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title: "Personalized Learning: Lessons to Get the Message Right"
description: How to create an inclusive and effective dialogue to get families and other stakeholders excited about personalized learning.
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# [Personalized Learning: Lessons to Get the Message Right](https://www.edelements.com/newsroom/e.-b.-ellington-elementarys-growth-mindset-initiative-creates-challenging-and-engaging-learning-environment-0)

 Written by [Amy Jenkins and Karla Phillips](https://www.edelements.com/newsroom/author/amy-jenkins-and-karla-phillips) | Apr 8, 2018 7:00:00 AM

Interest in personalized learning continues to surge all across the country. However, not everyone understands what personalized learning looks like or the changes it will necessitate, and people are often wary of what they don’t understand. So how we talk about personalized learning can either engage families or push them away.

Education Elements and Excel*in*Ed have been working to support schools and policymakers to identify the support and policies needed to successfully implement personalized learning – and we’ve learned some important lessons. We have consistently heard how difficult it can be to build community support for a long-term transition to this innovative strategy. Knowing this, Excel*in*Ed conducted a national survey of 800 voters to try and gauge voters’ understanding of personalized learning and why it may interest them...

 

 This article originally appeared on Getting Smart Access the full article [here](http://www.gettingsmart.com/2018/04/personalized-learning-lessons-to-get-the-message-right/).

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