This is the official chat for Union County Public schools. Here all resources and ideas tweeted around #UCPSChat will be curated and showcased in one place.
#ucpschat Casey with Innovation and EdTech. Tagging @UCPSInnovate because she's most likely tied up with swim lessons or soccer practice and forgot to set her phone alarm :)
Not sure I’m a fan of the term “Personalized Learning”. We have way too many “Eduspeak” buzzwords...why not focus on “Student Centered Learning” instead? #UCPSChat#TeamUCPS
A1: Personalized learning is driven by students-not only in flexible seating, but also instruction that is suited best for each student. Small groups, collaboration in student led teams, and real life STEAM problems that students are working to solve. #UCPSChat
A1: @UCPSChat PBL, Student-centered learning opps ; multiple paths with depths of knowledge. Looks different based on the diverse students in the class. #EmpowerED#UCPSChat
A1 having a deep understanding of the content you teach while giving student voice and choice. Balancing the two to ensureownership of learning @ucpschat
A1: CHOICE, lots of choice. My students have 10 different flexible seating options to choose from each day, along with lots of sharing with their accountability partners throughout the day. #UCPSChat
#ucpschat A1 To me it is not only allowing students the opportunity to learn "their way" but #empowring them to know their strengths and make some of those decisions about how they learn. #EmpowerED
A1 having a deep understanding of the content you teach while giving student voice and choice. Balancing the two to ensureownership of learning @ucpschat. #UCPSchat
A1: same standard for each student but different methods depending on everyone’s needs. Plus, Collaborative work and flexible seating. Oh, and student driven instruction! I love when students teach me! #UCPSChat
Knowing the learners in the room and tailoring the learning experience to their needs/preferences with their help. Genius Hour is great for this too and the children love it! Lots of student leadership opportunities throughout the whole @IndianTrailES community too. #UCPSChat
A2: thinking that it’s hands off for the teachers so students can learn for themselves. I think it’s also important to help guide students if they are having any trouble but also giving them time to struggle. #UCPSChat
A2: 1 misconception is that Ss should accelerate at their own pace via tech w/out some form of T guidance...Ts play the most imp. role when it comes to Ss success! #UCPSChat#TeamUCPS
A2: @UCPSChat Personalized learning does not mean everything has to be digital; It means that students take ownership of their learning and the adults in the building empower them to do so. Facilitate knowledge. #EmpowerED#UCPSchat
A2: Misconception that personalized learning just means conferencing w a S or helping them when they have a question. OR, providing multiple learning pathways for all Ss, thinking it is meeting the needs of every student. #UCPSChat
A1 misconception that all the work is put in students hands. Teachers must have a deep understanding of the intended outcome... they have a part in the work by designing instruction to accomplish that outcome. Once this is done,work shifts to Ss while T facilities #UCPSChat
A1: In Kindergarten personalized learning is geared toward student interests and what excites them. Any lesson can be turned into a fun learning environment once you take the time to truly get to know your kids! #ucpschat
A2: That every student has to be evaluated in the same way, same assessment. Each student is different and they need the opportunity to show their learning in a variety of ways (written, tech, multiple choice, presentation, etc.) #UCPSChat
A3: Using personalized learning helps me deliver instruction that best suits each student and helps to make them active participants in their own learning. Students are excited to have an active role in the classroom #UCPSChat
A3: At the end of the day it comes down to the relationship b/t T and Ss...we heard this loud and clear at our Summer Leadership Institute! #UCPSChat#TeamUCPS
It's the heart ❤️. We need to meet Ss where they are while allowing productive struggle. This looks different for every S. When these paths all come together everyone benefits. #UCPSChat
A2 Not leaving the students to learn by themselves. Instead empowering them by using their strengths and prompts to enablle the productive struggle. #UCPSChat
A3 #UCPSchat Learning is more long lasting when it is meaningful. Learning is meaningful when it is connected to previous learning the individual has added to their own 'funds of knowledge'
It's the heart ❤️. We need to meet Ss where they are while allowing productive struggle. This looks different for every S. When these paths all come together everyone benefits. #UCPSChat
A3: Ss are engaged & invested when they know the teacher is invested & interested. They put value in the tasks the teachers put value in. Put value in our Ss, & they become lifelong learners. #UCPSChat
A3: Personalized learning helps increase student increase and time on task. When they are interest and engaged, teaching and learning are easy. #UCPSChat@IndianTrailES
A3: @ucpschat Every child gets what they need; learning gaps are filled; student interest and engagement increases; the cognitive load shifts from the adults to the students and optimal learning takes center stage! Productive struggle wins the game! #EmpowerED#UCPSChat
#ucpschat A3 Pers.learning is happening at home @myONreader is a game changer. It not only gives my son books that are the right level, he can search non-fiction high interest topics that he wants to read. He loves "homework" now. Today he read about bugs in your body and sharks
@ucpschat A3: Relationship building! Empowerment! Creating a culture of curiosity and inquiry! When Ts (and administrators!) become the guide on the side as opposed to the sage on the stage,Ts can learn more about what interests and motivates/empowers their learners. #ucpschat
A3: Personalized learning helps increase student increase and time on task. When they are interest and engaged, teaching and learning are easy. #UCPSChat@IndianTrailES
A3 Knowing your students, knowing your content and how to connect the two is powerful. Empowering them to learn, question, learn, struggle, succeed, mess up (fail forward), wonder....THAT is the kind of learner and global citizen we want! 👊🏼#UCPSchat
Goal setting! My students create their own goals for each subject area. We check in during conferences to see how they are doing and adapt the goals as they accomplish them! Students know what they need and will work hard to accomplish it! #UCPSchat
A4: It all comes down to expectations...if you believe Ss can achieve at high levels and challenge them appropriately, they will rise to such...if you don’t, they won’t! #UCPSChat#TeamUCPS
A4: I enjoy meeting with students to brainstorm reading and writing goals- students set their own, and check back in on their progress. I also love using our flexible seating to give students the work area that best fits their learning needs #UCPSchat
A3). It’s a win-win. I think it’s great to give students more independence. Plus teachers may learn more about how their students learn by observing them in action. #UCPSChat
A4 Multiple sources of content driven reading (trad text, info graphic, video, close read of section etc. ) then choice, conversation,collaboration, and creation! #ucpschat
A4: @ucpschat As instructional leader, I'm participating in @FridayInstitute Digital Learning cohort for personalized learning. If I want to see change, change begins with me. The leader #leadstheway! I must model what I expect first; change will follow. #EmpowerED#UCPSChat
Dialogue journals! Creating WIGs through Leader in Me (teacher & student), & just building relationships- bond at lunch, recess, parent nights, etc. Growth will happen because Ss feel valued. #UCPSChat
A4 #ucpschat I dont mean to keep givng shout outs to our digital resources... but I cant help it. Did you know @brainpop gives S the opportunity to Discover, Play, Create & Asses after a video? Even better S (or T's) can choose what that interaction looks like based on S's needs
A4: It all comes down to expectations...if you believe Ss can achieve at high levels and challenge them appropriately, they will rise to such...if you don’t, they won’t! #UCPSChat#TeamUCPS
A4: @IndianTrailES We do WIN (whatever I need) time, students work on what they need most at the time: goals, small group w/ teacher, etc. In 3rd grade, we are also doing genius hour once a week & the students pick a topic to learn about & later teach their classmates. #UCPSChat
The learners have more of an ownership of the experience. They feel valued, listened to and #empowered. It makes the classroom more of a community. #UCPSChat
A4 #UCPSchat Teacher comments and thought-provoking questions in student journals create a desire for communication. This makes journals meaningful because there is an audience for the student work.
A4 #ucpschat I dont mean to keep givng shout outs to our digital resources... but I cant help it. Did you know @brainpop gives S the opportunity to Discover, Play, Create & Asses after a video? Even better S (or T's) can choose what that interaction looks like based on S's needs
A4: student interest surveys, goal setting, self-reflection, opt-in for small groups/conferences. Even taking a lesson plan you're about to teach and asking, "in what ways can I give students autonomy within this plan and still be moving toward content mastery?" #UCPSChat
#UCPSChat A4: providing choice w diff exploration stations in math, providing multiple ways using tech to show what they know, posting their questions they are interested in learning more about & allowing more time to research those interests. Linking interests w subject area.
Flexible seating promotes community and collaboration. PBL contracts fosters student choice and promotes initiative to learn. Learning becomes real world as we work together to reach our goals. #UCPSChat
A4 #UCPSChat In my first 2.5 weeks of teaching second grade I’ve learned that by empowering students it’s NOT going to be quiet in my classroom. In personalized learning Ss are learning from each other!
Despite being at @IndianTrailES for a short time I see how beneficial WIN(what I need) time is. This is personalised for the ch to work on what it is they personally need. Also, I can't say it enough, I ❤ #GeniusHour for the ch to learn and teach about their interests #UCPSChat
A3 Information can be presented in ways that are not only interesting for the students but also offer chances to expand interest in learning more about a given topic. #UCPSchat
A4 Some students learn by having something explained.Others do better listening while also seeing or being able to “touch” the subject, & may include 3D models of items or even video music. I find the more ways I cover a subject the greater # of students that grasped #UCPSChat
