Full Description
Where exactly did personalized learning go so wrong? For teacher and consultant Paul France, at first technology-powered personalized learning seemed like a panacea. But after three years spent at a personalized learning start-up and network of microschools, he soon realized that such corporate-driven individualized learning initiatives do more harm than good, especially among our most vulnerable students. The far-superior alternative? A human-centered pedagogy that prioritizes children over technology. First, let's be clear: Reclaiming Personalized Learning is not yet-another ed tech book. Instead it's a user's guide to restoring equity and humanity to our classrooms and schools through personalization. One part polemical, eleven parts practical, the book describes how to:Shape whole-class instruction, leverage small-group interactions, and nurture a student's inner-dialogueCultivate awareness within and among students, and build autonomy and authorityDesign curriculum with a flexible frame and where exactly the standards fit Humanize assessment and instruction, including the place of responsive teachingCreate a sense of belonging, humanize technology integration, and effect socially just teaching and learning-all central issues in equity The truth is this: there's no one framework, there's no one tool that makes learning personalized-what personalized learning companies with a vested interest in profits might tempt you to believe. It's people who personalize learning, and people not technology must be at the center of education. The time is now for all of us teachers to reclaim personalized learning, and this all-important book is our very best resource for getting started. "This is a compelling and critically important book for our time. With rich stories of teaching and learning Paul France considers ways to create the most positive learning experiences possible."- JO BOALER, Nomellini & Olivier Professor of Education, Stanford Graduate School of Education"This brilliant book is a major contribution to the re-imagination of learning and teaching for the twenty-first century and should be essential reading for new and experienced teachers alike."- TONY WAGNER, Senior Research Fellow, Learning Policy Institute"In these troubled times, this book is more than a breath of fresh air, it is a call to action. Paul gives us an accessible and sophisticated book that explains how and why we should celebrate the humanity of every single student."- JIM KNIGHT, Senior Partner of the Instructional Coaching Group (ICG) and Author of The Impact Cycle
Contents
Foreword by Carol Ann TomlinsonAcknowledgmentsAbout the AuthorIntroduction: The Paradox of Personalized LearningSECTION ONE: FOUNDATIONSCHAPTER 1. Personalization MythsMyth 1: Personalizing Learning Means That Curriculum Must Be IndividualizedMyth 2: Personalized Learning Must Be Interest-BasedMyth 3: Personalized Learning Is Only the Teacher's ResponsibilityMyth 4: Digital Technology Is Necessary to Personalize LearningMyth 5: Digitally Driven Personalization Paves a Path to EquityResponding to IndustrializationCHAPTER 2. The First Dimension: Shaping the Collective ConsciousShaping the Collective ConsciousConnecting With ChildrenMaintaining the Spirit of the Workshop ModelBuilding on the First DimensionCHAPTER 3. The Second Dimension: Leveraging Small-Group InteractionsThe Dangers of HomogeneityThe Limits of HeterogeneityThe Hallmarks of a Strong Second DimensionThe Foundation of IndividualizationCHAPTER 4. The Third Dimension: Nurturing a Child's Internal DialogueAuthentic Engagement and Intrinsic MotivationThe Power of Asking WhyIntrinsic Motivation in the Third DimensionA Framework for Mediated ActionNurturing the Inner DialogueThe Intersectionality of PersonalizationSECTION TWO: PEDAGOGYCHAPTER 5. Cultivating AwarenessDefining AwarenessSelf-AwarenessSix Guideposts for Cultivating Awareness in ChildrenExpanding AwarenessCHAPTER 6. Developing Agency and AutonomyBalancing Autonomy and AuthorityTen Tips for Teaching Agency and AutonomyUnderstanding the Inner World of a ChildCHAPTER 7. Designing Curriculum With a Flexible FrameThe Danger of Teaching Without StandardsThe Flexible FrameSupporting Humanized Personalization With StandardsUsing the Flexible Frame to Personalize in Three DimensionsCHAPTER 8. Humanizing AssessmentCultures of Shame and FearThe Origin of Fear and ShameCampbell's LawTriangulating Humanized AssessmentBuilding the Frame to Weather the StormCHAPTER 9. Humanizing Instruction to Personalize LearningEmergent SystemsThe Foundation of Responsive InstructionHallmarks of Responsive InstructionEngendering a Growth Mindset in EducatorsSECTION THREE: EQUITYCHAPTER 10. A Sense of BelongingA Forum for Changing the WorldThe Threat to BelongingA Culture of Scarcity and FearEquity Versus EqualityTechnology Is Not the SolutionInclusive Classroom Practices That Humanize LearningA Work in ProgressCHAPTER 11. Humanizing Technology IntegrationThe Purpose of TechnologyWhere EdTech Falls ShortReforming Education in the Image of Technology ElitesFour Principles for Humanizing Technology IntegrationThe Intersection of Education Technology and Social JusticeCHAPTER 12. JusticeWhat Is Justice?Intersectionality and IdentityWhat Is Fair Is Not Always EqualPersonalization Is a Problem of PrivilegeTips for Socially Just Teaching and LearningRestoring Equity and Reconnecting With HumanityAn Age of EmpathyReferencesIndex
