Leveraging Choice-Boards as an Opportunity for Co-Creation with Students
by Mason City Schools has been on a Personalized Learning Journey for the past two years where leadership and staff have immersed ourselves in the everyday …
Category: PL Elements and Principles
Self-Discovery through Choice Boards
by Self-discovery, one of the attributes of personalized learning, is when students learn more about themselves to help guide their experiences. By reflecting on choices, ideas, …
Breaking Down Personalized Learning Myths
Is Personalized Learning all about ONLY teaching to students’ interest? Is the curriculum totally individualized? Does PL have to involve technology? We have all heard …
Using Essential Questions to Personalize Learning
When you ask an open-ended question, how many valid answers might students come up with? Ten? One hundred? Thousands? Personalized Learning thought leaders Jay McTighe …
Four Attributes: Social Construction
Students at the Center by Allison Zmuda and Bena Kallick identifies four attributes of Personalized Learning. One attribute of Personalized Learning is Social Construction. Kallick …
Intentional Moves in Science
by Creating Space for Immediate Feedback Context: In biology, students are taking a quiz to measure their ability to use a microscope effectively. Students are also …
Learner Outcomes Include Skills and Mindsets for Learning
Well defined Learner Outcomes are a key feature to Mason’s model of Personalized Learning. Alongside traditional content standards handed to us from ODE and other …
Small Shifts: Using Design Elements to Personalized Learning
As you prepare for the coming week, consider how you might give students ownership of their learning in one of the following PL Design Elements: …