What is Personalized Learning?
Personalized learning is an educational framework designed around a competency-based system of learning, where students progress based on mastery of standards rather than in-seat hours or credits earned.
Personalized learning creates a classroom environment that engages and accelerates learning for all students, so they are ready to contribute in a globally-competitive economy.
Teachers implementing Personalized Learning progress through the following stages:
The successful implementation of a personalized learning system would be characterized by the following:
Personalized learning creates a classroom environment that engages and accelerates learning for all students, so they are ready to contribute in a globally-competitive economy.
Teachers implementing Personalized Learning progress through the following stages:
- Stage One: Building Culture
- Stage Two: Building Transparency and Accountability
- Stage Three: Building Voice and Choice
- Stage Four: Building Student Collaboration
- Stage Five: Building Active and Invested Learning through Authentic Experiences
The successful implementation of a personalized learning system would be characterized by the following:
- Transparent curriculum and standards. The knowledge and skills students must learn as they progress through developmental levels to high school graduation are open and clear to everyone. Standards are unpacked with the student and the student has input into how they accomplish the standard.
- Flexibility. Students are encouraged to reach proficiency in the learning material at their own pace, progressing through the levels to reach mastery of the learning standards.
- Student ownership. Students own, lead, and partner with their teacher in every phase of learning from unpacking standards, goal setting, tracking progress and assessment
An Introduction to the "Why" Behind Personalized Learning
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