District Conditions for Scale: A Practical Guide to Scaling Personalized Learning

A new report released by KnowledgeWorks examines what conditions are necessary for a K-12 school district to put into place to support the scale of personalized learning (the focus on each individual student's strengths and needs). District Conditions for Scale: A Practical Guide to Scaling Personalized Learning outlines examples of where this approach is working, as well as 10 conditions needed for personalized learning to happen successfully.

The report explores how to move from isolated examples to whole systems designed around providing personalized learning options for all students, and how to we build a school system, a learning system, with personalized learning at the core. The report states that one important step in this work is to identify the conditions for scale that exist at a district level. In other words, what are the conditions that a K-12 school district should put in place to support the scaling of personalized learning?

It identifies the 10 conditions required as:

1. Curriculum
2. Instruction
3. Comprehensive Assessment System
4. Learning Environments
5. Student Supports
6. Professional Development
7. Leadership Development
8. Technology Policy
9. Comprehensive Data Systems
10. Partnerships