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Personalized Learning at Mt.Abraham Union Middle/High School November 12, 2013 (more info http://www.personalizelearning.com/2013/11/personalized-learning-at-mt-abrahamumhs.html)
Peggy George 1:43 PM
awesome videography
Kathleen McClaskey
thanks Peggy
Peggy George 1:47 PM
great Barbara! You should disable microphone and web cam for participants and 1:47 PM just enable them if they are needed Yes I promoted it on Saturday in our show and just sent out a tweet 1:47 PM
1:47 PM
someone was confused with the hashtag because they thought it was a twitter chat
1:48 PM lauren
no matter how many live participants you have it will be recorded to 1:49 PM reach tons more people later
Barbara Bray 1:49 PM - Arlene Salyards joined the Main Room. ( 1:50 PM ) lauren 1:50 PM 1:50 PM
Thanks Peggy!
This was the tweet I saw: Jill Thompson @Edu_Thompson @tanyapsnook Personalized learning (pl) Chat from what I gather.... #plearnchat 1:50 PM Welcome Arlene! 1:50 PM I'm joining you from Phoenix AZ where it is almost 3pm now. Beautiful day! 88 degrees!
lauren 1:51 PM
if you aren't hearing Barbara & Kathleen talking be sure to run audio setup wizard
lauren 1:51 PM
brrrrrrr Lauren!! that is cool for California! same for Phoenix--no rain in at least 3 months true!!! Sedona is so beautiful!!!!
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Hi Crystal! Welcome!! start on time but wait to start the recording until after the intro slides 1:54 PM for Collaborate 1:54 PM perfect!
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while we wait if any of you want to create a profile so you have a picture instead of a gray man you can do that right click on your name and select edit profile from the preferences 1:55 PM menu 1:55 PM looks like a tiny drop-down arrow with lines 1:55 PM you can add your contact info with your photo 1:56 PM then any time you log in from the same computer it will be saved for you 1:56 PM your pictures are fine!! we recognize you!
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lots of people do that!!! pictures from years ago ageless! Hi Rose! Welcome! Great to have you joining us! hooray for Josie!!! she has a profile!!! Terrific Crystal and Lauren!!! new profiles!! woo hoo!
Rose
Thank you!
Peggy George 1:58 PM
love seeing the images!!! much better than the generic icon! then you look like a pro!!
Peggy George
Gary Falcon`
1:59 PM
This is Gary - I seem to be having microphone trouble. I can hear you, though.
Jim Vanides @jgvanides 2:00 PM
hi!
Peggy George 2:00 PM
if you lose your chat window during the webinar you can always click on View>Restore Default Layout and that usually brings it back
Gary Falcon` 2:00 PM
Perfect - thanks
Peggy George 2:00 PM 2:00 PM 2:00 PM
Hi Jim!! Great to see you!!!! Welcome Judi and Gay! So glad you could join us!
Kathleen McClaskey
Hi Jim
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Hi Gary Welcome sls2! Great to have you joining us! you can't change your login name once you are in the session but you can change your profile name the red starburst on the blue microphone if you're running audio setup wizard you won't hear the talking until you finish
Peggy George
2:02 PM
the talk button will be grayed out unless you are give microphone permissions Hi Mindy! Great to see you! each of those tiny icons in the main room is a different tool this is my favorite tip!! if you move the chat panel off to the right and stretch it out you can see much more of the chat it flies by really fast sometimes
2:04 PM 2:04 PM
great!!!!
Gary Falcon` 2:04 PM
sounds good
Peggy George 2:04 PM
if your star doesn't go where you want it you can click and drag it around 2:04 PM you're doing great!!!
Jim Vanides @jgvanides 2:05 PM
Phoenix AZ
Gary Falcon` 2:05 PM
Atlanta, GA
Judi Yost 2:05 PM
Placerville, CA
Kathleen McClaskey 2:05 PM
Amherst NH
Peggy George 2:05 PM
fun Jim!!!!
Barbara Bray #2 2:05 PM
Bristol, VT
sls2@oregonsd.net 2:05 PM
Oregon, WI
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Peggy George
2:05 PM
Denver, Co
Peggy George 2:05 PM 2:06 PM 2:06 PM
you are all super stars!!!! great job! so excited for this webinar series! happy to support such a great project!!!
Barbara Bray #2
2:07 PM
www.personalizelearning.com/p/events.html
Peggy George 2:07 PM
Hi Mike! Welcome!!
MikeSzewko
thanks
Jim Vanides @jgvanides 2:09 PM 2:09 PM
Cool!
Peggy George
I loved seeing John Clarke in your conference presentation--think it was the Reform Symposium
Barbara Bray 2:09 PM
We are so lucky to have Mt. Abe be our first webinar of our webinar series! Thank you everyone!
Peggy George 2:09 PM 2:09 PM
this was their Connected Educator Month webinar where I was able to view the recording. http://www.personalizelearning.com/2013/10/newpersonalized-learning-models-webinar.html 2:11 PM Hi Maria and Dawn! Welcome! 2:11 PM love this diagram!
Barbara Bray 2:11 PM
It's all about choices. Expanding the ideas of flexible pathways based on initial statement of interest. Love this!
Peggy George 2:12 PM
so much is
2:12 PM
Evidence of learning to demonstrate mastery of what they learned, know and understand. Yes!
Peggy George 2:13 PM
Evidence of learning and exhibitions to demonstrate mastery of competencies! How great is that!
lauren 2:13 PM
Peggy George
http://www.mtabe.k12.vt.us/
Jim Vanides @jgvanides 2:14 PM
I was fortunate to participate in a very progressive Ed.D program at UMass-Amherst (many years ago) where almost all of our courses were independent learning and exploratory. I loved it and learned so much!
Jim Vanides @jgvanides 2:16 PM
I love the flexibility - How do Universities view this? What do you say to parents who are freaking out over "AP credits" and getting their students to Ivy League universities?
Kathleen McClaskey 2:16 PM
I met some incredible learners at Mt. Abe last month that have designed their pathways to graduation.
Peggy George 2:16 PM
Jim, let's talk about that after the presntation. Great question.
Jim Vanides @jgvanides 2:17 PM
Great. tx!
Peggy George 2:17 PM 2:19 PM
Thank you for sharing how you are developing the process and structure. This will help so many who want to personalize learning.
Jim Vanides @jgvanides 2:21 PM
I'm trying to imagine how this might scale and apply in large urban districts, such as Oakland Unified (SF Bay Area) or Chicago Public Schools. What words of wisdom would you offer to system leaders in these large school districts?
Peggy George 2:22 PM
Hybrid model might be the way to meet the requirements and the importance of building tools yourself - Lauren is awesome!
Peggy George 2:23 PM
Thank you Lauren in giving us the history on portfolios. This is very helpful to know.
Jim Vanides @jgvanides 2:24 PM
I use Diigo in my course I teach for teachers - it's a great way to do social bookmarking
Gary Falcon` 2:26 PM 2:27 PM
is there a place on their school/district web site that describes their personalized program?
Dawn 2:27 PM
Yes. The Ends Policy that Caroline referenced will be the backbone for future work.
Rose
2:27 PM 2:27 PM
What did you say you were using for student portfolios?
Jim Vanides @jgvanides
Can you say a thing or two about "Personalize Learning", the org you hail from?
lauren 2:27 PM
a reliable internet connection is important for moderators but usually both wireless and direct ethernet connect work fine 2:28 PM that's just part of embracing technology! 2:29 PM love that quote!!!
Barbara Bray 2:29 PM 2:29 PM 2:29 PM
Robin has it right - learners drive their own learning This is the idea of personalizing learning
Peggy George
I love that it depends on students doing their own networking; students with their own Personalized Learning Network are unstoppable!
lauren 2:30 PM
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Mentors can be any age older and younger from anywhere - very cool! 2:31 PM I could definitely learn from you Robin!!
lauren 2:31 PM
Any they can be anyWHERE. We want to expand the variety of people by going online.
Peggy George 2:31 PM
that is awesome Lauren!! Tell us more about the high stakes exhibition
lauren
2:32 PM
This is fantastic. I love that there's room to make mistakes and learn/refine as you explore the topic.
lauren 2:33 PM
Well, grades are a bit of an issue using PowerSchool. Caroline will tell you more soon.
Barbara Bray 2:33 PM
I love hearing from Robin from his point of view how he learns best
Jim Vanides @jgvanides 2:35 PM
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How does all this "extreme personalizing" align with whatever "high stakes" testing your state requires? Or can you submit your portfolio in lieu of taking a "graduation exit exam"?
lauren 2:36 PM
Eventually the portfolio will be one path to graduation. Right now students have some required classes and will all have to take SBAC. To date they've had to take NECAPS.
Peggy George 2:36 PM
It is wonderful to hear that Robin has choices in how he wants to demonstrate is learning
Peggy George 2:37 PM
that's such a great point!! easy to document with photos and screenshots/scans but also really important to add text to articulate the learning process
Barbara Bray 2:37 PM
Multiple modes of expressing what he knows and understands. Robin finds the gap using this flow of support
Rose 2:38 PM
What's the case load of your counselors? How many students are they responsible for tracking?
Jim Vanides @jgvanides 2:38 PM
is there a timeline for that or who decides when each step happens? the big game.... exhibition!
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2:39 PM 2:39 PM
Jim - just followed you @bbray27 Multiple use space - flexible learning spaces - different than a classroom
Kathleen McClaskey
2:42 PM
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a learning lounge
Barbara Bray 2:42 PM
Hi Catrina! Yea!
Peggy George 2:43 PM
culture of learning
Gary Falcon` 2:43 PM
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no fluorescent lights & no cubicles? Much nicer than most professional workplaces, actually
Peggy George 2:43 PM
true Gary!
Barbara Bray 2:44 PM
Would love to hear more about how you're making the culture shift - how do you support their changing role? What does PD look like?
Barbara Bray 2:45 PM
that is so true--those doing the work are doing the learning! the students should leave each day as tired as the teachers
Jim Vanides @jgvanides 2:46 PM
Can you repeat that great mantra? "Those who are doing... are learning..."
Kathleen McClaskey 2:46 PM
Those that have been doing the work are doing the learning!
Jim Vanides @jgvanides 2:46 PM
tx
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Those who are doing the work are doing the learning.
Kathleen McClaskey 2:47 PM
Thanks Lauren
Peggy George 2:49 PM
that can be a real challenge getting your transcript to reflect your true learning! I had to write course documentation for all of my doctoral work to 2:50 PM use it for accreditation in AZ because they didn't recognize the titles of the courses and they needed to know certain things were part of the courses. A lot of work!!
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So for now, the "high stakes" testing is still required. Do you have any data about performance on these tests? Is there more apprehension from students when approaching those tests?
Peggy George 2:52 PM
I'd love to hear the answer to Jim's question about scalability to very large schools
Jim Vanides @jgvanides 2:52 PM
very exciting progress! love that point--there is no plugin for personalized learning
Jim Vanides @jgvanides 2:53 PM 2:53 PM 2:54 PM
"Maker Portfolios" - Woohoo! Would someone please tell Stanford about this?? <wink>
Gary Falcon`
What staffing changes were required? Is this being done with the same number of staff as before personalized learning was introduced?
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Trust factor
Peggy George 2:58 PM
I imagine there is GREAT student interest so it would be really hard to staff that!
2:59 PM
great image!! keeping the plates spinning this is an exciting series!! I love David Truss and what he is doing with Inquiry Hub!!!
Jim Vanides @jgvanides
3:00 PM
3:01 PM
Thanks for sharing your Personalized Learning pathway model! Congratulations - and best wishes to Robin!
josie jordan #2 3:01 PM
the question about how the students do on the standardized tests is something people always want to know do you have any data about that? 3:03 PM love that!!! he's a self-advocate!!! the ultimate in personalized learning!! 3:04 PM very helpful description about the timeline and
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Wow - my head is spinning trying to imagine how to activate all the talent of the students in Oakland & Chicago to let them learn this way - perhaps they can finally experience "success" when they learn to do this!
Peggy George 3:05 PM
"Off at the forge" - love it. A new take on "anywhere learning"; it's not just about taking your laptop to the coffee shop
Jim Vanides @jgvanides 3:06 PM 3:06 PM 3:07 PM
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Bravo to Mount Abe! The real payoff of this approach is AFTER schooling and you're being interviewed for a job
Peggy George 3:08 PM
if that long! I never considered grades or transcripts when I interviewed teachers as a principal.
Gary Falcon` 3:09 PM 3:10 PM
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Kathleen McClaskey
WOOHOO! Did I just hear Robin say it doesn't really measure what's important?? RIGHT ON, ROBIN!!
Catrina 1 3:10 PM
Nice job!!
Peggy George 3:10 PM
Can anybody speak to how the shift to personalized learning got started? What was the "spark" that started this?
Peggy George 3:11 PM
Thanks for a great webinar! It's a wonderful kickoff to the series! Thank you all!
Jim Vanides @jgvanides 3:11 PM
#plearnchat
Peggy George 3:11 PM
Gary - don't think we'll have enought time to talk about the shift to PL here. We'll possibly do a separate webinar on that.
Peggy George 3:12 PM
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Gary Falcon`
Check out our website: www.personalizelearning.com and we're going to be sharing research, models, more webinars, journeys, etc.
Peggy George 3:13 PM
I need to leave you but let me know if you need any help with the postpublishing
Gary Falcon`
Great job!!!
3:13 PM
I'm here
Barbara Bray #2 3:13 PM
Personalized Learning has started in the UK over 25-30 years ago also. We will be sharing Chris Watkins work 3:14 PM @lparren - we love to rub elbows - look where it got us
Jim Vanides @jgvanides 3:14 PM
Your approach looks like the most "personal" approach to "personalized" 3:15 PM It's not "personalizing what the grownups want you to do"
Gary Falcon` 3:15 PM
thank you
Rose 3:15 PM
Thanks so much!
lauren 3:15 PM
Please remember that this is a hybrid model and not an all or nothing approach.
Jim Vanides @jgvanides 3:15 PM
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josie jordan #2
personalizelearn@gmail.com
josie jordan #2
jhclarke@gmavt.net
Jim Vanides @jgvanides 3:16 PM 3:17 PM
If my alma mater finds out, I'm OK with it... Bye! Thanks again...
josie jordan #2
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