes Traditional Classroom Model” Sarah Peduzzi says: December 10, 2010 at 8:36 pm WOW this is so cool. I hope Scho

We have to build in time to try new things,” he said. “Some will work and some won’t, and that’s okay.

Twenty-four percent of K-12 schools ban cell phones altogether, and 62 percent allow phones on school grounds but ban them in the classroom, according to the most recent national data available. But it's about time for those schools to rethink those bans,

We have to decide if we are going to continue to ban cell phones, and we have to weigh the balance between pros and cons.

He described one example of a teacher using Poll Everywhere in a social studies classroom. As students enter the classroom, the teacher has posted a question on the whiteboard asking students what they believe to be the most important cause of the Civil War.

E-mail from the district/school Online parent portal District/school e-newsletters District/school website Telephone/voice messaging system

Even academically reticent students publish work prolifically, subject it to critique and improve it on the Internet

They demotivate learning and good teaching.

Restore arts, music, shop, P.E., dance: Kids need the soul-stirring learning that lets them move, make, sing, create, dream.

size is a real enemy to innovation

Change is difficult for any organization and education is particularly difficult because of its systematic problems and tensions as a public sector institution

Teachers deserve a chance to begin teaching at a school that holds high expectations. Yet they are often required neither to prove proficiency in technology nor to practice the use of it in their classrooms.

The teachers would become capable technology users who would understand that the opportunities that instructional technology affords can make the practice of teaching more efficient.

finds that the advantage comes from girls' superior verbal skills.

However, some parents and teachers in China say girls do arithmetic better than boys in primary school."

Indeed, girls outperformed boys in many math skills

The majority of participating students scored 20 percent higher on standardized tests than their peers in the same school and 30 to 40 percent higher than students in the district and state after a single year.

“Social networking is heavily questioned by adults, so at first, no one thought students were going to be using blogs to actually do math. It turned out that those adults were dead wrong

Teachers have gone from lecture-style textbooks to a completely different approach: It’s project-based learning design that they’re doing, now.

“The first television broadcasts were of a man in an armchair with a microphone — exactly like the radio! It takes a while for things to sink in, for us to realize what the possibilities are.

A blended learning model is useful for language teaching, too, Miller says, because there is a rote element in learning a language and “that’s something we can do online, out of the classroom.

But those repetitive, fill-in-the-gap grammar exercises are not a good use of classroom time. We need to make sure that precious face-to-face time is used for what it is best for: true communication.”

they should also warn against so-called "games" that are so risky that they can lead to injury or death.

Parents often don't hear about them until someone in the community is rushed to the emergency room or dies.

"Boys tend to take more risks, as do teens in middle school, although kids of any age may try,"

Technology is helping teachers to expand beyond linear, text-based learning and to engage students who learn best in other ways. Its role in schools has evolved from a contained “computer class” into a versatile learning tool that could change how we demonstrate concepts, assign projects and assess progress.

We know this to be true because prior to technology in education students still learned and passed tests

Many say that students can learn content without technology in the classroom

The rapid and constant pace of change in technology is creating both opportunities and challenges for schools.

The rapid and constant pace of change in technology is creating both

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chool districts spend millions of dollars each year on technology for the classroom. That hardware and software has the potential to save time in the area of administrative duties as well as to significantly impact student learning when integrated into an existing curriculum. 

he obvious key to technology’s successful implementation in schools is training and support. This is not an earth-shattering revelation. The first problem is that new staff members are not receiving even the minimum amounts of training they need to successfully utilize existing technologies beyond the lowest levels of use. In addition, these new teachers are not provided with any long-term support system to aid them in reflection or continued growth.  Even veteran teachers are already overburdened with duties and often reluctant to take on more new challenges.