Check out my infographic that introduces Adaptive Learning Technologies!
In any given school day, an average teacher makes over a thousand educational decisions- ranging from how to present a new concept to how many points to make an assignment. (The staff at TeachThought does a great job describing and displaying the incredible demands of being a teacher). We are aware that students are unique and learn in different ways, so we make decisions of how to differentiate our lessons and activities to help personalize student learning. However, it's almost impossible for one teacher to tailor a lesson to all 30 students. With the advancements of technology, teachers have a chance at achieving this. In my research of adaptive learning technologies, I have come across three platforms that claim to help personalize learning to individual students.
1. Smart Sparrow - "Teach to the student, not to the class"
2. DreamBox - elementary and middle school math software
3. Knewton - "World's smartest tutor"
I'm overwhelmed with the capabilities of these platforms, but am excited to have resources and opportunities to help make students successful. What do you think? Is this the future of our schools? Will this be the norm for student learning?
Resources:
TeachThought. (2013). A Teacher Makes 1500 Educational Decisions A Day. Retrieved February 07, 2016, from http://www.teachthought.com/uncategorized/teacher-makes-1500-decisions-a-day/
SMART SPARROW PTY LTD. (2016). Teach to the student, not to the class. Retrieved February 07, 2016, from https://www.smartsparrow.com/
DreamBox Learning. (n.d.). DreamBox Learning. Retrieved February 07, 2016, from http://www.dreambox.com/
Knewton. (n.d.). Unlimited Personalized Lessons from Knewton. Retrieved February 07, 2016, from https://www.knewton.com/
Wow, great information Tiffany! One of my many roles as a teacher is managing student growth within the RTI model. Adaptive technology is a great way to tailor individualized instruction while at the same time track and monitor progress. I agree that the difficult part is choosing the right program for your specific needs. There are many different programs available to schools, however, some are better than others. Schools seem to change programs frequently for various reasons such as cost savings, research based designs and usability. Thank you for your informative post. I look forward to reading more next week.
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