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Building Routines, Systems, and Habits of Mind Before Personalizing Learning
How to cultivate the underlying skills that will help both teachers and students engage productively in a personalized learning environment.
Virtual Comparison Groups: Understanding What Worked, How, and Why
This Insight investigates the use of NWEA report data alongside a virtual comparison group to produce actionable insights when implementing blended learning.
The Myth of Learning Styles: IgnitED Research Insight
This first installment of our series connecting learning science and instructional practice focuses on the evidence base which shows learning styles do not exist, and how this evidence can be applied in your classroom.
What are critical decision points when measuring to inform and improve teaching and learning practices?
Teachers and education leaders must make a series of critical decisions when beginning measurement to inform and improve teaching and learning practices. This guide provides an overview of three of these decisions and offers guidance on how to make...
Tools to Modify OER and Maintain Rigor
One tension that exists for instructional materials providers is that they want to offer educators the ability to modify materials to meet students’ needs but do not want these modifications to reduce their alignment to standards or rigor.
Implementing OER: A History Teacher's Perspective
Dr. Eric Langhorst, OER coordinator and middle school U.S. history teacher from Liberty Public Schools, provides an overview of his journey to implementing OER. He shares his process of restructuring his planning by starting with the standards and...
How can I utilize Open Educational Resources to personalize lessons and assessments?
This guide will help educators and school leaders working with Open Educational Resources (OER) to personalize lessons and meet student needs.
How can professional development support creating and implementing Open Educational Resources?
This guide provides an overview of implementing effective personalized professional development that supports curating and creating high-quality, rigorous OER curriculum, alongside concrete resources around competencies for educators.
Knowing the School: How do leaders prepare new teachers to be successful within their school models?
When welcoming new teachers (whether new to the school or to teaching), it is important that you clearly communicate the nuts and bolts that make your innovative school possible. This includes specifics about your model and approach, the supports...
Prior Knowledge - Mental Hooks for Learning: IgnitED Research Insight
In this installment of IgnitED Research, a series that aims to build stronger connections between learning science and instructional practice, we look at prior knowledge and its uses in maximizing learning.
Leadership That Moves You Forward: Innovation, Vision, and Planning
To help understand how district and building-level administrators can successfully manage the change process when leading personalized learning initiatives, the Institute for Teaching and Leading (i4tl) conducted research looking at which actions by...