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Put the person back in personalization with a touch of humanity.It's a paradox: technology to individualize curriculum has made classrooms less personal. In the second edition of this groundbreaking book, Paul France presents a vision of humanized personalization that rejects the corporate mindset and instead holds equity and inclusion at its center. Features include:
- Practical guidance on designing inclusive learning environments for diverse groups
- Sustainable applications for humanized personalization in curriculum design, assessment, and instruction
- Real-life stories from the author's experience on both sides of the personalization debate
- A multitude of classroom tools, adaptable to a variety of instructional contexts
Sommario
Section One: Foundations
Chapter 1: Personalization Myths
Chapter 2: Teaching in Three Dimensions
Section Two: Pedagogy
Chapter 3 Centering Humanity Through Learner Agency
Chapter 4: Curriculum and Assessment as a Flexible Frame
Chapter 5: Humanizing Teaching to Personalize Learning
Section Three: Equity
Chapter 6: A Sense of Belonging
Chapter 7: Justice
Info autore
Paul Emerich France is a National Board Certified Teacher, Reading Specialist, and author of five books on teaching, including Reclaiming Personalized Learning: A Pedagogy for Restoring Equity and Humanity in our Classrooms and Make Teaching Sustainable: Six Shifts Teachers Want and Students Need. He is also the author of Educational Leadership’s monthly column, “Make Teaching Sustainable.” France has authored well over 40 articles and blogs for various publications, including EdSurge, Edutopia, the International Literacy Association, and The Learning Professional.
Paul spent ten years as an elementary school teacher, working with students in grades transitional kindergarten through fifth grade. He has experience in both public and independent schools, and now serves as a consultant and coach, working with teachers to both humanize their teaching and make it more sustainable, finding practices that benefit students, meanwhile helping teachers find sustainability in their workloads. In 2023, he founded Make Teaching Sustainable, an organization committed to helping schools find sustainable practices. Paul also hosts the Make Teaching Sustainable podcast, which can be found on all major streaming platforms.
You can reach out to Paul by visiting http://www.maketeachingsustainable.org, emailing him at paul@maketeachingsustainable.org, or by following him on Instagram and Twitter at @sustainteaching.
Riassunto
Updated with insights from the pandemic, this second edition includes practical guidance on inclusive learning environments; applications for assessment and instruction; and adaptable classroom tools.
