Personalized Learning: What it is. What it isn’t.

@instituteCESA1

We have a system design problemWe’re asking our education system to perform tasks it wasn’t designed to do.

“Learning is autonomous requiring an active, self-constructed intentional process.”

(Sinatra, 2000)

All learning is personal

Personalized Learning InitiativeLogic Model

The Institute @ CESA #1

Fundamental

Understanding:

Learning is a personal, autonomous process

We Can:

Increase learning rate, depth and skills through more frequent, more intense, more consistent connections

By:

Building shared knowledge of the learner (educator/learner), co-designing learning paths and mutually developing learning goals focused on clear, challenging learning proficiencies

As a Result:

Learner efficacy, ownership and capacity for learning will grow

Leading to:

Learners who are more engaged, committed, focused, independent and prepared for college, career and life

Core ComponentsInnovation Platform

Core

Components

Learning &

Teaching

Relationships &

Roles

Structures &

Policies

“Look fors”

• Purposeful learning

• Learner efficacy

• Ownership for learning

• Flexible pace

• Learner voice infused

• Learner choice presented

• Learners serve as resources for learning

• Space for learning flexibility

• Commitment focus

• Collaboration

• Technology supported

• Growing learning independence

Changing Relationships

Standards/Curriculum

Changing Relationships

Standards/Curriculum

Five Crucial Shifts

1. From viewing instruction as curriculum, pacing and presentation to seeing content, competencies and learning from the perspective of the learner

2. From learning on demand to instruction on demand

3. From learning for possible use in the future to learning driven by current purpose

4. From focusing on content accumulation to building learner capacity

5. From ensuring access to ensuring success

Emerging Results

• Traditional Measures• Map scores

• WKCE results

• Behavioral Evidence• Office referrals

• Accelerated learning

• Individual impacts• Learning engagement

• Commitment to learning

Ways to get started

• Network with others involved in the work

• Uncover assumptions among stakeholders

• Work on changing mental models

• Focus on transformational, not incremental, change

• Start with changes to learning and teaching