Expo Sessions
9:00 -10:00 a.m. - Expo Opening Session
Welcome and Expo Overview
Room: Great Hall Meeting Room 3
KnowledgeWorks' Deion Jordan will present an overview of the agenda, highlight key sessions, workshops and networking opportunities.
Portals to the Future(s) and the Purpose(s) of Education
Session Type: Ignite
This session delves into the dynamic narrative surrounding the purpose of education, which is undergoing significant shifts. KnowledgeWorks’ Katherine Prince will explore how these evolving perspectives could influence teaching and learning, examining the implications for educators, students and the broader educational landscape. Join us as we unpack the redefined goals of education and consider what these changes mean for the future of learning.
10:05 - 11 a.m. - Experience Hall
Room: Cartoon Room 1
In the Experience Hall, you can share your experience while learning from other participants from across the state who are working toward personalized learning. Check out the Graduate Project Sharing, provide Personalized Learning Testimonials, add to the PL Digital Collage and be part of the Chalk Talk Silent Conversation.
11:05 - 12:25 p.m. - Stand A
Open Networking
Room: Cartoon Room 2
Session Type: Networking
Designing for Development: Moving Toward Personalized Professional Learning
Room: Founders Room
Session Type: Design
In this session, we'll delve into designing personalized professional learning opportunities within your organization. No matter your role, you’ll discover ways to help grow teachers. Discover the power of scaling your professional learning to meet the needs and interests of teachers’ while offering ongoing opportunities to enrich their professional practice. Our goal is to design dynamic learning experiences that resonate with your team's needs and aspirations.
Now vs. Future: Design for Scaling and Spreading
Room: Barbie Tootle Room
Session Type: Design
Are you ready to scale and spread personalized learning in your school? Join us for an design session focused on identifying the current reality of personalized learning in your school, imagining the ideal future of personalized learning in your school and bridging the gap between the two. Expect to walk away with a better understanding of the vision, beliefs, structures and activities needed to support the scale and spread of personalized learning in your school. This session would be best attended by two or more members of a design team.
Sustaining our Efforts: Creative Approaches for Expanding Personalized Learning
Room: Great Hall Meeting Room 3
Session Type: Deep Dive
A mix of LAUNCH 1 and LAUNCH 2 schools come together for this powerhouse panel! These dynamic educators will share innovative strategies for how they are cultivating personalized learning in their schools and districts to foster student engagement and success as well as sustain and enhance the Ohio personalized learning initiative.
12:30 - 1:10 p.m. - Lunch
Room: Great Hall Meeting Room 1 and 2
1:15 - 2:30 p.m. - Stand B
The Grid Method in Practice
Room: Barbie Tootle Room
Session Type: Deep Dive
The Grid Method is a framework that empowers both teachers and students to navigate challenging content with greater efficiency and success in the classroom. This session will show a successful example of this powerful personalized learning approach in action.
Competency-Based Education in the Personalized Learning Style
Room: Interfaith Prayer and Reflections Room
Session Type: Deep Dive
Embark on a journey of innovation with our competency-based, alternative high school as we strive towards Marzano Certification. This workshop session will unveil the fruits of our labor from the Launch Personalized Learning Cohort 2. Discover firsthand the transformative power of our in-progress initiatives aimed at refining our educational approach. From meticulously crafted Individual Learning Plans tailored to each student's competencies, to dynamic Proficiency Scales and Student Matrices designed to amplify learning outcomes, we're eager to showcase our progress. Glean insights, exchange ideas and be inspired by our pursuit of excellence.
Find Your Path: Charting the Course of Your District's Personalized Learning Journey
Room: Traditions Room
Session Type: Design
In this session, we will share an overview of the journey toward personalizing learning at Mason City Schools and offer concrete examples of how we have deepened our commitment to personalized learning. Strategies to be discussed include teaming structures, walkthroughs, curricular supports, foundational learning and resources, and professional learning. The session will include time to learn deeply about two areas as you reflect on what applies to your current context and which areas you may want to explore. Bring your team!
Personalized Learning, Intrinsic Motivation and Breaking the Cycle of Trauma: A How-To Guide from Educators in the Ohio Personalized Learning Network
Room: Suzanne M. Scharer Room
Session Type: Design
This is a "how-to" workshop for creating a classroom setting that is flexible, data-driven, equitable and goal-based. Through standards-based, personalized learning pathways, student-led data tracking and goal setting, this workshop will equip you with the tools to create a classroom culture that embraces risk-taking and forms intrinsic motivation within your students. The combination of these elements will transform your classroom into a more empowering and equitable experience – addressing the cycle of trauma and promoting positive educational outcomes.
2:30 - 2:35 p.m. - Break
2:35 - 3:05 p.m. - Strand C
Personalized Learning for Students with Disabilities
Room: Founders Room
Session Type: Chat
Personalizing learning for students with multiple disabilities involves tailoring educational experiences to accommodate their unique needs and abilities. This approach focuses on individualized learning goals, adapting teaching methods, materials and pace to support each student's learning journey. By incorporating assistive technology and multi-sensory techniques, educators can enhance accessibility and engagement.
Western BUILT: High School Reimagined
Room: SPHINX Centennial Leadership Suite
Session Type: Panel
This session will examine effectively designing high school experiences by merging student inventories and workforce demands.
From Classroom to Community: Amplifying Student Success Through Showcase Events
Room: Interfaith Prayer and Reflection Room
Session Type: Panel
Discover how one school district began designing performance-based assessments in core academic courses within one year. Hear how performance-based assessments sparked new assessment designs. Then, be inspired by two performance-based assessments that evolved into student showcases of learning. Learn how these events engaged students and staff, and reflect on ways to further personalize your students' assessment experiences.
Thinking Outside the Four Walls of a Classroom: Stories and Lessons from Innovative Ohio Schools and Districts
Room: Barbie Tootle Room
Session Type: Panel
This session highlights some of the most innovative personalized learning practices occurring in Ohio. Leveraging the stories and lessons contained in the Ohio Innovation Guide, we’ll share some of the common practices being used to deepen and scale personalized learning as well as the policy flexibilities that enable them. We’ll also hear from principals at two schools leading the work, the Natural Science Center school and Summit Road STEM Elementary.
Student Choice in Advanced Placement
Room: Suzanne M. Scharer Room
Session Type: Chat
This presentation will delve into various methods of implementing personalized learning in an AP Literature and Composition classroom, with a particular emphasis on providing students with choices.
Leading Through a Personalized Learning Lens
Room: Traditions Room
Session Type: Chat
Explore what it means to “walk the talk” of Ohio’s Personalized Learning Framework as a school or district leader. We will reflect on how we can (and do!) model a commitment to the components of personalized learning through our leadership approach, including our daily routines, decision-making processes, communication strategies, long-term planning and more.
3:10 - 3:40 p.m. - Expo Closing, Post Note and Book Give Away
Room: Great Hall Meeting Room 3
*All sessions subject to change