Educational Leadership

Many rely on David Gonski's ideas to shape the future of education policy. But his recommendation of personalised learning is a scripted, rigid version of education that will take us backwards.

Recently I was asked, “What do you think about personalized learning?” I think my exact response was, “Blargh.” This wasn’t because I dislike wha

Rhode Island is rolling out a statewide initiative to integrate student-specific instruction into classrooms.

Personalized learning is all the rage. And for good reason. Our world is rapidly changing, and students need a broader set of skills to lead the future — adaptability, goal-setting, critical thinking, problem-solving, executive functioning, collaboration. Many of our schools are stuck in an antiquated “factory model” mindset where everyone does the same thing at …

By Dr. Samantha Fecich - In celebration of Connected Educator Month, an educator reflects on the enormous benefits of having a virtual PLN.

SAN DIEGO — To understand just how far Vista High School will go to keep kids interested in school, consider the case of 17-year-old Hernan Hernandez and his skateboard. Hernan, an avid skateboarder, was bored in gym class. So were his classmates. So, late this spring, Hernan approached Principal Anthony Barela with a potential solution: …

A veteran educator reflects on the personalized-learning trend that’s left him wondering if a computer is more capable of doing his job than he is.

With myriad definitions of personalized learning and little agreement on which one is the best, leaders and teachers struggle to know if they are doing personalized learning “right.” It is often hard both for the teacher in the classroom, as well as the leader or coach observing him or her, to understand if all of …