Personalize Learning (#plearnchat)

Join us on Thursday, August 23rd at 1PM ET in Session 3 of Personalize Learning Blog Series when we discuss The Missing Piece: The Learner.

 

For over a decade, the conversations have been about leaving no child behind with teachers analyzing data to develop better instructional strategies. This resulted in teachers teaching to the test which actually may have only slightly increased test scores yet decreased motivation and engagement.

What is the missing piece in these conversations? The Learner

 

Join us today in this important discussion about The Learner and how we can drive the conversation about transforming education with The Learner at the center.  Here are some questions to consider:

 

> Who are the learners today?
> How do learners learn best?
> How do we meet the needs of all learners in the classroom every day?
> What is the new role of the teacher?
> How is the role of the learner changing?

 

Personalize Learning is participating in two panels on August 2nd for the Connected Educator Kickoff.  Kathleen McClaskey is a part of a panel at 1 PM EDT titled "Connected Education and Serving Every Student, From Gifted to Special Needs.

 

Barbara Bray is part of a panel at 3 PM EDT titled "It's Personal:  Personalized Learning for Students and Educators".

 

Don't miss the four-part blog series on Personalizing Learning starting Th, Aug 9th at 1 PM EDT that will run each Th at the same time in August!

 

We had the privilege to interview Darren Cambridge, Director of the Connected Educator on the topic of personalized learning that is a main topic during Connected Educator Month.  Here are some comments that he made about personalizing learning that will give food for thought.

 

"What is your vision for personalizing learning?

 

I love the idea of enabling learners to make sense of their learning using more and more varied evidence.

 

What type of school culture is needed for personalized learning?

 

I think you need to move toward a school culture that's democratic, caring, inquiry-focused, genuinely social, that enacts participatory leadership. There needs to be a tolerance for messiness and frankness and a willingness to constantly be iterating towards something that works. Building trust is huge, and that takes time and lots of reflection in dialog at all levels."

 

Thank you Darren for your thoughtful and engaging responses!

 

Do not miss the archived event of the CEM Forum Kickoff from August 2nd that featured Mimo Ito, Barbara Bray, Steve Norrmark and Sylvia Martinez on the topic of Personalized Learning for Students and Teachers.  The questions that were covered in this forum included:  

 

> What practical steps can educators take to personalize learning for their students in 2012–13, and how can technology facilitate this?

> How close are we to being able to realize the dream of personalized, differentiated, passion-based learning for educators and students, and what still has to happen to make this fully real?