Adaptive learning is a method of education that seeks to personalize learning by using sophisticated algorithmic technology to continually assess students' knowledge, skill and confidence levels and design targeted study paths based on the resulting data to bolster students' understanding in the areas where they need to improve the most.

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They worked collaboratively by using a professional learning community protocol where they deconstructed curriculum standards, developed aligned assessments, constructed instructional units, and analyzed assessment to inform and adjust instruction based on student needs.

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Plus, the MLDs really reinforced the notion of differentiated learning: By giving students the option of using pencil, paper, podcasts and so forth, we were allowing them to tap into their individual learning preferences.

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Strong managers construct individualized reward portfolios (a point about with which Lawler and Worley agree, by the way) using elements like learning opportunities, project assignments and organizational network introductions to ensure that each employee has a comprehensive deal customized for his or her personal needs and circumstances.

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New surveys from IKEA US reveal that Americans are starting to take steps to keep their homes more sustainable by using LED bulbs, but are still learning about the benefits of LED lights.

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Paige, a 2010 graduate of Wagner College, a school with an esteemed service-learning program, was inspired by social innovation and the idea of AltruHelp using social technology to amplify volunteerism.

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The University of Phoenix views its admissions approach as being inclusive, arguing that bricks-and-mortar universities exert a form of elitism by using grades and standardised testing as a way of restricting class size, whereas the distance-learning university can offer places to a wider student body whose priority is simply to move ahead.

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