Squaring digitization and personalization in 2018
January 11, 2018 |As technology has been on the rise in education, traditional instruction has simultaneously been demonized. Education innovators posit that classrooms have hardly changed since the industrial era when they were designed to “produce” students with a certain set of knowledge and skills in the same way a production line at a factory churns out identical […]
Taking stock of 2017: What we learned about blended & personalized learning
January 4, 2018 |The start of a new year is the best time to reflect and review what happened the previous year. One of the areas that has received the most attention in K-12 education, dominating headlines, conversations, and research, was personalized learning. Personalized learning remains a broad topic. But it often refers to innovative approaches to tailoring […]
7 must-knows from blended-learning early adopters
December 12, 2017 |Blended learning mavericks reveal what works and what doesn’t for K-12 blended and personalized learning implementations. Earlier this year, the Highlander Institute, The Learning Accelerator and The Christensen Institute teamed up to bring together a conference on blended and personalized learning in Providence, R.I. The goal of the event was to focus on the practical elements of […]
A school leader’s guide to personalized learning
November 30, 2017 |I recently caught up with Mary Ann Wolf, PhD, Elizabeth Bobst and Nancy Mangum to discuss some of the key takeaways of their new book, Leading Personalized and Digital Learning: A Framework for Implementing School Change. The authors offer guidance for principals and other school leaders who are aiming to leverage the power of technology […]
From Maverick to Mainstream: Takeaways from the 2017 Blended and Personalized Learning Conference
October 16, 2017 |In its sixth year, the Blended and Personalized Learning Conference (BPLC) hosted by the Highlander Institute, The Learning Accelerator, and the Christensen Institute brought together more than a thousand educators from around the country to share, discuss, and define innovative education practices. In tandem, we hosted an invitation-only Summit on March 31, 2017—a day-long conversation […]
Share Your Expertise at the 2018 Blended & Personalized Learning Conference
August 1, 2017 |On April 5- 7 2018, the Highlander Institute, the Christensen Institute, and The Learning Accelerator will showcase expert classroom, school, and district blended learning implementers from across the nation at our 2018 Blended & Personalized Learning Conference in Providence, RI. Apply to share your expertise and be recognized nationally as an innovative leader. BPLC18 lead presenters receive […]