In Convening 2, we will focus on the Optimal Path and Pace component of the Ohio Personalized Learning Framework in order to consider the belief that learners acquire knowledge in different ways and timeframes.
Below you will see the indicators from the Optimal Path and Pace Component:
4.1 Learners are supported by the learning community (teachers, administrators, school staff, families, etc.) to co-develop and maintain learning plans that are aligned to Ohio's State Standards and demonstrate a viable progression of knowledge, skills and habits of mind.
4.2 Learners have equitable access to high-quality instructional materials (including complex, grade-level texts).
4.3 Learners are provided with opportunities to progress at a pace that is appropriate to their needs in order to reach mastery of skills and competencies.
4.4 Learners engage in standards-aligned academic experiences ground in evidence-based teaching practices in all pathways.
*For reference you can find the entire OH Personalized Learning Framework HERE.
Take some time to build learning around our planned convening topic by exploring the resources below.
Select ONE of the video options below. Reflect on these questions:
In what ways does the video connect to the indicators from Optimal Path and Pace?
From the video, what is affirming -and- what is challenging?
Making Sense of Learning Pathways - Click HERE
Consider the following questions after reading the article:
How do learning pathways differ from traditional education models, and what benefits do they offer?
How do learning pathways relate to the concept of lifelong learning and continuous skill development?
What potential impact could learning pathways have on traditional educational systems and structures?
Choose one or all of the resources below to see how schools in the field are moving their systems toward Optimal Path and Pace.
Choice A: Using Pretests and Posttests at Locust Grove Middle School - Click HERE
Choice B: Progression of Developing Pathways in a Classroom, With Look-fors! - Click HERE
Choice C: Personalized Path And Pace: Personalized Learning in an Elementary Classroom - Click HERE
A personalized path and pace approach creates a learner-centered classroom in which students have the choice of the topic, the depth of knowledge, and the order of content being presented to them in order to demonstrate mastery of skills. Ms. Ehlers shares her experiences implementing personalized learning with her 1st-grade students.
*Choice D: Ohio Example* - Check out the work that Preble Shawnee put into Optimal Path and Pace during last year’s LAUNCH! - Click HERE