The Synergy of Equity and Personalized Learning The

The Synergy of Equity and Personalized Learning: The Why and the How Yvette Jackson #empower 19 Bena Kallick @benakallick Allison Zmuda @allison_zmuda

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Why is the synergy so essential right now? Optimizing learning, achievement, selfactualization & contribution for every learner

We can no longer lose the human capital of our young generation. Why the urgency?

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Grounded in Neuroplasticity: “Genius is more than genes. ” “Regardless of the brain with which we are born, every brain is capable of neuroplasticity. This means that with practice and effort we can build the brains we want. ” — Judy Willis

Equity Consciousness All students are wired for high intellectual performances and the desire to be inquisitive, engaged in learning, and self actualization. So why are so many students of color and second language learners underachieving?

Neuroscience and Value of Learning • 90 % – transport nutrients, regulate immune system THE PROPENSITY OF ALL BRAINS • 10% (dendrites FOR& axons) DEVELOPING & STRENGTHS • Info processing connect information & High Intellectual Performances

How do you develop a strength? • Exposure • Interest • Learning/Practice • Innovation

Neuroscience of Value and Learning: The propensity of all brains for developing strengths and high intellectual performances

Identifying and Activating Strengths

Student's Self Reflection: Tasha

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Definition of Personalized Learning Personalized learning is a progressively student-driven model where students deeply engage in meaningful, authentic, and rigorous challenges to demonstrate desired outcomes. — Zmuda, Curtis, Ullman (2015) 15

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Related but Not a Synonym of Personalized Learning INDIVIDUALIZATION STUDENT controls the pace of the topic as well as when to demonstrate mastery. TEACHER/SOFTWARE PLATFORM drives instruction through tasks and related lesson plans. “I’m skeptical of personalized learning that is too much about kids spending a lot of time on computers marching through discrete tasks at their own pace… it pulls kids too often away from doing meaningful work and having meaningful interactions with peers, and it can value the individual needs over the idea that we’re all in this together. ” — Ron Berger, EL Education

Related but Not a Synonym of Personalized Learning DIFFERENTIATION STUDENT selects from a range of content, process, and/or product options to meet the requirements. TEACHER identifies appropriate choices for the range of students in the classroom to meet desired goals. “We need to help students take more ownership o their learning, which means that we need to own the work a little less. ” — Mike Anderson, Author & Consultant

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Antiquated Learning Model Only some learners have access to full taxonomy

Reimagined Learning Model • All students need to have foundational thinking and fluency skills. • All students need to be challenged by non-routine application of skills, content, and potentially innovative experiences.

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Conduit for Equity Consciousness: High Operational Practices • Identifying and activating strengths • Building relationships • Nurturing high intellectual performances • Providing enrichment • Incorporating prerequisites • Situating learning in the lives of students • Amplifying student voice

Using High Operational Practices 1. Identifying and Activating • Validating Strengths • Comprehensive 2. Building Relationships • Multidimensional 3. Nurturing High • Empowering Intellectual Performances 4. Providing Enrichment • Transformative 5. Incorporating • Emancipatory Culturally Responsive Teaching Prerequisites 6. Situating Learning In The Lives Of Student 7. Amplifying Student Voice

Through experimentation, feedback, persistent practice, risk taking, failure, and success, every one of us continues to discover our interests, passions, potentials, aversions, values, styles, and tastes.