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Article discussed that many of us are already implementing personalized learning and may not even know it.
1. Genius Hour/Passion Projects - allow students to pick a topic of study based off interest (provides choice and voice) Tools - Sway, ThingLink, Padlet, Buncee
2. Virtual Field Trips - expose students to new ideas. Tools - global collaborative projects (Skype/Google Hangout)
3. Alternative Self-Assessment to allow students to demonstrate mastery of content (one-model does not fit all)

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‘QueenHype’ After-School Program Empowers Girls Through Art and Activism

1. This is an after-school program for girls which helps the students improve not only their personal lives, but their academic success, putting them on the path to tackle college and their careers with courage.
2. This program also partners with the local art community to teach the young ladies and give them an outlet to display their talents.
3. It also provides learning and informational opportunities for their families.

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Technology acts as a tool to facilitate learning not to be used the entire class period which takes the teacher away from directly working with the student.

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The 5 C's of Life Skills
Conversation: cultivate respectful conversations
Creativity: Cance to represent what we understand in new ways
Curiosity: students explore their wonderings on a larger scale
Celebration: hapeens daily, to showcase students' thinking

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Personalized Learning is addressed with the end-user in mind: They model Disney business practices.

1. Someone may be a great educator, but not be able to relate to the type of students in the particular school. Educator fits the end user, not the other way around.
2.  As Walt Disney said, "you can design and create and build the most wonderful place in the world, but it takes people to make the dream a reality." Technology doesn't replace the personal relationships - it enhances them.
3. Parents are also regarded as stakeholders who deserve to know how resources and time are used. Anytime an expert is needed, the school reaches out to parents first. During school-wide events, they make it a point to ask parents for feedback and how the school can improve; The administration calls them quarterly to ask for input. At PTO meetings, market trends and student data is shared. As a result, changes are not a surprise because they are part of everything the school does.

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The Answer Within - Making Language Personal
The following are the key points from Courtney Cochran:
We need to invest in our students' individualities.
Give the students an education that is authentic and truly useful in the context of real life.

No child has or even needs the same set of vocabulary or structure to talk about herself, her life etc.

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The article was about Blended learning and how to bringing public schools into the 21st century, and to providing equal educational opportunities to all.
In Florida students would use informational texts courtesy of their new devices to identify themes and premises, cite evidence and elaborate using their own thoughts and ideas.
Another interesting point that  the article discussed was regarding how in the 21st century, we can’t ignore technology altogether, just as we can’t ignore the current events taking place around us. When it comes to blended learning, relying on informational texts is not enough, because personalized learning must be about more than creating some sort of formulaic path to success that will theoretically match students’ needs.

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Federal Way Public Schools (FWPS) focus is on STEM/ STEAM oppurtunities for each scholar from kindergarten through high school.
1. STEM/ STEAM programs are vertically and industry aligned to prepare scholars.
2. FWPS partners with the Ignite Program which provides mentors and internships at Microsoft; Boeing; Hexcel; Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center; etc. Focus is also on "Women in STEM"
3. Problem/ PBL is at the core of the enhanced teaching approach where scholars develop solutions to real world challenges.

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STEM - Using Project Based Learning to Turn Students into Responsible Data Consumers
An article about project based learning in South Miami Middle Community School.
1.  Students learn how to access & manipulate data, state what they have learned & use their findings (evidence) to evaluate & explore their findings (reason).
2.  Teachers design the learning evironment to be a blended learning model in which the traditional classroom will be enhanced with online materials & tools.
3.  It is important for the project based learning projects to be supported by real tools and data.

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Has a resource called WeTeachNYC in September 2015, an online professional learning space for teachers and school leaders.WeTeachNYC was designed based on three core

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1.New York has built a WeTeachNYC an online professional learning space for teachers having a centralized space where resources can be easily accessible.
2.Digital hallway: collaborating with teachers and reflecting on student work and sharing resources to be used by students.
3. Using Technology to give students choice to pick a topic and giving student voice in how they want to show mastery

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Has WeTeachNYC an online professional learning space for teachers and school leaders.

NY has the largest school system in the US

WeTeachNYC Communities include both blended and online communities associated with in-person professional learning initiatives sponsored by the district.

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1. STEM teacher conducting lesson on HTML realized within the first 45 min. that students were more advanced than she was. Improvised on the spot and issued challenge to students.
2. Students independently created professional grade websites using their own research, interests and expertise.
3. As usual, this is difficult to parlay into an ELA lesson in which reading cannot be avoided but would be perfect for CTE, Social Studies, or Science.

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The article discussed the importance of stressing that personalized learning is "for student to get there on their own, using what they already have and know."

1. Using language students already know to teach math- Students are much more adept to understanding the concepts and key points.
2. Letting student discuss and determine their own conclusions- This piggybacks on point number one. Students discuss their findings, and through the conversations are able to utilize verbiage that correlates with the content. This also enables students to have much more confidence in themselves regarding the content.
3. The mindset of the students and teachers must change in order for personalized learning to be effective.

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Article discussed how NY is addressing personalized learning for teachers:
1- WeTeachNYC Library- 2,500 high-quality content online resources for teachers which are also accessible to ther teachers outside NYC.
2- WeTeachNYC Communities-   Digital hallways where teachers can share and exchange ideas and reseources with other educators.
3- WeTeachNYC Evolving, personlized space- Teachers can create a profile to or ganize, store, and share resources.

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Started BYOT 10 years ago

Ipads in  2 first grade levels
Shatered mindset about Middle Schoolers not being able to comprehend high rigor subjects with an interesting lottery based STEM program.

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1) WeTeachNY is an online professional learning space for teachers and school leaders.
2) This is an online community where educators can share resources, student work and common challenges.
3) The content in WeTeachNY is available to anyone (non-employees) who visist the site.