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Teaching and Thriving During a Pandemic

by Trevor Muir Many people are viewing teaching during a pandemic like a car that is trying to drive with the emergency brake on. It’s as if there are teachers and students doing what they normally do, but it is covered in a malaise that keeps it from being fully effective. “Students can’t fully engage virtually, and social distancing keeps in-classroom learning from being entirely effective. Tea...

by Dria Setter, Professional Development Specialist As a new(er) member of the professional development team at the Institute for Personalized Learning, this is the first year I didn’t experience your traditional first day of school. I honestly wasn't sure how I would feel about it. After 18 years, I didn’t experience the bustle of 500 students through the front door with looks of excitement, bew...

by Katherine Prince, Vice President, Strategic Foresight, KnowledgeWorks Personalized learning is a powerful tool for change. Among its many benefits, personalized learning improves educational equity by reorienting learning around young people’s needs, interests, and goals. It also positions today’s education systems to respond to future needs. Those needs will be many. Changes brought on by te...

Personalized Learning: Future Opportunities

by Katherine Prince Ten years ago, personalized learning was not yet a movement. Some schools and educators were pursuing it; others were planning it. But the idea that education could make use of the deep personalization that was beginning to take hold in other sectors was still novel. Today, personalized learning is far more established, with schools and districts across the United States ...

by Jim Rickabaugh Networks are a pervasive presence in our society. They have become a core strategy for conducting research. Businesses also form and rely on networks to connect with customers and other businesses to build loyalty and provide flexible, customer focused service. Online dating networks are growing as well - estimates are that one in five recently married couples met online. T...

Teaching and Thriving During a Pandemic

My New “First Day of School” Experience

Guest Post: Educators Can Shape the Future Now

Personalized Learning: Future Opportunities

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