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3 LMS adoptions that go way beyond the basics

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These districts and schools are drawing more benefits out of their learning management systems. Learning management systems originally got their start in higher education, serving as central hub for college students to drop in assignments, check grades, and contact their professors.

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What Does It Take To Successfully Implement Personalized Learning at Scale?

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Mancuso: To support teachers, we found that data analysis with prescriptive plans is crucial, along with technology for flexible grouping and small-group instruction. We’re exploring resources that allow teachers to assist multiple groups simultaneously, access grade-level content, remediate struggling students and accelerate others.

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The Secret to Being a Better Teacher? Find Your Tribe

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It was from a local third grade teacher named Alex Larson who was working with a similar population of students. We agreed that the system was broken and it wasn’t just curriculum we wanted to change, it was our relationships with students. She talked about professional development and change management.

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A ‘New Normal’ Requires New Tools for Attendance and Family Engagement

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Studies show that parental involvement in a student’s education is the most accurate predictor of academic achievement. Researchers at Columbia University went further to study the impact of weekly automated alerts to parents about their student’s missed assignments, grades and class absences.

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Kiddom Helps Administrators Manage Change

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What Kiddom does that few other education webtools do is provide free educator and administrator guides on topics such as Standards-based Grading , Blended Learning , and lesson planning (click for my reviews of these). Their newest is the twenty-eight-page ISTE-aligned Change Management eBook.

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Why a High-Achieving District Keeps Tinkering With a School Model That Already Works

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Not only did these site visits provide examples of what personalized learning environments could look like at our schools with a 1:1 initiative, but they also gave us tremendous insight into practical implementation of the degree of change we were investigating. By fall of 2018, all students in grades 1-12 will have a device.

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A Word of Caution Before Hiring a Director of Personalized Learning

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After five years of teaching, most recently as a technology teacher at an elementary school, I was recruited for a role outside of the classroom. In 2017, I began a new position as the director of personalized learning at a public charter school serving students in grades 7-12 in Phoenix. It was an exciting transition for me.