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What We Learned about meeting student needs
What We Learned about meeting student needs
Personalized learning strategies encouraged academic, social, and emotional student growth in Rural LIFE schools.
Personalized learning strategies encouraged academic, social, and emotional student growth in Rural LIFE schools.
Particular personalized learning strategies, such as flexible learning environments, learner profiles, and personal learning paths empowered student learning and fostered autonomy, confidence, and a greater sense of belonging in Rural LIFE schools. Being able to pick a seat, choose reading material based on personal interests, and discuss academic progress with teachers invited students to invest in their education. These practices encouraged students to learn about themselves and how they learn best while also connecting them to their peers and the world around them.
Lesson 1
Lesson 1
Student ownership of learning and student confidence increase when students are able to make choices aligned to their own interests and abilities.
Lesson 2
Lesson 2
Students learn to model positive reading and discussion behaviors when they are frequently and consistently exposed to them.
Teacher leaders Arielle Abraham and Ashley Delavega Haren showcase how Ridgeview Elementary embraced personalized learning by completely transforming their RTI period to put student voice and choice at the forefront.
"The confidence level in our kids has grown exponentially. [...] Being able to choose what they get to do and then feeling pride when they finish that task has been such a big deal."
Arielle Abraham
Rural LIFE Teacher Leader
Ridgeview Elementary
Lesson 3
Lesson 3
Student-teacher data conferences teach students how to set meaningful goals aligned to their own abilities and give teachers additional insight into students' thinking.
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Lesson 4
Schools support the personalization of students' learning when they use resources like staff, space, data, and time in flexible ways.
Lincoln Heights Middle School student Kaydence Howard credits her ELA teacher, Erica Carey, for helping her find her voice.
"In Mrs. Carey's class, it's communication. I love communication. It lets me have a voice."
Kaydence Howard
Student
Lincoln Heights Middle School
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