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Video archive of Chris Lehmann's ISTE session. To have a say in the school reform debate we must articulate a clear vision of what 21st-century schools can be. You can also read Chris's ISTE Reflections here: http://practicaltheory.org/serendipity/index.php?/archives/2010/06.html

Slideshare of Chris Lehmann's presentation at ISTE

"The mission of School of One is to provide students with personalized, effective, and dynamic classroom instruction so that teachers have more time to focus on the quality of their instruction. To achieve this mission, School of One re-imagines the traditional classroom model. Instead of one teacher and 25-30 students in a classroom, each student participates in multiple instructional modalities, including a combination of teacher-led instruction, one-on-one tutoring, independent learning, and work with virtual tutors. To organize this type of learning, each student receives a unique daily schedule based on his or her academic strengths and needs. As a result, students within the same school or even the same classroom can receive profoundly different instruction as each student's schedule is tailored to the skills they need and the ways they best learn. Teachers acquire data about student achievement each day and then adapt their live instructional lessons accordingly. By leveraging technology to play a more essential role in planning instruction, teachers have more time to focus on doing what they do best - delivering quality instruction and insuring that all students learn."

Chris Lehmann's inspirational speech on the need for schools to change, embrace technology and encourage independent learning.