Kristen Watkins, Director, Personalized Learning at Dallas ISD describes the launch of personalized learning “camping trips” to support virtual communities of practice.
This session is focused on how to help leaders and educators build capacity to implement remote learning effectively through research-based, online professional learning. It includes four key steps for building personalized professional development and specific resources and considerations for designing the experience, as well as developing the content in an aligned way.
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This website, developed by EdSurge in partnership with The Learning Accelerator, provides a deep dive into the six six key drivers that make for quality online learning for practitioners.
This assessment tool supports school and district leaders in gathering evidence and evaluating online professional learning platforms.
TLA, in partnership with EdSurge, conducted a comprehensive review of the scientific literature on adult learning and uncovered six key drivers that make for quality online learning for practitioners.
Slides 8-13 in this deck provide an overview of professional learning communities (PLCs) and how they are introduced to new teachers in Natick Public Schools. The slides cover what PLCs are, as well as the core values, key priorities, and questions that drive PLCs to be productive and valuable for educators.
This slide deck, developed by Dallas ISD, illustrates the variety of supports available for schools in their first year of personalized learning. The deck also provides an overview of the different types of support available and how schools can select these supports, creating a customized system unique to their needs.
Distinctive Schools designed and outlined multiple options for educators and schools to use to engage in personalized learning professional development and growth. Through these various opportunities, including fellowships, school visits, and design journeys, the personalized learning team builds capacity and expertise within site leaders and educators.
Dallas ISD designs a variety of ongoing opportunities for educators and schools to access support in implementation throughout the year. This calendar at-a-glance gives an overview of opportunities throughout the year, including professional development sessions, trainings, design thinking days, office hours, and other engagement opportunities.
A learner profile tells an individual’s academic and personal story over time and helps to establish a coaching relationship. It includes strengths, areas for growth, interests, aspirations, goals and how the individual learns best.
