Full Description
The Power to Learn: The Benefits and the Promise of Personalized Instruction advances the notion that personalized instruction is the direction that schools must take if all students are expected to succeed with difficult learning challenges. Based on the premise that all students are capable, this book offers practical information so that schools can be designed or redesigned to meet individual students where they are academically and to challenge them toward deeper learning. Unlocking their capability is best accomplished by implementing a process labeled DPIE: diagnosis, prescription, implementation, and evaluation. Examples dating back to the early 20th century are described that show the idea is derived from historical antecedents and twenty-two research-based strategies and tactics are offered. Also included are five exemplary schools from preschool to high school.
Contents
Preface
Introduction: Introducing Personalized Instruction
Chapter 1. The School Learning Environment
Chapter 2. Precursors of Personalized Instruction
Chapter 3. Basic Elements of Personalized Instruction
Chapter 4. Strategies and Tactics with a Research Base
Chapter 5. Authentic Assessment and Progress Reporting
Chapter 6. The Leadership Connection
Chapter 7. Schools at Different Levels That Exemplify Personalized Instruction
Chapter 8. Teaching Students Responsibility: Another Dimension
Epilogue
References
About the Authors
