The following is a cross-post from content partners at Getting Smart: “35 Blogs for Districts Planning for Personalization“ by Tom Vander Ark was originally published on Getting Smart
This week the Department of Education released guidelines for the Race to the Top District Competition. EdWeek posted a great summary. Hundreds of districts are contemplating personalized learning plans. Here are 35 recent and relevant Getting Smart blogs:
Blended schools
- An Inside View of Blended Integration at Rocketship Education
- Three Schools That Are Getting It Right (Rocketship, Carpe Diem, KIPP Empower)
- 10 Reasons Every District Should Open a Flex School
- Cornerstone Anchors Detroit’s Blended Future
- Grad Nation’s Blends Boosts Grad Rates & Achievement
- 60+ Top Articles On Blended Learning
- Intel Vision Video: Partial Picture of Blended Future
- Blended Learning Can Improve Working Conditions, Teaching & Learning
Adaptive tools & personalized curriculum
- Q&A: Hey, We Invented Blended Learning (READ 180)
- Matthew Peterson on The Neural Basis of Learning (ST Math)
- DreamBox Learning: Intelligently Adaptive, Engaging & Motivating Math
- i-Ready is Ready for Prime Time
- Educurious: Engaging Minds & Changing Lives (HS PBL)
Platforms
- Why Aren’t There Any Next Gen Learning Platforms?
- Welcome to the Post Textbook World: Ten Elements
- How Will Personalized Learning Really Work?
- Teaching Online: Choosing the Right Platform
Implementation planning
- 10 Strategies to Take Advantage of Productive Edtech Turbulence
- 10 Things I’d Do Right Now as a High School Principal
- 10 Things I’d Do Right now as a Superintendent
- It’s Not About the Machine, It’s About Heart
- Innovation & Execution: A Colorado Springs Case Study
- How Digital Learning is Boosting Achievement
- Every State Needs A Leadership & Empowerment Agenda
- Bloomboard Powers Improved Teacher Effectiveness in Colorado
Innovation
- Blended Case Study: Leadership Public Schools
- The Difference Between Improvement and Innovation
- Blended Learning Can Improve Working Conditions, Teaching & Learning
- 10 Ways K-12 Is Becoming More Like Cisco Academy
Flipped classroom
- 35 Sources for Curated Educational Videos
- Leveling Up In Your Gamification
- Is the Flipped Classroom the Right Tech Approach for Teachers?
- 4 Ways Flipping Forces Fundamental Change
Small personalized schools
- New Visions Builds On New School Success With Innovation Agenda
- Study Validates Replacement of Big Bad Schools With New Small Schools
Also, check out CompetencyWorks.org for a full discussion of competency-based learning.
