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Personalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyS7 Ep 17: Goodbye, Farewell, and AmenMatt and Courtney wrap up seven seasons of podcasts with a remembrance of all the biggest do-do's they've dropped in the past few years. Wait....
2022-06-2830 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyS7 Ep16: How do we approach summer PD to keep momentum?Matt and Courtney talk about what to do when designing summer PD sessions for teachers.
2022-05-1819 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyS7 Ep15: What are the entry points into personalized learning?Matt and Courtney talk about some entry points into personalized learning - it's different for everyone!
2022-05-1621 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyS7 Ep14: Summer school!What could summer school be like? Here are some ideas from Matt and Courtney.
2022-04-2715 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyS7 Ep13: How do we end the year with motivation?Matt and Courtney talk about the struggle of ending the year appropriately with motivation for our learners AND teachers.
2022-04-2227 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyS7 Ep12: Strategies for using Assessment for LearningMatt and Courtney return with some strategies for using assessment for learning in the classroom - including some cool KISS faces!
2022-04-1518 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyS7 Ep11: Assessment FOR LearningMatt and Courtney go full-on retro - bell-bottoms and everything! We talk about assessment for learning, and how it is needed more than ever coming out of (?) the pandemic.
2022-03-3016 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyS7 Ep10: How do we deal with scheduling issues?Matt and Courtney are back with a conundrum of sorts: what do we do with scheduling, and why is it so frustrating? We don't have all the answers this time (ask the kids!), but we do have some things to think about. Find our parking lot here. Thanks for listening!
2022-03-2326 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyS7 Ep9: What are 4's, anyway?Matt and Courtney talk about one of their favorite topics they have a love/hate relationship with: 4's! Fortunately, they have a plan of what works and what doesn't;t when it comes to creating 4.0 level opportunities.
2022-03-1020 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyS7 Ep8: Why are scales better than standards?Matt and Courtney talk about scales versus standards, and how they stack up against each other. Standards are great, and scales make them greater.Oh, and Courtney might be Anna Delvey.
2022-02-2420 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyS7 Ep7: Project-based learning frameworks and how to use themMatt and Courtney discuss what project-based learning is, and how to use some frameworks. As we told you last week, there is research out there to show PBL works!We talked about PBLWorks.org and the High Quality Project Based Learning frameworks, and mentioned our favorite way to get questions form kids, the QFT model.Let us know what you think at PLearnMC on Twitter, Facebook, and on our website!
2022-02-1719 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyS7 Ep6: Project-based learning - does it work?Matt and Courtney talk about an overview of one of the studies in the Edutopia article we've been discussing - project-based learning! Link: High Quality Project Based Learning
2022-02-1019 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyS7 Ep5: What SEL opportunities are out there?Matt and Courtney discuss their favorite ways to think about SEL in the classroom that you can do today!
2022-02-0214 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyS7 Ep4: Does intentionally teaching SEL lead to better outcomes for all? (Spoiler: YES!)Matt and Courtney return with another study from Edutopia's 10 Most Significant Education Studies of 2021. We talk about the role of intentionally teaching social and emotional skills, and show how it affects learners both during and after their school life.Find us at all things PLearnMC!!
2022-01-2817 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyS7 Ep3: Strategies for pre-assessmentMatt and Courtney return with some strategies for pre-assessment opportunities.
2022-01-2122 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyS7 Ep2: Learning from your mistakesMatt and Courtney dig into the first educational study from the Edutopia list of the top 10 of 2021. This study is named "Pretesting versus posttesting: the pedagogical benefits of ". Rolls right off the tongue.Matt asks lots of questions, while Courtney talks it through with him. Next week, we'll be offering up some opportunities for pre-assessment, and what it could look like in the classroom.Thanks for listening! Find us on all platforms at PLearnMC!
2022-01-1223 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyS7 Ep 1: Starting the school year! Tips to help find out where learners are.Matt and Courtney are BACK with some tips and ideas for how to address learning needs that may have arisen over the past year and a half. What formative assessment strategies can teachers use to help find out where learners are - in a systematic manner?Music by Lesfm from Pixabay.
2021-09-0319 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyCrossover special with the Maine Education Matters pod!Matt and Courtney are here with a summer sendoff as they prepare for the new year. They are joined by their good friends at the Maine Education Matters podcast to talk about why they started a podcast and what keeps them going. Follow the MEM pod wherever you listen to this pod!
2021-08-1933 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyInterview! Human-Centered Learning Systems with Katherine Prince and Abbie Forbus Everett of KnowledgeWorksMatt and Courtney interview Katherine Prince, co-author of the publication Envisioning Human-Centered Learning Systems, and Abbie Forbus Everett of KnowledgeWorks. They discuss the vision for the future of learning, the key takeaways, and much more. Download it at the link above!
2021-07-2133 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyS6 Ep29: Summer interlude! What school supplies should a personalized classroom have?Hint: lots of sticky notes. Also, two other great ideas from Courtney, and Matt shows his age when talking about Trapper Keepers.
2021-07-1623 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyS6 Ep28: "Don't straw-man, dude."Matt and Courtney talk about reflections on the last year and a half of crazy times, and where we can go from here. It's our season finale, but we'll be around with some intermittent episodes during the summer before coming back in mid-August for the new school year. Thanks to some inspiration and callbacks to our child-pod, @MaineEdMatters. Courtney also has a great story from a 6th-grader at the end.
2021-06-0918 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyS6 Ep27: Courtney's Top 10 Engagement Strategies!Matt helps Courtney with her upcoming presentation about engagement strategies. Spoiler: this is how we did things when we worked together in-person. We both miss it, but thought it would be a good way for you listeners to get a glimpse of how we do things. Let us know what you think on our parking lot at plearnmc.com!
2021-06-0337 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyS6 Ep 26: Learner-centered interviewing questionsIt's that time of year! Whether you are interviewing for a new position or interviewing others for positions in your school, the question is how would I get the point across that I am a learner-centered person/school, and I am looking for the right fit? Fortunately, Matt and Courtney have some ideas and advice.
2021-05-1944 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyS6 Ep24: Matt and Courtney fight on the pod!Well, kind of. They discuss learning progressions without grades, and how you can show growth for learners while doing that - or can you? Let us know who won the fight on any social platform with #plearnmc
2021-04-2824 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyS6 Ep23: Listener question - how to help define competency?Matt and Courtney answer a listener question about defining competency. We offer ways to break down the existing framework into something more meaningful for both teachers and learners.
2021-04-1526 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyS6 Ep22: What. Is. Mastery? Is it achievable, or even possible?Matt and Courtney respond to some media about mastery of standards, and how some people reject mastery in favor of the older system. You know how we feel about this.
2021-04-0822 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyS6 Ep21: How to work with scoring scales in the classroomMatt and Courtney continue their "back to the beginning" talk with a good one - how do we use scoring scales appropriately in the classroom? And maybe even more importantly, how do we teach the teachers how to do this? We call back to the Yes/No game we did last year as a way to introduce this concept to teachers, and how we can build their skills while changing their mindset.
2021-03-3121 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyS6 Ep20: Back to the beginning - why standards? And how do we write good ones?Matt and Courtney go back to the beginning and talk what/how/WHY standards? Why are the three parts of a standard crucial to writing good ones? And how do we show that to teachers?
2021-03-2425 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyS6 Ep19: Involving learners... all the way!Matt and Courtney talk about how we occasionally disconnect what we do upfront with culture building with learners and the follow-through, especially trying to break down the barriers of teachers being always "the boss". Courtney offers up some easy and quick techniques on how to help break down this dynamic.
2021-03-1723 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyS6 Ep18: Roving Bands of Assessment MinstrelsMatt and Courtney come up with Gary Chapin's next band name while discussing better ways to think about large-scale assessment systems.
2021-03-1134 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyS6 Ep17: How do we do professional learning so it sticks?Matt and Courtney tackle the big question - how do we make professional learning stick? We have some answers, suggestions, and opinions. As always. Find us everywhere at PLearnMC!Some links we talked about: Committee of Ten; The Battle for Public Education (podcast series).
2021-03-0525 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyS6 Ep16: Are we over-explaining personalized learning? And a challenge to our sister pod!Matt and Courtney talk about personalized learning, but only using the most used ten hundred words. We think it might explain a lot about what it is and what it isn't.The inspiration came from the great xkcd, specifically this image: https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/up_goer_five.pngMaine Education Matters, you've been challenged.
2021-02-1720 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyS6 Ep15: What do assignments look like in a personalized learning model?Matt and Courtney talk about the mind-shift from work completion to learning. It's harder than you think, but there are some ways to help think this through to make it useful for you.
2021-02-1218 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyS6 Ep14: Assessment and Learning is a Mobius StripMatt and Courtney ask what we need to know about what learners know. In that, we talk about how assessment and learning are a giant Mobius strip.
2021-02-0517 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyS6 Ep 13: Don't make learner choice a super buffet.Matt and Courtney talk about engagement, and how it is really about two things: motivation and participation. Matt pushes back a bit on this, but we get to talking about voice and choice, and how to start using it with your learners TODAY! Oh, and super buffets. You'll hear.
2021-01-2819 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyS6 Ep12: How do we effectively incorporate the arts into our teaching and learning?Matt and Courtney are back with another episode, this time about how to effectively incorporate the arts into our teaching and learning. Watch out for insurrections while you're at it!
2021-01-2216 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyS6 Ep11: How do we frame the hard conversations on a larger level?Matt and Courtney are still processing the insurrection at the Capital last week, but they discuss how to frame those hard conversations we have to have with kids, and what it looks like at a school/district level. Let us know what you think on our parking lot at plearnmc.com or tweet at us @plearnmc.
2021-01-1427 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyS6 Ep10: Hard conversations with kids - now more than everAfter winter break, Matt & Courtney had a pod session planned today - then the riots broke out in DC. Insurrection and sedition didn't stop us from recording, however, and we talk about how we can talk to kids about the harder conversations, especially in the world we live in. Courtney has some great advice that is evergreen, of course, but it's worth saying again, especially now.Warning - we do swear for the first time in this one (at least, the first time on air...), so listen for that (It's right in the first minute, and it's only the...
2021-01-0709 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyS6 Ep9: A review of the first semester fo distance learning, and what's nextMatt and Courtney have been busy lately, but we are back! We review the first semester of 2020 and how it has gone in this time of distance/hybrid learning.
2020-12-1712h 27Personalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyS6 Ep8: Profile of a Successful Distance LearnerMatt and Courtney return from their election-induced stress times with the introduction of the Profile of a Successful Distance Learner, developed this fall by the Maine Curriculum Leaders Association. They discuss how it is a document to be used to start conversations with teachers, learners, stakeholders, etc, and how it is NOT something to just hand out and call it good.You can find the document at https://www.mainecla.org/blog/mcla-profile-of-a-successful-distance-learner. It is definitely something we could all use as we head into the winter months.
2020-11-1124 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyElection interludeMatt and Courtney made it through election day, but it's obviously still going. Just a few minutes of therapy from us about what to do next..... Hang in there.
2020-11-0402 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyS6 Ep7: Attendance - how to go plaid.Matt and Courtney return with a conversation around student attendance, some things that have been happening since March and into the fall, and how to go plaid.
2020-10-2230 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyS6 Ep6: Parking lot questions answered!Matt and Courtney are back with a mailbag! Post your own questions in our parking lot at plearnmc.com. Today's question: How do we set a reasonable bar for competency work when trying to hold students accountable in a "new normal" world?
2020-10-1420 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyS6 Ep5: Use the damn moment!Matt and Courtney return after a week off with a plea - use the damn moment! Education is different these days, we all know that. So this is the perfect time for us to make the system do what we want it to do - encourage learner agency; be standards-based, proficiency-based, or even competency-based; project-based across content areas; etc, etc. This is the time!Read Kelly Young's article here, and follow Education Reimagined on Twitter.
2020-10-1019 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyS6 Ep4: Portrait of a distance learner - what does this look like?Matt and Courtney return with some talk about what a portrait of a distance learner looks like in this time of COVID, and what about schools keeping the hybrid model after the pandemic ends?
2020-09-2419 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyS6 Ep3: Hard conversations in schoolsMatt and Courtney return with a pod they've now done twice due to some amazing lack of recording skills by Matt. We talk about hard conversations in schools these days - especially about race. It's a good one - and we've done it twice.
2020-09-1826 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyS6 Ep2: School's open! What could go wrong?Matt and Courtney return with a start-of-school special unlike any other! At least unlike the ones we've done in the past.
2020-09-1227 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyS6 Ep1: Adults need help with dealing with COVID in schools too!Matt and Courtney return for season 6 with an episode about adults. We need help dealing with COVID, too. What are some ways to help support our colleagues in these After Times?Courtney mentioned WellnessForEducators.com, and it's a great place to start.
2020-08-2618 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyCarisa Corrow and Gary Chapin of EducatingForGood.comMatt and Courtney are back with an interview with Carisa Corrow, principal owner of educatingforgood.com, and Gary Chapin, consultant and writer for educatingforgood.com. They talk about a virtual conference happening August 10-12 - sign up now! There are some pretty cool events happening, and you hear all about them in this interview.
2020-07-3020 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyDo we need new norms in this time of remote learning?Matt and Courtney answer the question about norms in the pandemic remote learning world. We have some good ones, and rant about some bad ones, but we always have good intentions. Like, ummm... Hitler. Listen and find out how we did that.
2020-07-1626 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyWhat is best for learners, in the age of pandemics?Matt and Courtney continue to pod in the summer, as they discuss what is best for learners in the age of pandemics. They talk about organizing kids according to what they know, among other things. Courtney starts us off with a big "don't-do" before a corresponding "do-do".
2020-07-0819 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyS5 Ep21: Plans for reopening schools, part oneMatt and Courtney discuss how states/districts are planning to reopen for learning in the fall, and look at it from a personalized learning angle. How can we continue to make school engaging AND equitable in a blended environment of in-person and remote learning? And do it for ALL kids, not just what we did in the spring?Covid-19 is making us think differently about how we do school, whether we like it or not. Let's make it work for all kids this time.
2020-06-1828 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyS5 Ep 20: 6 ways to bring students and staff back to schoolsMatt and Courtney return with a review of an article in Education Week. They discuss the 6 ways to bring students and staff back, but what about the learning? Discuss with us everywhere at PLearnMC!
2020-06-1122 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyS5 Ep 19: Inequity, George Floyd, and our responsibility as educatorsMatt and Courtney are back! Matt has moved to Southern California, but the pod goes on! This week, we discuss a common topic for us: inequity. This time, however, we talk in the context of George Floyd. What are our responsibilities as educators?
2020-06-0320 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyS5 Ep 18: What does the fall look like for our learners, and how do educators make it happen?Matt and Courtney talk about the near-future in a pandemic world of education. We get some tips from Allison Zmuda, along with some of our own ideas.
2020-05-1820 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyS5 Ep who knows: Grading in a pandemicMatt and Courtney are back talking about grading, now in a pandemic situation. How is it done during a remote/distance learning time, and how do we make it fair for our learners? If we have been preaching providing evidence anytime anywhere anyhow, then how do we make it fair for all? And Courtney's soul-rocking question: is anywhere anytime learning problematic from the angle of equity? WHOA.And we got Zoombombed. It was nice. We cut it, but you hear the aftermath. Plus, a listener question!
2020-05-1224 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyS5 Ep19: Statistics and argument - critical thinking all the time!Matt and Courtney return with an in-person pod! We recorded this one just before the coronavirus closed school around the world, but the intentions still work for learners. Awhile back, we talked about the role of argument being the key for all critical thinking - now Matt brings in the role of statistics into critical thinking (and Courtney wins, as statistics seems to be a subset of argument). Anyways, take a listen from the Before Times. Let us know what you think at plearnmc.com!
2020-04-2319 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyS5 Ep18: Coronavirus catchup with teachers - Matt Lunt returns!Matt and Courtney continue to catch up with teachers we have talked to - Matt Lunt is back! He is an OG from season one, and he's back to talk about teaching during these strange times.
2020-04-1624 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyS5 Ep17: Coronavirus catchup with teachers - Shannon Heath returns!Matt and Courtney shift gears a bit, and start catching up with teachers we've talked with in the past, and figure out what they are doing in these remote learning times. We start this mini-series with Shannon Heath, an elementary teacher from Maine. What is happening in her multi-age classroom that she shares with other teachers, and how does it all work in these remote learning times?
2020-04-1016 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyS5 Ep16: Coronavirus special - How Much Learning?Matt and Courtney discuss how much learning in these times is appropriate. We talk through what it looks like 3 weeks in - what does managing distance learning look like, because it sure isn't about DOING distance learning.
2020-04-0317 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyS5 Ep15: Coronavirus Special! Time to reflect and see the big picture.Matt and Courtney return! Although we are homebound these days, as is everyone else, there are still lots of things to think about around personalized learning. We talk about a lot of big picture things, how this is a perfect time to think about those things, and lots more. We'll be back weekly to talk through issues that come up - give us your feedback and what you'd like us to discuss!
2020-03-2617 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyInterview with Dr. Cathy Vatterott, the Homework Lady!Matt and Courtney are back with an interview with Dr. Cathy Vatterott, author of Rethinking Homework, now in its second edition. They discuss why she got into research around homework, what the research says (and why it's sometimes inconsistent), and some ideas about what to do in your school. Like a bunch of do-do's for homework.
2020-02-2818 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyS5 Ep14: The Yes/No GameMatt and Courtney continue their Critical Thinking trimester with a discussion of concept attainment (or as we call it, the yes/no game). This is something you can do with your learners TODAY, be it young ones or adult ones. It's a short pod, but it's packed with goodness..... Find the book Courtney talks about here at https://www.amazon.com/Teaching-Deeper-Learning-Students-Meaning/dp/1416628622/ .
2020-02-0613 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyInterview with Michaela Loo and Tricia Pettis at SEPLMatt and Courtney talk with Michaela Loo and Tricia Pettis at the SouthEast Personalized Learning Conference 2019 in Atlanta. Michaela and Tricia are sisters who started job sharing in their positions awhile back, and have constantly pushed each other to grow and learn as teachers. Find out their story here, and follow them on Twitter at @michaelamloo and @triciapettis10.
2020-01-2913 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyInterview with Ryan Carlson of Edina Schools at SEPLMatt and Courtney talk with Ryan Carlson, an assistant principal at Edina Schools in Minnesota at the SouthEast Personalized Learning Conference in Atlanta. He talks about the value of getting the community involved in the school system, how they support the changes they are trying to make, and how new teachers are supported. Get in touch with Ryan at ryan.carlson@edinaschools.org.
2020-01-2809 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyInterview with Jerry Dryer, researcher, at SEPLMatt and Courtney talk with Jerry Dryer at the SouthEast Personalized Learning Conference 2019 in Atlanta. Jerry is a grad student at the University of Wisconsin researching systems that are "doing" personalized learning, mapping them on a continuum, and designing a roadmap for systems to figure out what to do next. It's a great discussion, and if you want to learn more about the project, email Jerry at gdryer@wisc.edu. The survey is free!
2020-01-2712 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyInterview with Janel Weiland at SEPLMatt and Courtney talk with Janel Weiland at the SouthEast Personalized Learning Conference 2019 in Atlanta. She is a 7th-grade science teacher in the Edina School District in Minnesota, and her thing is flexible pacing. She talks about how it works in her classroom, how she got the kids to buy-in, and what kids are like in this environment. Follow her on Twitter at @WeilandJanel.
2020-01-2408 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyInterview with Tom Murray of Future Ready Schools at SEPLMatt and Courtney interview Tom Murray, Director of Innovation at Future Ready Schools, at the SouthEast Personalized Learning Conference 2019. Tom discusses his latest book, Personal and Authentic, and how it relates to what we are doing in schools today, and how we can make them better. It's a great discussion! Follow him on Twitter @thomascmurray.
2020-01-2311 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyInterview with Tim Anderson, principal of South View MS, at SEPLMatt and Courtney talk with Tim Anderson, principal at South View Middle School in Edina, Minnesota. He talks how to frame the work to the community in a way that makes sense to them, how teachers collaborate to foster deep knowledge of their learners, and how new teachers are supported. Setting the conditions is very important! Contact Tim at timothy.anderson@edinaschools.org
2020-01-2210 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyInterview with Beth Rabbitt, CEO of The Learning Accelerator, at SEPLMatt and Courtney speak with Beth Rabbitt, CEO of The Learning Accelerator, at the Southeast Personalized Learning Conference. She makes sense of the ways the field is learning, and what the trends across the country are. She identifies four big patterns that are emerging. Follow her at @learningaccel on Twitter!
2020-01-2109 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyInterview with Stacy Lovdahl at SEPLMatt and Courtney interview Stacy Lovdahl at the SouthEast Personalized Learning Conference 2019 in Atlanta. Stacy is an educator on loan for Western North Carolina, so not that big of a deal (!). She talks about the trends she sees when she goes out to all kinds of different schools in NC, and asks them what they need to be successful - and then helps them do it! It's a great talk about how to help teachers along their journey, and she's a great follow on Twitter - find her at @braveneutrino!
2020-01-1706 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyAlfie Kohn interviewMatt and Courtney have pulled off a coup of some sort, interviewing Dr. Alfie Kohn, an education researcher and author. He answers a bunch of questions Matt and Courtney had, including why we might have to change our podcast name. Read the stuff on his website at alfiekohn.org and become more critical thinkers about what we are doing in our education system to our learners. Follow him on Twitter at @alfiekohnWhy is it imperative that we take time to critically examine our educational systems?If we want our...
2020-01-1623 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyInterview with Allison Rodman of the Learning Loop at SEPLMatt and Courtney talk with Allison Rodman, author of Personalized Professional Learning at the SouthEast Personalized Learning Conference. They discuss some tips that teachers can start with, being okay with finding what is actually working for learners, what accountability looks like, and asking ourselves "did I cover content, or cause learning?". It's a great listen! Follow her on Twitter @thelearningloop.
2020-01-1614 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyInterview with Dan Carroll of Yorktown High School at SEPLMatt and Courtney talk with Dan Carroll, a physics/astronomy teacher at Yorktown High School in Arlington VA. They discuss being an organizer for the personalized learning conferences, how tech isn't the answer if all it does is enhance what you did before, and much more! Follow Dan on Twitter at @EdTech2061 and @dcarrphys
2020-01-1508 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyInterview with Katie Willet of Williamsburg Middle School at SEPLMatt and Courtney talk with Katie Willet, a 7th-grade science teacher at Williamsburg Middle School in Arlington, VA. They talk about her jorney towards a personalized learning vision, how she started, strategies she used to realize her personalized learning goals, and how to get teachers started on their own journey. Follow her on Twitter at @WilletKatie.
2020-01-1409 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyInterview with Dr. Justin Aglio at SEPL19Matt and Courtney interview Dr. Justin Aglio, the Director of Academic Achievement and District Innovation at Montour School District and Visiting LearnLab Fellow at Carnegie Mellon University's Human-Computer Interaction Institute in the School of Computer Science. He talks about designing the future that we envision through personalized learning. It's a great conversation that talks about putting teachers in the footsteps of their learners, and how that changed the way they thought about what school looked like. Follow Justin on Twitter @JustinAglio.Stay for the great background music!
2020-01-1309 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyAnnie Taranto of TCRWP interviewMatt and Courtney continue their critical thinking series with Annie Taranto, the Senior Lead Staff Developer for Teachers College Reading and Writing Project (aka Lucy Calkins project). Annie talks about why argument is so important, how to deal with controversial topics in the classroom, how teachers with limited resources can still bring a rich argument environment into the classroom, and much more. Thanks for listening, and don't forget to rate and review!
2020-01-0923 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyDavid Miyashiro and Ed Hidalgo of Cajon Valley School District: Interview at Aurora Institute Symposium 2019Matt and Courtney talk with David Miyashiro, superintendent of Cajon Valley School District, and Ed Hidalgo, Chief of Innovation and Engagement Officer of Cajon Valley School District. They discuss the World Of Work initiative, and how it has been successful for such a diverse district. It is a fantastic discussion about what happens in K-12 education and how we prepare learners for what happens next.
2019-12-2008 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyS5 Ep13: Venn Diagrams can be betterMatt and Courtney return to talking amongst themselves. In this episode, they discuss Venn diagrams (sorry Mr. and Mrs. Venn!) and how teachers can do something similar yet much stronger for our learners - comparison matrixes! They are so much easier than they sound, and the rigor is through the roof. They also involve all kids by meeting the target, but perhaps not in the same way - take a listen to find out! You'll also hear Courtney's dogs in multiple places throughout the episode. Everyone wants to be on Personalized Learning with Matt and Courtney!
2019-12-1918 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyKankakee School District and Building 21: Interviews at Aurora Institute Symposium 2019Matt and Courtney talk with Chip Linehan and Sandra Moumoutjis of Building 21, and Felice Hybert and Brent Johnston of Kankakee School District in Illinois at the Aurora Institute Symposium 2019. They talk about the value of partnerships and mentoring, how it moves them forward and make connections, and ultimately how it helps meet kids where they are in their education. Visit their websites at Building 21 and Kankakee School District, and on Twitter at @chiplinehan, @SMoumoutjis, and @Find8Fences.
2019-12-1918 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyCaitlyn Scales and Ashlee Greenwood: Interviews at Aurora Institute Symposium 2019Matt and Courtney interview Caitlyn Scales (Strategy & Development) and Ashlee Greenwood (Chief of Staff and Chief Do-Gooder) of OneStone, a student-led and directed high school in Boise, Idaho. They discuss what OneStone is, how it is run (spoiler: it's the learners!), and the future of learner-centeredness. Find them at onestone.org and on Twitter @onestoneidaho.
2019-12-1813 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyShawn Rubin: Interview at Aurora Institute Symposium 2019Matt and Courtney talk with Shawn Rubin, the Chief Education Officer of Highlander Institute in Rhode Island. He talks with us about their initiative with teacher prep programs, and what that looks like in a personalized environment. Follow Highlander at @HighlanderInst and Shawn @shawncrubin on Twitter!
2019-12-1710 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyCamille Farrington and Dr. Gisele Shorter : Interview at Aurora Institute Symposium 2019Matt and Courtney interview Camille Farrington and Dr. Gisele Shorter at Aurora Institute Symposium 2019 about their work and research with the Raikes Foundation and the Bele Network (find the library at https://equitablelearning.org/ !). They talk about building equitable learning networks across the country, where to find the FREE library of resources they have developed, and more!
2019-12-1610 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyMichael Lamb: Interview at Aurora Institute Symposium 2019Matt and Courtney interview Michael Lamb, Vice President of Partner Impact at Turnaround for Children. He focuses on the Washington DC schools area, and talks about the science of learning, and how it translates into the schools. Michael Lamb’s work is aimed at changing the odds for students in Washington, D.C. and across the country. He leads Turnaround for Children’s district, network and school partnerships, as well as all development and stakeholder engagement efforts in Washington, D.C. He also trains district, network and school leaders; teachers and social workers; and delive...
2019-12-1308 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyDan Meyer interviewMatt and Courtney talk with Dan Meyer of Desmos.com in our critical thinking series. Dan is the Chief Academic Officer at desmos, and has been blogging at https://blog.mrmeyer.com/ for a very long time. Dan talks about personalized learning, proficiency, elementary level math, and much much more. Follow him on Twitter at @ddmeyer.
2019-12-1225 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyBrian Kosena: Interview at Aurora Institute Symposium 2019Matt and Courtney talk with Brian Kosena, principal at John E. Flynn, a Marzano Academy in Westminster Public Schools in Colorado at the Aurora Institute Symposium 2019. He talks about the transition to a Marzano Academy, how he talks about it with his community, and much more!
2019-12-1208 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyBrian Stack and Jonathan Vander Els: Interview at Aurora Institute Symposium 2019Matt and Courtney talk with Brian Stack and Jonathan Vander Els at the Aurora Institute Symposium 2019. They discuss how to work with schools and districts about the "why" of personalized learning, how to sustain it when leadership changes, and the importance of culture.
2019-12-1116 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyBONUS: iNACOL interviews preview!Matt and Courtney traveled to California to manage the VoicesHub at the annual iNACOL Symposium, and not only did they come away with a month's worth of episodes, they changed the name of the symposium while they were there! iNACOL is now the Aurora Institute, and the energy out of this gathering was evident in the amazing interviews Matt and Courtney wrangled from the attendees. These interview episodes will be out every day Monday through Friday starting November 18. They are a collection of some of the leading minds in the personalized l...
2019-11-1403 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyS5 Ep10: What does critical thinking have to do with personalized learning?Matt and Courtney return from their travel break to start off trimester two - what does critical thinking have to do with personalized learning? We also talk about the Great Gatsby and Catcher in the Rye, and THEME!! (A++++++++++ for Matt)Courtney mentions the criticalthinking.org site, check it out!
2019-11-1415 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyS5 Ep4: Collective Efficacy series continues: Teacher Knowledge of One Another's WorkMatt and Courtney continue their series digging into collective efficacy with the third enabling condition - teacher knowledge of one another's work! They begin with a listener question: what does collective efficacy have to do with personalized learning?After they talk about this enabling condition, Courtney has a little bonus section, and presents a challenge to get into another's classroom.Follow us everywhere at @plearnmc, including feedback on our website at plearnmc.com.Don't forget our sponsor: www.audibletrial.com/plearnmc
2019-09-2621 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyS4 Ep17: A day in the life of a personalized elementary classroomMatt and Courtney talk about a day in the life of a personalized elementary classroom. What are the structures like? What are the learners doing? What is the teacher doing? Courtney talks about two different scenarios of what it looks like.
2019-03-2134 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyiNACOL18 interview: Chuck Ambrose of KnowledgeWorksMatt and Courtney interview Chuck Ambrose, the President and CEO of KnowledgeWorks at #iNACOL18 symposium in Nashville. It's a fascinating conversation with Chuck about the future of learning, how it looks across the nation, what higher ed can look like, and what we all can do to help support and further the movement of personalized learning. Find out more at www.knowledgeworks.org, and follow Matt and Courtney at @plearnmc on Twitter and Facebook (and occasionally Instagram!).
2018-12-1009 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyS4 Ep3: Homework... or Home Learning? Part 2 of a seriesThis week, Matt and Courtney talk about what some of the research says about homework. There are some common threads, but does homework have a place in a personalized learning world? Courtney shows us how much of a nerd she is, while Matt doesn't edit very well this week. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram at @plearnmc everywhere.
2018-09-1321 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyS4 Ep2: Homework! Part one of a seriesThis week, Matt and Courtney tackle the issue of homework. How does it work, how do we make it better, more useful? How do we get kids to actually do their homework? Let's discuss... let us know on Twitter @plearnmc @belolanc @eatsleepstats and on Facebook @plearnmc. www.plearnmc.com Learning is not a worksheet! Check out Matt and Courtney's with Matt Lunt here: http://www.plearnmc.com/episode-information/archives/08-2016 Do you believe in the 10 minutes a grade level? Give us feedback!
2018-09-1020 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyS4 Ep1: Is the beginning of the year... really the beginning of the year?Matt and Courtney return with a new season that will make you think. They start this week with some thoughts about creating culture in the classroom/school/whatever. Give them feedback on Facebook or Twitter at @plearnmc! Also, you can follow Courtney at @belolanc or Matt at @eatsleepstats. Visit our parking lot at plearnmc.com.
2018-08-3025 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyS3 Ep6: Am I doing this right?This week, Matt and Courtney discuss our recent conversations with teachers, and what comes up a lot is them asking "am I doing this right?". Try things out, and adjust them if it isn't working! More tips as brilliant as that in the latest episode. Follow us @plearnmc, @belolanc, and @eatsleepstats, and on Facebook at Personalized Learning with Matt & Courtney. Come visit us at iNACOL in Orlando October 23-25, and shoutout to @jessxbo in the middle of this episode!
2017-09-2918 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyS3 Ep2: Do it from day one!This week, Matt and Courtney talk about the beginning of school and how we introduce things to kids. Follow us @plearnmc @belolanc and @eatsleepstats and on Facebook at Personalized Learning with Matt & Courtney.
2017-08-3118 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyContinuous Flexible Grouping, Part OneThis week Matt and Courtney begin a series about continuous flexible grouping. It's something we all want to do to our learners in the best positions to succeed, but no one truly knows how to do it! We'll share some strategies, some stories, some horrible jokes that show our age - basically, it's another episode of Personalized Learning With Matt and Courtney. Happy St. Patricks Day - yes, we know it's late.
2017-03-2016 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyNo More Little Boxes!This week, Matt and Courtney talk about no more little boxes! Why do we insist on having "grade-level" targets, and what are some strategies to break that mold? Follow us on Twitter @plearnmc, Matt at @eatsleepstats, and Courtney at @belolanc. Also on Facebook at PLearnWithMC. This week's resource: Educational Leadership magazine and personalized learning! http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/current-issue.aspx
2017-03-1017 minPersonalized Learning with Matt & CourtneyFirst steps of the school year w/ guest Matt LuntIntroduction & Housekeeping (0:00 - 1:23)
#PLearnMC
Parking Lot (1:23 - 7:00)
Summer Slump
Professional Magazines
Start Up Plan
Focus Of The Week: First Steps After Setting Culture (7:00 - 20:00)
Matt and Courtney talk through three first steps for personalizing the “curriculumâ€
Lay out the topics for the year
Lay out progressions for targets within topics
Make the map visible to students
Guest Interview: Matt Lunt (20:00 - 48:30)
Matt is a sixth grade teacher at Memorial Middle School in South Portland, ME. In his second year of teaching in a mainstream class after being an alternative ed teacher for many years, he shares with us what he has lear...
2016-09-0252 min