Matt and Courtney continue their interview series with Chris Sturgis, co-founder of Competency Works and the winner of the Outstanding Individual Contribution to Personalized Learning Award at iNACOL18! Chris discusses her future, what personalized learning actually means, how to get people together to have discussions to figure this stuff out. What does the science of learning say, and why is this maybe not the best way to start those discussions. If we learn to ask open-ended questions, and slowly try to answer them, this might be the way to bring people together. Equity, deeper learning, and taking responsibility in becoming learners.

Matt and Courtney kick off their interview series at iNACOL18 (inacol.org) with Debbie Treece, the Executive Director of Student Services at Chugach Schools in Alaska. Debbie has a list of do-do's and don't do's! It's a must listen.

This week, Matt and Courtney talk about learning spaces with Lori Phillips and Robin Kanaan of KnowledgeWorks. What does it mean to have a Pinterest-ed classroom, and what should we think about when designing classroom spaces?

This week, Matt and Courtney go through their parking lot, which you can find at plearnmc.com. Keep the comments and questions coming! We love to hear from you!

This week, Courtney and Matt dig into the research around homework, using Rethinking Homework by Cathy Vatterott as a main resource. Let us know what you think! Twitter, Facebook, plearnmc.com - all the usual places.

This week, Matt and Courtney talk about what some of the research says about homework. There are some common threads, but does homework have a place in a personalized learning world? Courtney shows us how much of a nerd she is, while Matt doesn't edit very well this week. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram at @plearnmc everywhere.

This week, Matt and Courtney tackle the issue of homework. How does it work, how do we make it better, more useful? How do we get kids to actually do their homework? Let's discuss... let us know on Twitter @plearnmc @belolanc @eatsleepstats and on Facebook @plearnmc. www.plearnmc.com Learning is not a worksheet! Check out Matt and Courtney's with Matt Lunt here: http://www.plearnmc.com/episode-information/archives/08-2016 Do you believe in the 10 minutes a grade level? Give us feedback!

Matt and Courtney return with a new season that will make you think. They start this week with some thoughts about creating culture in the classroom/school/whatever. Give them feedback on Facebook or Twitter at @plearnmc! Also, you can follow Courtney at @belolanc or Matt at @eatsleepstats. Visit our parking lot at plearnmc.com.

This week, Matt and Courtney take on the end of the year. Why does the end of the year… have to be the end? Some tips to help make the learning and the summer feel seamless heading into the fall.

We are starting a book club! Over the summer, we’ll be reading Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns by Clayton M. Christensen, Michael B. Horn, and Curtis W. Johnson. Get yours at https://amzn.to/2JybwRZ or at your favorite local bookstore, and listen for details of next steps!

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Read Courtney’s full blogpost at https://sites.google.com/kidsrsu.org/professionallearning/blog/6518?authuser=0