Personalized learning is an instructional model that delivers a learning experience tailored to the individual student by giving him what he needs, when he needs it, in a manner that works best for that student.
Ashley Bryan, who is working with the schools to roll out the plan, discusses the criteria used to select the schools expected to implement the model next August.
Since last May, the eight teams in the first personalized learning cohort have brainstormed, made site visits to observe best-practice schools, and planned with parents and community members.
In December, the team
Features of the personalized learning model include:
- information-rich learner profiles that clearly detail student’s strengths, areas of growth, interests and aspirations;
- customized personal learning paths that set specific, measurable goals for each learner and define a trajectory to realize those goals;
- competency-based progression that allows students to move forward per mastery of standards or competencies;
- flexible learning environments that allow student voice and choice in when, where, and how they learn;