Personalizing Learning Introduction
Personalizing LearningIntroduction
Most classes were textbook drivenSimilar classes were inconsistent in content
Teachers had their own grading scalesExtra Credit
Teachers were evaluated on classroom managementMost tests were on lower level of Bloom
Research into teaching and learning was just starting
I Am Old(enough to remember)
1991
53 State Learning Outcomes Standards Anchors
Common Core
Testing
Teacher Evaluations
CRAZY
Competition
Cyber Schools
Home Schooling
Online Content
Charter Schools
DemandsParents
Testing
Changing Teacher Evaluations
TaxpayersBusiness
Colleges
Global Market
1892
Transform
Implementation
Entry - Learning what it can do
Adoption - Doing what we always did, but with tech
Adaptation - Accepting it can help (writing and math)
Appropriation - Personal Mastery, effortless use
Invention - Purposeful Change
1985!
Thoughts???
Using Technology to Help More Students Learn
More
Control
Components:
Use of Formative Assessment
Instruction for Foundational Knowledge (lower order thinking)
Instruction for Applying Knowledge (higher order thinking)
Giving Students Voice and Choice
Creating Multiple Pathways for Learning
and more . . .
Students asking questions
Student reflection
Finding passion in learning
Giving meaning to content and skills
Using all our resources
Creating a classroom environment in which students can fail - and feel OK about it.
We do not have all the answers.
We expect to learn as much from you as you do from us(maybe more)