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Betsy DeVos Touts Personalized Learning, Slams Common Core and Reform Efforts

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Yet where she sees “promise” are movements to improve education at the classroom level, particularly through instructional approaches now often referred to as “personalized learning.”. “We Department of Education, Common Core is dead. This is not the first time DeVos has praised personalized learning.

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Personalized learning and Common Core: Mortal enemies?

The Hechinger Report

It’s a dilemma facing a growing number of schools and districts that have jumped onto a new tech-fueled trend in education known as “personalized learning.”. It’s helpful to have some common language that says here’s what fifth grade is, and here’s what sixth grade is. education reform since the 1990s.

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Online College Classes Start Monday!

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These can be adapted to any writing program be it 6+1 Traits, Write Source, IB, Common Core, or other popular language arts curricula. At the completion of this course, you will be able to: Use technology to drive authentic writing activities and project-based learning. Develop and employ a Personal Learning Network.

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College Credit Classes in Remote Teaching/Blended Learning

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These can be adapted to any writing program be it 6+1 Traits, Write Source, IB, Common Core, or other popular language arts curricula. At the completion of this course, you will be able to: Use technology to drive authentic writing activities and project-based learning. Develop and employ a Personal Learning Network.

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Tech Ed Resources–Online Classes and Coaching

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I get a lot of questions from readers about what tech ed resources I use in my classroom so I’m going to take a few days this summer to review them with you. Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Personal Learning Network. All tools can be used by participants in their classroom during the upcoming school year.

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Classes in Remote Teaching

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These can be adapted to any writing program be it 6+1 Traits, Write Source, IB, Common Core, or other popular language arts curricula. At the completion of this course, you will be able to: Use technology to drive authentic writing activities and project-based learning. Develop and employ a Personal Learning Network.

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Pearson CEO Fallon Talks Common Core, Rise of ‘Open’ Resources

Marketplace K-12

He also talked about how he thinks policy shifts like the implementation of the common-core standards and the adoption of “open” educational resources are likely to affect the K-12 market, and his company’s work. We’re very confident that our products are aligned to the common core. John Fallon CEO, Pearson.