Personalize Learning (#plearnchat)

It's not about technology. It's really not about school. It's all about the learner, the "person" in "personalization" and how they learn best and that what they learn is meaningful and for a purpose.  It is all about the relationships that learners make and need to support their learning. It is also about the teacher - a valuable person in the relationship. Teachers and learners can work together to develop learning goals and design activities that are authentic and relevant for the learner so they are engaged in learning. Learning has to have a context that learners can grasp and understand. - See more at: http://www.personalizelearning.com/2015/10/put-person-in-personalization.html#sthash.qyM0Grkz.dpuf

Diane Laufenberg, director of Inquiry Schools, shares her understanding of what "Personalized Learning" means. 

”For Laufenberg, personalization only comes when students have authentic choice over how to tackle a problem. A personalized environment gives students the freedom to follow a meaningful line of inquiry, while building the skills to connect, synthesize and analyze information into original productions."

Read more about Personalized Learning on www.personalizelearning.com and join in the #plearnchat on Feb 10th at 7pm ET where the topic will be PBL and PL.

This updated report provides insight into the elements of the PDI Chart, Version 3. We made that available for you to download at http://eepurl.com/fLJZM or can view via our slideshare.

See more at  http://www.personalizelearning.com/2014/09/updated-report-version-3.html and share with colleagues everywhere.

Personalize Learning presents Elliot Washor, co-founder of Big Picture Learning, to discuss "Personalization and Student Engagement". There is a great deal of discussion and a strong ramp up of what is called “personalized learning” in schools  both with and without technology.” Where is the person in personalization? What are the expectations that students have for deep productive learning? This webinar is about practical approaches to personalization and student engagement. 

Join us in this free webinar on April 22nd at 5pm ET, 4pm CT, 3pm MT and 2pm PT in our Blackboard Collaborate room. We will open the room 15 minutes early for you to check audio and video.

In this new version, we have included clarification on Assessment OF, FOR and AS Learning.

>Individualization involves assessment OF learning. This is where summative assessment is grade-based and involves testing to confirm what learners know and do not know.

> Differentiation  involves assessment FOR learning and OF learning. This is assessment that involves time-based testing where teachers provide feedback to advance learning.

> Personalization involves assessment AS learning, FOR learning, and a minimal OF learning. This is where teachers develop capacity so learners become independent learners who set goals, monitor progress, and reflect on learning. Assessments are based on mastery.

It has been 14 months since we initially published the PDI Chart that has been downloaded tens of thousands of times around the world. We heard from educators from all corners of the planet including Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, England, France, Ukraine, China, India, Canada and the United States where they shared how they are using this chart. We learned that this chart has been helpful in having educators and parents gain an understanding of these differences. We appreciate the stories and the thoughtful feedback that we received.

Personalized Learning Chart v2 (2013) by Barbara Bray & Kathleen McClaskey is licensed under a CreativeCommonsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 UnportedLicense.

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Both of us are advocates for the use of technology to support instruction and to help learners gain independent learning skills. For years, as coaches consulting on technology integration, we observed classrooms where technology sat idle or to present lessons using new tools but the same way they teach: teacher-directed. The current system seems to encourage the use of technology for traditional teacher-directed methods.

The system needs to change from focusing on problems to rethinking the design of teaching and learning around how learners learn best. Personalized learning starts with the learner, not the technology!

Join Barbara Bray and Kathleen McClaskey, authors of the book, 'Make Learning Personal,' as they share research and pedagogy behind the term 'Personalized Learning,' along with examples, anecdotes, and stories from the classroom. Explore the differences in personalization, differentiation, and individualization and learn strategies for using the 'Stages of Personalized Learning' as a process in your classroom.

To receive the free book, you need to be registered and must attend the webinar.

Download the newly revised PDI report and chart from this site. Discover the differences between these three terms and learn what personalization is as it relates to the "learner".