Digital Smarts - Questions Raised About ‘Personalized Learning’

T.H.E. Journal has reviewed a recent report from the National Education Policy Center about the expansion of Personalized Learning in classrooms around the country. This practice of implementing a digital curriculum that students work through (typically on their own) has been pushed by education-technology vendors and philanthropies, among others. The report questions the efficacy of these initiatives, recommending schools establish independent entities that can supervise the programs to ensure students are actually mastering the material they are studying and that their data is being kept private. Is your district involved in the personalized learning movement?