{"id":60808,"date":"2017-09-25T11:02:26","date_gmt":"2017-09-25T15:02:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=60808"},"modified":"2017-09-25T11:03:55","modified_gmt":"2017-09-25T15:03:55","slug":"where-does-personalized-learning-end-and-special-education-begin-baker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2017\/09\/25\/where-does-personalized-learning-end-and-special-education-begin-baker\/","title":{"rendered":"Where does personalized learning end and special education begin? [Baker]"},"content":{"rendered":"

Where does personalized learning end and special education begin?<\/strong><\/a> — from edsurge.com by Stefanina Baker<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s the start of a new school year and the air is full of promise. I\u2019ve set up my room, made my copies and attended all of my meetings. As students flood into the school, I\u2019m charged with positive energy and hope.<\/p>\n

But as I peruse my class list and the academic data that accompanies it, anxiety sets in. I\u2019ve committed to personalizing learning, but how can I do that for every student in my inclusion classroom when the range of abilities among them is so vast?<\/p>\n

This is my third year teaching at William Penn High School in the Colonial School District in New Castle, Delaware. Dually certified in special education and English Language Arts, I teach an ELA inclusion class to 11th and 12th graders, which means I serve students with and without Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) in the same setting. Additionally, I manage a caseload of 18 students with IEPs, and enter goals and progress for over 60 other students.<\/p>\n

A core element of my job has always been to consider how I can tailor instruction to meet the needs of each student\u2014that\u2019s the crux of special education. IEPs are legal documents designed to include specific goals, objectives and strategies for how to modify instruction to meet each student\u2019s needs. Personalized learning doesn\u2019t seem that far off\u2014but meeting the needs of every student in an inclusion class when some have IEPs and some do not can get hairy.<\/p>\n

It also raises some questions around where special education practices and personalized learning intersect.<\/p>\n

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Does personalized learning mean every student gets an IEP? Does it mean that students who had an IEP no longer need one because now every learner is receiving tailored instruction? Can I use the same measuring tools to gauge growth for all students? Should it be different than how I was teaching before?<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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I\u2019d like to see special education take a front seat in conversations about personalized learning.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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