Personalized Learning and Education

https://marketbrief.edweek.org/marketplace-k-12/15174/


This article emphasized the market going "viral" towards any product that personalizes student learning. These are the hot new items in education-but they question if research has proven these tools to be effective?

This article begins by throwing out big names like Mark Zuckerberg and their influence on educational technology. They are encouraging personalized learning software and tools. Different experts weighed in on the topic. One stated we need more teacher training. Having personalized learning doesn't minimize the effectiveness and importance of having a teacher in the classroom. Another expert emphasized the importance of having products that make personalized learning easier-not more difficult.

The article wraps up by explaining items such as mastery connect and bright bytes and their importance on delivering easy to use data tools for all to understand. These have in a word gone "viral." They went from being used by only a small sample to then moving to a larger sample audience.

I think these tools are here to stay! We need to, as educators, embrace technology and it's ability to make our jobs more effective and "easier." Having tools that can hone in on skills students need help with is incredibly important.