Personalized

Learning
Aren’t We Already Doing That?
Eastern Carver County Schools
Lynne Patterson, Jen Hayes, Robin Bloom, Ben Hullerus, Patricia Lange
 Learning Targets
▸ I can learn about the implementation of
Personalized Learning in Eastern Carver
County Schools and how special education
services (while targeting specific student
needs) is enhanced by personalization of
these targeted skills.

▸ I can identify opportunities to personalize

learning for students receiving specialized
education services.

▸ I can identify benefits of personalizing

learning for students who receive
http://wearepersonalizedlearning.org/
specialized services.
 Specialized Education vs. Personalized Learning

● In specialized education we assess to inform instruction.

● In personalized learning we assess to inform learning.

➔ Think about the above statements. Discuss with your elbow

partner “what this means”
Personalized Learning in Eastern Carver
County Schools
 Personalized Learning:
Meeting the needs of Students with Disabilities

The National Center for Learning Disabilities with

funding from the Gates Foundation set out to develop
policy recommendations at the federal and state level
and recommendations for best practices in school so
students with disabilities were included in the
development,
implementation and
evaluation of
personalized
learning system.
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 Through our investigation, it
became evident that no two
students will have the same
learning needs and that
personalized learning systems
are uniquely positioned to
address student-specific needs.
 Our Personalized Learning Journey
in Special Education
★ Curriculum Mapping, Power Standards & Learning Target
Writing Aligned with pertinent General Education Classes
★ Participation in Personalized Learning Cohorts
★ General and Special Education Professional Development
★ Participating in Professional Learning Community Groups
with general education teachers
★ Addition of a Specialized Services Coordinator with an
emphasis on Personalized Learning & how it related to
Specialized Services -also included in curriculum and
instruction development at both district and building levels
★ Training in Personalized Learning with paraprofessionals
 Personalized learning Defined

Learning is a personal experience. By

co-designing meaningful learning opportunities
with teachers and mentors, the individual is
at the center of her/his learning. Instruction
is something we do with, rather than
to, learners to promote growth,
achievement, and lifelong success.
 General Education/Special Education
Course Alignment

Teams worked together to develop an

alignment of general education courses and
special education courses. By doing this we
determined the replacement courses that
needed to be mapped with power standards
and learning targets developed.
 This document is in the
process of being revised as
we have increased our
knowledge and understanding
of personalized learning over
the past few years.
“Continuous learning and
improvement!”
Specialized Instruction and Personalization
 https://padlet.com/hullerusb/PLMASE

Honeycomb Model
Overall structure and framework:
● Learner profiles:
○ Demographic data
○ Academic status
○ Learning-related skills sets
○ Potential learning drivers
● Proficiency Based progress
● Custom learning paths
 Padlet Reflection Questions
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Click on the link to access padlet. Double click on the to add your thoughts.
★ 2-3 things the core reinforces for you
★ 2-3 things that surprised you or you hadn’t thought about before
 Start with Why, Stay with Why,
clear about what and flexible about how!
▸ Why are you doing this?

▸ Staying with why are you doing this.

▸ Clear about what you are doing.

○ Read “LIVE” Naturally example: clear expectations of what you
need to do/flexible on how that looks

▸ Doesn't happen all at once. It happens in stages. Think of one

thing you can do and implement. Once that is mastered, move to
another idea
 ECCS PErsonalized LEarning STAR “Look Fors”

Learning is a personal experience.

By co-designing meaningful
learning opportunities with
teachers and mentors, the
individual is at the center of her/his
learning. Instruction is something
we do with, rather than to learners,
to promote growth, achievement,
and lifelong success.
 ANY TIME

ANY PLACE

ANY PATH

ANY PACE

ANY DEVICE
DEFINITIONS
 Personalized Learning opportunities

Option 1: Personal Flex - explore ECCS website www.wearepersonalized.org

Options 2: Group Flex - In a group fo 2 to 4 people

Discuss what you learned? Takeaways from today?
★ Surprises along the way?
★ Things to take back to your districts?
★ Roadblocks you may be thinking about?
★ Questions you still have?

Option 3: Coaching Seminar - view storyboards or watch one of the video on

the elements of the personalized learning STAR and discuss/ask questions of
facilitators
Collaborative Environment
Collaborative Environment
Examples
 Engagement with LEarning Tools

Link to
Engagement
with Learning
Tools Video
Engagement with LEarning Tools
Examples:
 Purposeful Instruction , Assessment and Feedback

Link to video
of
Purposeful
Instruction,
Assessment
and
Feedback

Link to Purposeful Instruction and

Assessment Information
Purposeful Instruction , Assessment and Feedback
Samples
Learner Voice and Choice
Learner Voice and Choice
Samples
Purposeful Learning
Purposeful Learning
Samples
 Personalized Flex Resources
● http://www.ncld.org/archives/reports-and-studies/personalizedlearning
● http://www.districtadministration.com/article/learning-gets-personal?&utm_source=email&utm_medium=socia
l-media&utm_campaign=addtoany
● http://www.ncld.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/PL-RoadmapForEducators.Fin_.pdf
● http://barbarabray.net/personalized-learning/
● https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EaxPY5LUHJgz6NhUL0_k4EBkOUtscpCQS8rUoxyKckY/edit
● https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rEcWaG3Z9cn7DnQgwnDJbhS8_pkLcsNircaFLRTE9E0/edit#heading=h.gjd
gxs
● https://docs.google.com/a/isd112.org/presentation/d/13oijZq3CvVGwxOVFaAirQTwXESCGlVyWV6mFZ
kiUKNQ/edit?usp=sharing

WHO: Helping Students to Reflect on

WHAT: 60 Things Students Can Create to Demonstrate What they Know
WHEN: Meeting Deadlines and Keeping Schedules
WHERE: Visualizing 21st-Century Classroom Design
WHY: Promoting Student Self-Assessment
HOW:Gold Standard PBL: Student Voice & Choice ; What is Genius Hour (video) ; Learning Menu video
 Resources Used in this Presentation

National Center for Learning Disabilities:

http://www.ncld.org/archives/reports-and-studies/personalizedlearning

The Institute for Personalized Learning-Division of CESA #1 http://institute4pl.org/

Eastern Carver County Schools http://wearepersonalizedlearning.org/

Tapping the Power of Personalized Learning by James Rickabaugh