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The Case for Expanding the Definition of 'Personalization' to Meet the Needs of the Whole Child

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However, if we define personalization as deeply understanding each individual’s unique experience, passions, strengths and areas for growth and then tailoring learning experiences based on that knowledge, then it requires an approach that meets the needs of the whole child. This knowledge comes through personalization.

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New Mexico’s Aztec Municipal School District Renews Multiyear Partnership Driving Student Engagement in Science  

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By doing so, the district believes they are helping build young learners’ knowledge of the scientific fundamentals that will drive future success in the subject in middle school, high school, and beyond. Engaging students in learning is the first step to academic success,” said AMSD Associate Superintendent Lauren Laws.

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Pecha Kucha is the Answer

Faculty Focus

Incorporating active learning strategies with course lectures not only allows the student to be fully present, it can also be used to break-up lecturing into shorter segments, more manageable for most adult attention spans. The task of embracing change can be daunting for both faculty and students.

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Pecha Kucha is the Answer

Faculty Focus

Incorporating active learning strategies with course lectures not only allows the student to be fully present, it can also be used to break-up lecturing into shorter segments, more manageable for most adult attention spans. The task of embracing change can be daunting for both faculty and students.

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The Importance of SEL to Education Success

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Third, combining SEL skills with academic development creates high-quality learning experiences and environments that empower students to be more effective contributors in their classrooms today and in their workplaces and communities tomorrow. listening — pay attention not just with your ears but with your eyes and your heart.

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Teenage Brains Are Elastic. That’s a Big Opportunity for Social-Emotional Learning.

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It explicitly acknowledges the importance of mindset and the fundamentally interpersonal project of education, in which knowledge is developed through a series of trusting relationships between teachers, students and peers.

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