The iTeach Blog
Virtual Student-Led Conferences and Personalized Learning
Student-led conferences are a great space for engaging families in the learning process and a valuable opportunity for students to display their learning. Learn how to get started!
Executive Function and Remote Learning
Sometimes, what we perceive as an engagement issue is actually an executive function issue! Ana Hale offers suggestions to explicitly teach executive function strategies to students that will help them succeed in an online learning environment.
Disrupting School: Promoting the Values of Personalization
Education has done well to meet the needs of a lot of students, but with the rise of technology, we have the opportunity to reach and help all students succeed, not just most. Max Gertz explores how classrooms can be rid of the rule of the bell curve by promoting the values of personalization.
Using Flipgrid to Amplify Student Voice
iTeach coach Nisa Peek offers a step-by-step guide and tons of helpful resources about how you can use Flipgrid to amplify student voice.
Purposeful Choices to Center Students’ Voices
What needs to be present in our classroom culture, our pedagogy, and our curriculum to honor students for who they are and to use that as a springboard to amplify their voices? Sarah Yoo challenges educators to consider purposeful pedagogical choices to center all students’ voices in the classroom.
Differentiation vs Personalized Learning
We often hear the terms “differentiation” and “personalized learning” being used interchangeably. In this post, we explore the difference between these two instructional approaches.
Go-To Strategies to Personalize Learning
It can be challenging to meet the needs of all students at once! We’re sharing some go-to strategies to use when working to personalize learning in the classroom.
Creating and Curating a Flexible Content Library
Flexible content is key to personalized learning! We’re offering tips to create and curate resources that your students can use to access learning exactly when they need it, at any place and any time.
Executive Function in the Personalized Classroom
Many educators recognize the importance of personalized learning, but struggle with the practicalities of implementing it. In this post, we explore why executive functioning is so important in a personalized learning environment and share strategies to teach this important skillset.
Using One Tool to Support Personalized Learning
The amount of ed tech resources available to us can be overwhelming! Learn how to select just one tool to personalize learning and make the classroom more engaging and empowering for students.
Three Critical Mind Shifts for Successful Student Conferencing
When it comes to building relationships with students and collecting specific information about their progress, nothing beats a 1:1 conference… but with everything on the teacher's plate, it can feel impossible to find time in the day to meet with students individually! A simple shift in thinking can help overcome these hurdles.
Fostering Risk-Taking and Perseverance
Covering content and standards is just part of the equation. Building executive functioning skills like perseverance and risk-taking are a critical piece of academic success.