1. Personalized Learning and the Transformation of Learning in Michigan Moving Michigan Farther, Faster Michigan Virtual University Public Sector Consultants, Inc. Citizens Research Council of Michigan

2. What is the future of education in Michigan?

3. What role does or could technology play?

4. The K-12 education system has been one of the great success stories of the 20 th century.

5. Personalized Learning Personalized learning would allow learning experiences customized for each student’s goals and abilities, presenting a real opportunity to improve outcomes.

6. Recommendations Students Teachers Schools Technology Data Quality and accountability

7. Michigan must put in place strategies and tactics to permit each student to learn at his or her own pace. Students

8. Teachers Michigan must create a statewide system of support for teachers as they transition their instructional practice to methods that allow for the full implementation of personalized learning.

9. Schools Schools must have support from the state as they create spaces that support personalized learning including technology integration and spaces for more individual and small group work. 9

10. Technology Michigan must place technology at the forefront of learning, information, and accountability. Michigan needs an independent, neutral, and trusted voice in the educational sector to help providers and districts deploy technology that works.

11. Data The state must create and support a data infrastructure that teachers, parents, students, and schools can use to inform individualized instruction.

12. 12 The governor should appoint an independent authority to evaluate the quality of content providers. Quality and Accountability

13. Focus: Financial Considerations Recent Funding Cuts Rich/Poor Gap Pricing Equalizing Rural Districts Sinking Funds “The problem we have in looking at technology in education is that we have not figured out that technology is not a capital expenditure and it cannot be treated as such.” – National Education Policy Expert

14. Questions?

15. Contact Information David Myers, Michigan Virtual University, dmyers@mivu.org dmyers@mivu.org Joe Freidhoff, Michigan Virtual University, jfreidhoff@mivu.org jfreidhoff@mivu.org Jeff Williams, Public Sector Consultants, jwilliams@pscinc.com jwilliams@pscinc.com

16. Can you picture personalized learning in classrooms in your district?

17. What are other challenges of implementation?

18. How do current reform efforts affect this work?

19. What challenges would you anticipate in your community?

20. If there were no constraints, what would you do differently?

21. Contact Information David Myers, Michigan Virtual University, dmyers@mivu.org dmyers@mivu.org Joe Freidhoff, Michigan Virtual University, jfreidhoff@mivu.org jfreidhoff@mivu.org Jeff Williams, Public Sector Consultants, jwilliams@pscinc.com jwilliams@pscinc.com