This week the Institute is pleased to have a guest blogger. In this post George Zimmer, Superintendent of Richmond School, talks about their transformational journey.
It is becoming more apparent that public education can no longer adopt a "one size fits all" teaching philosophy if today's students are going to be fully prepared for the challenges of tomorrow's world. Technology has drastically...
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Learner Profile or Learner’s Profile?
By Kathy Onarheim
Director
As we move forward in designing and implementing personalized learning, the development of a profile of the learner has been discussed as being critical in creating the processes for assessing, diagnosing, and prescribing learning. In exploring this issue, it is clear that this idea is not new. Hundreds of models are available, including individualized education p...
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Are Learner Profiles Necessary to Personalize Learning?
By Jim Rickabaugh, Ph.D.
The previous issue of our newsletter presented the question of whether personalized learning requires a deep, rich profile of the learner to facilitate genuine customization. While the responses were not numerous, one thing is clear. There are many popular definitions of personalized learning in the literature and among people who are interested in improving learning ...
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