Our real hope for giving our kids an edge lies in the interactive, personalized learning tools that entrepreneurs are developing.

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Now the School of One is certainly no panacea, but I do know that the majority of online learning out there does not even begin to contemplate the use of data like School of One does to drive personalized learning, just to name one aspect of what the School of One does that is interesting.

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The new Latitude 10 essentials configuration is particularly well-suited for students and teachers and will join Dell's existing solutions and services to offer school leaders, school IT administrators and educators the support they need to create an effective, personalized learning experience for each student.

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The third trend spans both digital learning, and project-based and personalized learning.

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At the heart of this model is a reimagined educational experience grounded in mastery-based, personalized learning.

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With more than 1 million unique student users "Since the launch of LearnSmart in 2009, we've developed a deep understanding of how personalized learning through adaptive technology helps improve student performance, " said Brian Kibby, president of McGraw-Hill Higher Education.

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Open Educational Resources typically go beyond the textbook to incorporate interactive project-based learning methodologies that allow individualized, interactive engagement with subject matter content and personalized assessment of progress.

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