In these three articles, discover how Distinctive Schools embraced Personalized Learning and piloted a new learning model in one of its campuses, before spreading it across the entire network. The transition to personalized learning impacted our schools, as well as our habits as teachers and learners. Likewise, the degree of innovation involved touched every area of our network and schools, from instructional practices to operations to routines. Read the articles below to:
Scaling Personalized Learning at Distinctive Schools: Going Slow to Go Fast Featured on EdWeek.org By Jin-Soo Huh, Executive Director of Personalized Learning at Distinctive Schools Jin-Soo Huh, Executive Director of Personalized Learning at Distinctive Schools (DS), shares one of DS network schools’ story as they piloted personalized learning at their campus. The piloted model incorporated elements, such as multi-grade classroom and flexible learning spaces, and after the pilot, the other schools in the network were able to adopt personalized learning in their classrooms as well. However, rolling out a network-wide learning model doesn’t happen overnight, because it is important to honor the unique characteristics of the students, classrooms, and various schools. Read the article to learn more! Personalized Learning Is a Mindset Not a Prescribed Model Featured on EdWeek.org By Jennifer Ferrari, Chief Schools Officer, and Jin-Soo Huh, Executive Director of Personalized Learning, at Distinctive Schools In this article, Jennifer Ferrari and Jin-Soo Huh share Distinctive Schools’ journey into personalized learning in the 2013-2014 school year, which led to two schools in the network to become Next Generation Learning Challenges Breakthrough schools - Chicago International Charter School (CICS) West Belden in 2015 and CICS Irving Park in 2016. Discover how Distinctive Schools transformed student learning and, along the way, realized that personalized learning was not a destination but, instead, a journey and mindset. Getting To Know You: Lerner Profiles for Personalization Featured on EdWeek.org By Amanda Avallone, Content Manager for Next Generation Learning Challenges This article addresses how the landscape of education is transforming, and that more and more schools are replacing traditional classrooms with personalized, student-centered learning experiences. For example, schools are considering:
To help answer some of the above questions, the article features Chicago International Charter School (CICS) West Belden and focuses on how the school captures students’ interests, strengths, learning environment preferences, and thinking/learning styles.
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