Personalized Mastery Learning

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Supporting teachers and building leaders as blended learning and personalized learning among schools increases, requires explicit professional development (PD). Too often that PD is one-size-fits-all without allowing for teachers and administrators to learn at their own pace. In this interactive session, participants will learn three (3) essential lessons to shift schools to a Personalized Mastery Learning (PML) model for teachers, administrators, and students. PML Defined: Advisor and learner working collaboratively to drive the what, how and when of learning. For adults, this translates into teachers driving their professional development, often in collaboration with instructional leaders and colleagues, but also on their own.

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