Connect Your Thoughts
by Mind Map/ Concept Map A mind map is a way to display the interconnectedness of ideas. Mind maps are helpful for brainstorming and categorizing information- …
Algebra II Pathways Activity
by Recently, Tina Leder, Jere Clark, and Kristi Stephens met and created a special pathways map activity for their students. Students worked on choosing activities and …
The Deliberate Messes We Should Make More Often
by The Metaphor: From the Learning Space to the Planning Space As I was teaching the other day, class had ended and my classroom was a …
Going Places!
by Posted by Tina, written by Haley Glandorff. Sometimes, the best lessons are the ones we don’t plan! Our class read the book Going Places! by …
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
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 …
Week #9: End of Q1 reflections/takeaways
by PL is really about finding ways to allow the learning to be more student-driven and to transfer ownership of the learning.The question I find that …
Nurturing A “Literacy Of Me”
In “What Role Does Personalization Play in College and Career Readiness?” Julia Osteen includes Ed Hidalgo’s proposal that students should graduate with a “mission of …
Atomic Moves in Personalized Learning
Barb Shuba shares her reflections on giving students ownership of learning in chemistry. As I have begun to dive into the world of personalized learning …
Week #8: Running reading workshop
One thing I tried: We began unit 3 this week and students are reading a book they’ve chosen based on our unit’s theme from a list that we …