Hello Doolittle Families,
One of the fundamental challenges in education is that kids are all different! They come to us with a variety of skills, knowledge, strengths and needs. In a given classroom there is always a wide range of academic ability, social skills as well as interests. There are a number of good teaching strategies we use to address this variety. One of the strategies we are beginning to use at Doolittle School is Personalized Learning.
Personalized Learning allows students to have some choice of the resources they use to learn about a particular topic and choice in how they demonstrate their knowledge. This year in 6th grade for Science and Social Studies we are using a new tool for Personalized Learning called the Summit Learning Platform.
The Summit Learning Platform has three main components.
1. Personalized Learning Time - Students use a variety of resources including websites, articles, videos, blogs, podcasts, slideshows, etc. to learn about a given topic. Students can also work with their teacher in groups or individually to learn material.
2. Project Time - Students use the knowledge they gained through Personalized Learning Time to complete group projects that demonstrate their knowledge as well as their cognitive skills / work habits.
3. Mentor Time - Teachers meet with each student to set weekly goals and tasks to accomplish as well as review their progress and performance on Content Assessments.
There was a great article in the Cheshire Herald this week about Personalized Learning:
I’m looking forward to Doolittle School’s continued work on Personalized Learning to meet the individual needs of all our students.
Students working during Project Time in 6th Grade:
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