Learning Personalized

Foreword xi

Acknowledgments xv

About the Authors xvii

Introduction 1

1 Making the Case for Personalized Learning 5

Disconnect between Traditional School and Preparation for a Postsecondary World 6

The Power of a Student-Driven Model 7

Contemporary Issues of Control 12

Personalized Learning Evolution 15

Conclusion and Reflective Questions 21

Works Cited 21

2 The Aims of Contemporary Schooling 23

Element 1: Disciplinary Outcomes 25

Element 2: Cross-Disciplinary Outcomes 30

Element 3: Mindsets 47

Conclusion and Reflective Questions 55

Works Cited 56

3 The Design of a Student-Driven Learning Experience 59

Element 4: Task 60

Element 5: Audience 63

Element 6: Feedback 67

Element 7: Evaluation 70

Conclusion and Reflective Questions 72

Works Cited 73

4 Tasks That Demonstrate Personalized Learning Evolution in Practice 75

Inspiration for Task Designs 76

How the Role of the Teacher Shifts 95

How the Role of the Student Shifts 103

Needed Systems and Supports beyond the Classroom 104

Conclusion and Reflective Questions 107

Work Cited 108

5 What Personalized Learning Looks Like at the Instructional Level 109

Element 8: Process 110

Element 9: Environment 119

A Day-in-the-Life Narrative 124

Conclusion and Reflective Questions 128

Work Cited 129

6 What Personalized Learning Looks Like at the Systems Level 131

Element 10: Demonstration of Learning 132

Element 11: Time 143

Element 12: Advancement 145

Conclusion and Reflective Questions 147

Works Cited 147

7 Leading the Change for Personalized Learning 149

Clearly Articulating and Creating Urgency for Personalized Learning (the ‘‘Why’’) 150

Giving Back the Work to Teachers (the ‘‘How’’) 152

Managing Change as It Is Occurring (the ‘‘What’’) 155

Conclusion and Reflective Questions 160

Works Cited 161

The Conclusion of the Era of ‘‘One-Size-Fits-All Schooling’’ 163

Appendix A: Additional Resources for Chapters 1–3 165

Appendix B: Additional Resources for Chapter 4 181

Appendix C: Additional Resources for Chapters 5 and 6 193

Appendix D: Additional Resources for Chapter 7 203

Index 209