“Listening to Their Voices” By Barry Sommer, Director of Advancement, Lindsay Unified School District Archived Articles We often hear that a key to educational transformation is putting learners at the center and giving them legitimate voice. When they own their learning, exercise choice, and customize their education around their interests and passions, they are intrinsically…
Archived Articles Do the math! I have been involved in school improvement . . . educational reform . . . since the late eighties. Three decades – and counting! The educational community continues to be replete with “improvements:” from site-based management in the 80s, to standards-based in the 90s, to proficiency-based in the 00s, to…
Personalized, Customized, Individualized: What’s in a name? By Dr. Julie Mathiesen, Technology & Innovation in Education (TIE) Director Archived Articles The field of education is abuzz with terminology surrounding the concept of Personalized Learning. At the recent iNACOL Symposium titled “Personalizing Learning: Equity, Access, Quality”, I became acutely aware of how this term is…
Reflections on Seth Godin’s “Tribes” By Dr. Patrick E. Crawford, PLDC Executive Director Archived Articles “A tribe is a group of people connected to one another, connected to a leader, and connected to an idea.” Occasionally I read a book that keeps humming in my mind like that earworm tune you can’t get out of…