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Blended Learning | Classrooms | Curriculum Strategy & Adoption | Teachers
A school in crisis, a D rating on the state report card, disadvantaged students working below grade level, generational poverty, a culture of underperformance, a widely held view that the situation was hopeless - all of these were descriptions and perceptions of Whittemore Park Middle School a little over a year ago. The elephant in the room? Perhaps it was the unspoken belief that bringing about transformation and increasing student achievement and engagement in a public school in which nearly 90% of the children were children of poverty was impossible; perhaps it was the notion of some educational reformers that change can occur only if we could find the “right” teachers; perhaps the elephant was the weight of the public education system itself and the years of moving students through our factory model; perhaps it was all of these.
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Classrooms | Personalized Learning | Teachers
Feeling confused about personalized learning? Not sure what it means, what it looks like, how to implement or support it? You’ve come to the right place. We hope to answer your questions through our #plearning infographic series. In part one #plearning#makeithappen (below) we’ll arm you with a definition for personalized learning, examples of what it might look like in the classroom and concrete strategies and resources to support the personalized classroom. In part two #plearningframework (coming soon!), we will offer a tangible framework to make personalized learning happen in your classroom. Parts three #makeplearninghappen and four #plearning#itsateameffort will offer insight into implementation and stakeholder support, respectively.
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Education Elements | Personalized Learning | Teachers
If there has been any single takeaway from our experience so far, it’s that educators need to spend their time teaching - not interacting with our customer support staff!
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Blended Learning | Classrooms | Curriculum Strategy & Adoption | Innovative Leadership | Teachers
I remember as a kid wondering why there was a Mother’s Day and a Father’s Day but not a Kid’s Day. Now as a mom of two I understand why - every day really is kid’s day! At least in my house 365 days a year they get to make unreasonable demands and we cater to them, not only to avoid tantrums (my oldest is nearly 3) but also because we love them and want to celebrate their mere existence every day. So we don’t need to set aside a special day for our kids, but rather need to take time every day to appreciate them.
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