12 Ways to Get the Most Out of the 2021 Annual National Convening on Personalized Learning – Virtual This Year!

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by Laura Vitale, Digital Media Specialist We get it - like so much else this last year, our Annual Personalized Learning Convening is going to look different from years past. However, if you dig a little deeper, you will see and experience similarities to our previous conferences. For instance, there will be many opportunities to expand your knowledge of learner-centered practices. You will be ab...
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Guest Post: Educators Can Shape the Future Now

Educators Can Shape the Future Now
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...
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Personalized Learning: Future Opportunities

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 ...
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Connect, Consume, Create & Contribute at the 2017 Convening!

2017 Convening
Are you heading to the National Convening on Personalized Learning next week? The goals of the Convening have always been to share what’s working, provide networking opportunities, and stretch the thinking of participants around personalized learning topics and practices. As the largest conference in the country exclusively focused on personalized learning, it’s a great opportunity to take your un...
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Personalized Professional Development through Gamification

PD through Gamification
by Sarah Mumm, Director of Education Services for Kaneland School District Have you ever played Flippy Cup at work?   Have you ever wanted to escape your PD session after 10 seconds of being in the session? Have you ever raced through the day and competed with your peers to see who can learn the most and identify ways to implement your learning?   If you are intrigued by any of those stat...
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