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EE Summit | Personalized Learning
“Look out - it works!” Two of the teachers in our workshop at the Education Elements Personalized Learning Summit had just gotten their wheel-launcher to work, and they were bubbling with excitement. When I saw the little wooden wheel fly across the room, I went over to check it out (trying to keep out of the line of fire). Their invention, made from a small electric motor, some laser-cut wooden parts, and rubber bands, was certainly an effective wheel flinging machine! It was also completely different from any other wheel launcher I had ever seen.
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EE Summit | Innovative Leadership | Personalized Learning
"Preaching to the choir (or the converted - for secular appeal)!” This phrase sums up the amazing experience of sharing our district’s story amongst a room full of skillful professionals working on the same mission in education. It was exhilarating to learn as much as we were able to share, if not more, at Education Elements' Personalized Learning Summit in San Francisco.
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EE Summit | Personalized Learning | School Districts
Michael Fullan describes the necessity of harnessing the power of “new pedagogical innovations with technology,” in his article, “Choosing the Wrong Drivers for Whole System Reform.” He continues by stating that the advances in digital content for educational purposes involve key elements needed for increased student achievement. These include, “engagement; entertainment; ease of access to information and data; group work; humanity; social relevance, and so on. In a word they make education easier and more absorbing. Learning and life become more seamless” (Fullan, May 2011).
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EE Summit | Personalized Learning | School Districts
For anyone who attended the Education Elements Personalized Learning Summit this May, you had a chance to attend a workshop focusing on the Core Four. While districts across the country are using the Core Four of personalized learning to focus instructional habits as they make the shift to personalized learning, some of them are doing it with a bit more fidelity and spirit than others. So we wanted to share with you some of the passion that went into the Core Four session at the Summit. Get ready for a blog post with a twist -- and read it with your best Insanity / ESPN voice…
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EE Summit | Education Elements | Personalized Learning
The room was suddenly, almost eerily, silent. Dananjaya Hettiarachchi stood on the stage at our 2nd Annual Personalized Learning Summit and we all watched him, mesmerized. We held our breaths for a few seconds while our fingers slowed down their constant tweeting. And then, like the world champion public speaker he is, he made us burst out into laughter. I leaned forward, excited to hear more. Finally, after months of planning, this was happening. We had gathered some of the best and brightest personalized learning leaders all in the same room. The PL Summit was off to a roaring start.
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EE Summit | Education Elements | Personalized Learning
It’s May in San Francisco - the fog is rolling in and the raincoats are back in the closet - and that means it’s time for our annual Personalized Learning Summit. Here at Education Elements, we’re working hard to make the Personalized Learning Summit a personalized experience for every single person who attends. If you’re joining us for the Summit this year, we think you’ll have an amazing experience. There will be enlightening keynote talks. More than 20 interactive and engaging workshops will let district leaders learn from and with their peers. Then there’s the party. And the list goes on. I’ve been lucky enough to be part of the planning work for the Summit and have seen some of the incredible things we’re planning. And along the way I’ve been compiling my list of the top ten reasons I am excited about attending the Personalized Learning Summit:
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