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Direct linkRiley, Benjamin – Educational Leadership, 2017
Riley asserts that some findings of cognitive science conflict with key principles of personalized learning--that students should control the content of their learning and that they should control the pace of their learning. A personalized approach is in conflict with the cognitive science principle that committing key facts in a discipline to…
Descriptors: Individualized Instruction, Learner Controlled Instruction, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Science
Chappuis, Jan – Educational Leadership, 2014
Teachers may well have developed a more robust understanding of classroom assessment options, but they can still be caught off guard by misapplications of well-intended practices. Three issues, in particular, have created potential assessment missteps: the heightened rigor of the new content standards, the emphasis on using assessments for…
Descriptors: Teachers, Educational Assessment, Difficulty Level, Academic Standards
Spencer, John – Educational Leadership, 2017
Genius Hour is a time built into the school day or week to enable students to actively create their learning rather than passively consume it. During the time set aside for Genius Hour, students choose what they will learn about, the strategies they will use to learn it, the pace of their work, the materials and resources they will use, and the…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Learner Controlled Instruction, Learning Strategies, Pacing
Khan, Salman; Slavitt, Elizabeth – Educational Leadership, 2013
Summit San Jose is part of the Summit Public Schools network, a group of charter schools in California's Bay Area. In 2011, when Summit San Jose first opened its new high school with a cohort of 9th graders, the teachers decided to pilot Khan Academy. At the time, they had piloted their math resources and platform with five classrooms in Los…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Mathematics Instruction, High Schools, Teaching Methods
Peer reviewedDriscoll, Mark – Educational Leadership, 1983
Computers can offer fun games, but they need to nurture thoughtful learning as well. (Author)
Descriptors: Educational Games, Elementary Education, Mathematics Instruction, Microcomputers
Peer reviewedVaughan, Angela L. – Educational Leadership, 2005
An algebra teacher changes the dynamics of her classroom by recognizing the conflict between students wanting the freedom to make their own decisions and teachers wanting to limit that freedom and wanting to control the students. The adoption of self-paced classroom instruction where students had to master each concept before proceeding to the…
Descriptors: Algebra, Teaching Methods, Teacher Student Relationship, Classroom Techniques
Peer reviewedWinebrenner, Susan – Educational Leadership, 2000
Although differentiated learning for high-ability students in heterogeneous classrooms is as important as for other children, gifted students' needs are frequently overlooked. Instead of offering extra credit, teachers should compact the curriculum, design alternative learning experiences, allow differentiated pacing, and agree on expectations.…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education, Heterogeneous Grouping
