Voices from the Classroom: Implementing Personalized Learning as a Path toward a Just Educational Renewal (Poster 23)

• In Event: AERA Poster Session Thursday 1:45 p.m.
  In Poster Session: Scaling Educational Change: Strategies for Impact Across Levels

Abstract

This single case study aims to explore how in-service teachers, enrolled in a three-semester-long personalized learning (PL) endorsement program, have transformed their practices into PL in their K-12 classrooms. Specifically, we explored how they implemented the pedagogical strategies supportive of learner agency, asset-based dispositions, and growth and mastery mindsets in their PL classrooms.
We examined the digital portfolio artifacts of 27 teachers collected and reflected on throughout their implementations. At the end of the final semester, one-on-one interviews were conducted with nine of them. Our findings contribute to the understanding of PL implementation in real classroom settings and offer practical insights for educators and policymakers aiming to promote equitable and effective personalized learning experiences in K-12 education.

Authors

• Jennifer Trail, Kennesaw State Unniversity

• Dabae Lee, Kennesaw State University

• Laurie Brantley-Dias, Kennesaw State University