I am a second-year principal at Marion Jr.-Sr. High School. Before my time here, I spent three years as an eighth-grade science teacher, seven years as a chemistry and physics teacher and three years as a high school assistant principal. Despite this experience, I can honestly say that as of seven months ago I knew almost nothing about personalized learning. Just six months ago, school-issued devices at Marion were non-existent. Now, we are a 1:1 school.
When I reflect on how far we have come throughout the past year, I am impressed by how much hard work everyone has done to begin to make personalized learning (PL) a reality. Our district PL Council engaged in serious debate over our vision of PL, our rollout plan (cohort vs. all-in), and our areas of priority and focus. Our PL Building Leadership Team collaborated on expectations and commitments, agreed on base model designs for PL in our classrooms, turn-key trained using the Education Elements’ Core Four, and started the process of developing a formal support structure for teachers transitioning to PL in their classrooms...
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