These goals serve as the primary tenants for advancing the high school renewal work to: 1) establish system coherence by aligning central office and site programs, and accelerating student learning by leveraging and expanding knowledge and skills among staff, parents, and community members; 2) improve the quality of instructional leadership by providing ongoing professional development for school leaders; 3) improve the quality of teaching throughout the district through embedded professional development; 4) increase student engagement in the learning process
by personalizing learning environments to build on student interests; 5) increase community involvement in schools by giving principals ownership of the change process, expanding student voice, and bringing parents and students into the school renewal process.
Fifth, schools should find ways to enhance academic achievement
by personalizing the learning environment so that it feels smaller, more intimate, and more conducive to focused learning, and so that staff can connect with students more frequently.
Not exact matches
By definition eLearning has a more
personalized learning environment.
By leveraging the capabilities of mobile devices, teachers can support their students in creating a
personalized learning environment with the least number of barriers.
Most schools need products that help with the implementation of standards, that link instruction to assessments, that are grounded in solid and reliable data that enable better decisionmaking, that work seamlessly with other programs to create blended and
personalized learning environments, and that are backed
by a reputable company that provides high - quality, ongoing service and support.
The impending closure of the Manual Education Complex in Denver is sparking a conversation about what can be
learned from the experience at a time when the nation has pinned high hopes on improving secondary schools
by turning them into smaller, more
personalized environments.
Allison makes a difference
by engaging teachers to think deeply about strategies that support
personalized learning environments.
Personalized learning is an instructional approach that will accelerate student
learning by tailoring the instructional
environment to address the individual needs, skills and interests of each student.
Salem Elementary School will create an
environment in which the students take ownership of their education and seek academic excellence
by to achieving
personalized learning goals.
Monroe County Middle School will provide an innovative,
personalized learning environment for student
by giving them opportunities and incentives to push their skills and idea development beyond the current educational setting.
New Castle Elementary School will promote high student engagement through project based
learning and a completely
personalized learning environment with
learning directed
by the student and facilitated
by the teacher.
The Hybrid Schedule Mark Wilson, finalist for the 2009 MetLife / NASSP National Principal of the Year award, and his staff at Morgan County High School in Madison, GA, have been able to close the achievement gap
by radically altering the schedule to create a more
personalized learning environment.
Additionally,
personalized learning environments were predicted to be widely adopted within the next two to three years
by the New Media Consortium's 2012 Horizon Report.
Rafranz Davis hit the ground running to build a new department from the ground up
by working with district stakeholders to create a future - ready
learning environment and offering teachers more
personalized professional
learning.
Education Elements is a
personalized learning consulting provider that helps today's most innovative school district leaders nurture the potential of every student
by working side
by side with them to create
personalized learning environments.
Overview Many education systems are beginning to embrace a more student - centered
learning environment in which students can develop their own
personalized pathways and progress through the educational pipeline
by demonstrating mastery in a variety of settings.
In addition, we asked our consulting experts to reflect on four specific approaches to
personalized learning described
by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation: learner profiles; personal
learning paths; competency - based progressions; and flexible
learning environments (see glossary, page 33).
With coaching and programming support from PowerMyLearning during his first and second years as a teacher, Mr. Freeman adopted
personalized learning practices
by first adapting his classroom
environment.
Extera provides a
personalized, small school
environment that promotes
learning by doing, incorporating real - life lessons in nature to help students understand the interconnectedness of our world.
Since 2006, Envision Academy of Arts & Technology, a charter public school, has prepared high - school students to be effective and creative leaders
by merging
personalized curricula with adept storytelling in order to cultivate a project - based
learning environment.
She is committed to helping all kids excel in a rigorous
learning environment by personalizing the
learning experience and emphasizing creativity.
During his first year teaching in Atlanta, Mr. Donald Freeman adopted
personalized learning practices
by first adapting his classroom
environment.
By giving every student direct access to digital instruction, student interests and readiness can be identified, instructional tools can be modified to each student's particular situation, and a
personalized learning environment can be created, much as the 20th century reformer John Dewey had envisioned.
In Breaking Ranks II and Breaking Ranks in the Middle, school leaders are provided with a framework for improving the performance of each student
by: implementing best practices through collaborative leadership and professional
learning communities, creating relevance through
personalizing the
environment, and addressing issues of rigor through curriculum, instruction, and assessment.