Personalization
Personalized Learning
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- Aurora Institure (formerly iNACOL): The institute drives the transformation of education systems and accelerates the advancement of breakthrough policies and practices to ensure high-quality learning for all.
- Chugach School District: A Personalized, Performance-Based System by Chris Sturgis of Competency Works (March 2016) This paper is a case study of Chugach School District (CSD) in Alaska that changed from a traditional K-12 education system to a personalized, performance-based system some 20 years ago that led to increased student achievement. Discover how CSD “created the infrastructure to support a performance-based system, expanding learning beyond the classroom, embracing the culture of the community and developing educator growth.”
- Continuum of Ownership - Developing Autonomy: Chris Watkins, author of Learners in the Driver's Seat, shares an infographic, "The Continuum of Ownership." The Continuum of Ownership demonstrates how learners move from compliance to autonomy as they become responsible and drive their learning. Discover the process learners go through from a teacher-center to a learner-driven environment to reach autonomy.
Education Reimagined: A Transformational Visionfor Education in the United States (September, 2015): Education Reimagined has set a new transformative vision for education in the U.S. where every child will experience great learning. They envision a learner-centered system where children thrive, are deeply engaged in the their communities and who are prepared and excited for their future. Discover in this report the three domains of all learners: knowledge, skills and dispositions and the five elements that characterize the learning experiences as a model that will guide innovation in schools.
The Five Tenets of Personalized Learning: This blog by Pernille Ripp provides information on the five tenets - student voice, student choice, student planning, student reflection, and student action.
The Growing Diversity in Today's Classroom: This resource from Digital Promise Global shares the impact of diversity in our classrooms and the impact personalized learning can have on the ultimate outcome of well-educated kids.
The Heart of Personalized Learning: These are the presentation slides of Diana Laufenberg, Pernille Ripp, and Allison Zmuda.
Iowa Big: These principles drive Iowa Big: These principals became the backbone of Iowa BIG: 1) Use student passion to drive deep learning and deliver core academic credits; 2) Engage students in authentic community projects, problems, and opportunities, and 3) Connect them deeply to the people and resources of the Cedar Rapids Tech Corridor.
A Look to the Future - Personalized Learning in Connecticut: This white paper by Allison Zmuda and others provides the steps that have to be taken to transform education in their districts.
Making Learning Personal for All: The Growing Diversity in Today's Classroom: Technology has the promise to personalize learning for a growing population of diverse learners across our country. This report describes how educators, family members. researchers, learning technology developers and entrepreneurs can work together on multiple fronts for personalized learning to reach its full potential.
Meeting the Every Student Succeeds Act's Promise: State Policy to Support Personalize Learning: iNACOL shares, "If we truly want to prepare every student for success, equity must be the primary goal for policies and educators, bringing all students to the highest achievement levels through coherent systems and policies that foster innovation for equity. Personalized, competency-based learning models should be organized to promote universal attainment of deeper learning outcomes and be very intentional about keeping all students on track."
- Moving PD from Seat-Time to Demonstrated Competency Using Micro-Credentials. Published by Getting Smart in Partnership with BloomBoard (February 2016)
If you are looking to learn about Personalized Professional Learning, this guide will provide you insights on how micro-credentials can solve problems around professional learning and what the benefits are of a competency-based system for educators.
Personalization v Differentiation v Individualization Chart (v3):
There is a difference among personalization, differentiation, and individualization. One is learner centered the others are teacher centered.
Personalize Learning: This website provides multiple resources as you transform learning for all learners.
Personalized Learning - A Guide for Engaging Students with Technology: ISTE provides this guide for K-12 teachers.
Personalized Learning Learner Profile Rubric: check out this rubric addressing the learner - creative and critical thinkers, effective communicators, collaborators, entrepreneurs, and flexible and adaptable learners.
Personalized Learning Playbook: Download your free copy of this book at
Personalized Learning under ESSA - Here's One Idea: Lillian Pace, Knowledge Works Senior Director for Policy, shares recommendations for advancing personalized learning under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).
A Preposition Shift: This blog asks us to change what we are currently doing to and for students to by and with students.
Promising State Policies for Personalized Learning: This report from iNACOL is a valuable resource for state policymakers—whether they are seeking to create conditions in state policy to support personalized learning, moving forward with initiatives to develop personalized learning pilot programs, hosting task forces to explore policy issues and needs, or taking a comprehensive policy approach for supporting advanced personalized learning models.
Reaching the Tipping Point: This paper explores K-12 competency-based education policy and practice across six New England states: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont.
Shaping the Future of Learning - A Strategy Guide:To help education stakeholders respond to the changing external environment, this paper explores five foundational issues facing education.
A Small Idea for More Choice in Our Curriculum: This blog by Pernille Ripp provides a great way to summarize choice for your students - and all tied to the learning expectations.
Some Ideas for Personalizing Learning in the Younger Grades: This blog by Pernille Ripp provides ideas for personalizing learning in the elementary grades.
Stages of Personalized Learning: Version 5 of this chart provides updated roles of teachers and learners. A great tool for "my job - your job" as you initiate personalized learning in your school and classrooms.
Ten Trends to Personalize Learning: This is a great site to see how it all fits as you build a culture for the students and their learning.
What If? History: This is a sampling of questions asked by my juniors in their final project for American History.
What's It Going to Mean to Have a Proficiency-Based Diploma? by Chris Sturgis. What will a high school diploma mean if it is based on proficiencies instead of grades? Chris explores how ESSA opens up the conversations about what we want for learners and how proficiencies will be used in place of grades. This article delves further in what proficiency-based diplomas mean for graduation and the types of issues that will arise with them.
What's Possible with Personalized Learning - An Overview of Personalized Learning for Schools, Families, and Communities. iNACOL helps answer these questions:- What must students know and do to be able to thrive in the modern world?
- What learning experiences are necessary to ensure students graduate with these skills and traits?
- How must schools transform in order to create these new learning experiences?
Yes, But How Do I Balance Student Interest with Standards? This blog by Allison Zmuda helps us see it is possible to personalize students' learning and achieve the standards.
YouTube:- NelliMae Advocates for Student-Centered Learning - 1) Personalized Learning, 2) Competency-Based Education, 3) Anytime/Anywhere Learning, and 4) Student Ownership of the Learning.
This page was updated on August 21, 2021. If you have additional URLs you would like to see on this webpage, please contact Lou Howell at LouHowell@gmail.com.