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Top 5 Sessions for Admins at PLCON 2017
“Personalized learning is intended to facilitate the academic success of each student by first determining the learning needs, interests, and aspirations of individual students, and then providing learning experiences that are customized—to a greater or lesser extent—for each student. To accomplish this goal, schools, teachers, guidance counselors, and other educational specialists may employ a wide…
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Don’t Miss Kenowa Hills Personalized Learning In Action!
See personalized learning in action at the Kenowa Hills Public School District You may have read about personalized learning in previous blog posts (5 Misconceptions of Personalized Learning) or maybe you even attended PLCON 2016, but have you seen what it actually looks like in a classroom, school, and district? On Tuesday, May 2, Kenowa Hills…
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5 Misconceptions of Personalized Learning
In 2015, the Michigan State Board of Education identified as a priority, “Increasing the use of personalized teaching methods, including the integration of technology for K-14 students to improve learning and outcomes.” In 2016, The Michigan Department of Education (MDE) released their plan to become a top 10 state in 10 years, which incorporated personalized learning…
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Closed Captioning to Improve Literacy
Captioning, or Closed Captioning, has a proven track record of improving literacy for learners of all ages. In one randomized study, students who engaged daily in content with “Same Language Subtitling” (SLS) scored significantly higher than students in the comparison condition on the reading comprehension achievement post tests. Data from PlanetRead has shown that even 30…
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How New Teachers Are Fitting In Required PD
Did you know that new teachers in Michigan are required to have 15 days of professional development in their first three years of teaching? It’s true. And, this 15 days of professional development is in addition to their district provided professional development (DPPD). Many districts do not have the funding to provide a program that…
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Kent ISD Reboots Webinar Format
“NSDC believes that educators learn most effectively when they are provided adequate time during their work day to learn and collaborate together to accomplish a school’s mission and goals. Many educators, however, are uncertain how to find time for any additional tasks during the work day given the sometimes seemingly overwhelming tasks they face already.”…
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Opportunity to Personalize Learning
“Increasing the use of personalized teaching methods, including the integration of technology for K-14 students to improve learning and outcomes,” has been identified by the Michigan State Board of Education as a priority. With this in mind, Kent ISD has organized Michigan’s first Personalized Learning Conference (PLCON), which will be held on May 4, 2016,…
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Dreams Do Come True…Announcing an Early Warning System!
Have you ever dreamed about knowing where each student was with their learning at the click of a button? What about the ability to see resources that would help each student to improve according to their specific needs? Imagine the ability to have data from multiple sources, such as DIBELS, NWEA Map, and more, compiled…
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Make Your Thinking Visible
“Wow! That is so cool! I wish I could do that! Too bad I am a terrible artist and I can barely draw a stick figure…” This was just part of my thoughts this summer when I was introduced to the concept of sketchnotes. Super cool, very interesting, BUT…I could never do anything of the…
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How to Achieve Fully Personalized Learning
Personalized learning is currently one of the biggest buzzwords in education, but it is somewhat vague and certainly a massive topic. Before reading further, take a moment to define personalized learning (maybe even write it down). Your answer likely had something to do with student choice, individual pacing, flexible structures, and technology. All of these…