HPersonalized Learning Update

As we begin our second full year of working with Education Elements, our Wave 1 schools are a full year into their work with personalized learning, and we have begun building our own internal capacities and working more independently with the Wave 1 school staffs, which includes less direct work and direction from the Education Elements staff.  Wave 2 schools are mid-way through their work with Education Elements, and will begin to transition to their more independent work later this year, in the spring of 2019.  Wave 3 schools have just begun their work, and will spend this current school year working directly with Education Elements.

Because of this, each of our schools are at a different place in their learning and work with personalized learning:  Most Wave 1 schools are a little further along this path than our Wave 3 schools, and that is to be expected. Through this work, we continue to focus our efforts on our district’s Mission and Vision:  “To empower all learners to positively shape their futures”, and “inspire all learners to pursue their dreams in a rigorous, relevant and responsive environment.”

In the fall of 2017, when Wave 1 schools first started their personalized learning work, Education Elements conducted a pre-work survey to principals and teachers about their perceptions, work and professional learning centered around personalized learning.  In the spring of 2018, Wave 1 schools took a post-work survey, after a year of working with personalized learning.  Likewise, Wave 2 and 3 schools took their pre-work survey also in the spring of 2018.

Results from those surveys are overall positive.  Of the survey respondents, both teachers and principals expressed positive feelings about their work with personalized learning and the effect it is having on both teachers and students.  Not only are the results overall positive, but the surveys also show a high degree of teacher and principal reflection regarding effective use of personalized learning practices, both at the school and classroom levels.

At a work session prior to the the October School Board meeting, more information about those surveys will be shared, as well as data from surveys that are being given to staff now, in the fall of 2018.  That work session will also review the work that will be undertaken by Waves 2 and 3 this school year, as well as discussing sustainability plans starting with Wave 1 schools this year, and continuing into the future with all KPBSD schools.