What is the connection between personal learning and transferable skills like collaboration and groupwork? Since I just taught a class on groupwork and Vermont is working towards more personal learning, I have been getting this question from many educators. There seems to be a misconception that personal learning is somehow individual learning. There are many […]
When I wrote my Rowland fellowship proposal a little over a year ago, my main concern was to make sure that mandated personal learning plans didn’t become another superficial piece of paper that had little meaning for students. Over the past year, I have made a lot of discoveries and confirmations. I think the number […]
The idea of separating students into honors and non-honors classes is fraught with problems, increases the achievement gap and ultimately increases inequity in every classroom and between all students. When I was in school, I wasn’t seen as being “smart” or good at school. As a result, there was never any consideration of me taking […]
For the past several months, I have been part of a team attending a Vermont seminar series on proficiency based graduation and personalized learning. At times, I have found myself so overwhelmed that I wondered how a transformation so enormous could be possible? I have felt the sinking feeling of doubt that such amazing transformations […]
