Curriculum is changing...at least the methodology that is expected for teachers to teach it. Differentiated Instruction, Multiple Intelligences, and other theories have been around for years, and won't be going anywhere, just taking on new meanings. My first few months as a curriculum coordinator has truly opened my eyes to the thought processes and physical processes that go into running a district, school, and often times a state education system. While researching curriculum for various reasons, I keep coming across "personalized learning."
Just in the past week, I have seen the idea of personalized learning come through my Twitter feed and my email. I do have to hand it to the Kentucky Commissioner of Education; Dr. Terry Holliday. He is very forward thinking and working towards great things in our state. Our Accountability has changed, opportunities for schools are increasing, and he has been very visible in schools based upon his Twitter Feed and the Kentucky Department of Education's Twitter Feed.
Monthly, the Commissioner holds a Twitter Town Hall where teachers across the state, or even the country can ask questions related to education and get answers directly from the Commissioner. I recently participated in one and asked about a program Kentucky will be implementing called "CIITS" (Continuous Instructional Improvement Technology System). This program will be instrumental in the movement towards personalized learning. It will provide opportunities for teachers to have access to everything a teacher needs to develop lessons and assess those lessons.
Through this Twitter town hall I not only got my questioned answered, I also saw the following exchange between the commissioner and a fellow educator:
It appears that Dr. Holliday understands this era towards Personalized Learning, while at the same time he is aware of the barriers that keep it from becoming a reality...at this time. This was my first interaction with Personalized Learning. My next came in the form of an email from Kelly Tenkely; someone who I communicated with on Twitter regularly when I was working on technology.
In the email, Kelly has started a movement called The Learning Genome Project. The idea behind this project is to make personalized learning a reality for all students. In order for this project to move forward, it needs funding. You can learn more about this project and help fund this project by visiting the campaign website on Indiegogo. Sometimes it helps to know the back-story on how something develops. You can read about Kelly's epiphany here.
How do we personalize education? It is certainly a daunting task, especially for high school teachers that can go through a school year with 100's of students to try and personalize education for.
The question I have for you, is in the current state of education, how you are personalizing education in your classrooms?
Just in the past week, I have seen the idea of personalized learning come through my Twitter feed and my email. I do have to hand it to the Kentucky Commissioner of Education; Dr. Terry Holliday. He is very forward thinking and working towards great things in our state. Our Accountability has changed, opportunities for schools are increasing, and he has been very visible in schools based upon his Twitter Feed and the Kentucky Department of Education's Twitter Feed.
Monthly, the Commissioner holds a Twitter Town Hall where teachers across the state, or even the country can ask questions related to education and get answers directly from the Commissioner. I recently participated in one and asked about a program Kentucky will be implementing called "CIITS" (Continuous Instructional Improvement Technology System). This program will be instrumental in the movement towards personalized learning. It will provide opportunities for teachers to have access to everything a teacher needs to develop lessons and assess those lessons.
Through this Twitter town hall I not only got my questioned answered, I also saw the following exchange between the commissioner and a fellow educator:
In the email, Kelly has started a movement called The Learning Genome Project. The idea behind this project is to make personalized learning a reality for all students. In order for this project to move forward, it needs funding. You can learn more about this project and help fund this project by visiting the campaign website on Indiegogo. Sometimes it helps to know the back-story on how something develops. You can read about Kelly's epiphany here.
How do we personalize education? It is certainly a daunting task, especially for high school teachers that can go through a school year with 100's of students to try and personalize education for.
The question I have for you, is in the current state of education, how you are personalizing education in your classrooms?
