As the CEO of Epiphany Learning, I am often asked if we are a Learning Management System (LMS) or a Student Information System (SIS). I reply by explaining that Epiphany Learning is a LRMS (Learning Relationship Management System), and usually end up getting a look of complete confusion, with the occasional return of “Oh great, […]
Teach to the needs of each individual student. Teach to the standards. Teachers can’t do both, right? Wrong. One of the more frequent frustrations I hear from teaching colleagues is the (supposed) contradiction between trying to personalize learning for each of their students, and addressing the big, national, one-size-fits-all (their words) standards that seem to […]
With an increased focus on testing and data in our educational systems, we are losing the most significant factor for success in personalized learning: relationships. In arguing for a new system to address the needs of today’s learning, Gunnar Counselman writes that “We’ve stripped relationships out of schools for the sake of efficiency, making them […]
As a Library Media Specialist, I am approached by vendors and representatives all year long. Most of the time, they have a new product that they are featuring that will far outperform last year’s amazing product. And while I believe that most representatives are honest and most edtech companies are truly “in it” because they […]
Ask most teachers today if they think that learning should be more personalized for each student, and you’ll get an enthusiastic “yes.” Of course, there is a need to ensure that all students get some of the same bedrock content in each discipline, but we also want them to be free to explore their own […]
