This week, Matt and Courtney talk about being "less student-centered". WTF? Let's have a discussion about why this came up, and what it actually means. Read the articles at  https://medium.com/pear-deck/should-we-be-more-teacher-centered-578f79e9dcef and  https://medium.com/pear-deck/should-we-be-less-student-centered-b8500f431c9d. 

This week, Matt and Courtney talk about SMATH. What is that? Basically, integrated/interdisciplinary units, and some tips on how to start. Follow us @plearnmc, @belolanc, and @eatsleepstats and on Facebook at PLearnMC. Let us know what you are thinking, and thank you to all our new listeners!! Listen to the entire Neil DeGrasse Tyson interview at this link, and the inspiration for this week's episode at this link.

This week, Matt & Courtney talk about classrooms, and who is really doing the work? Follow us @plearnmc, @belolanc, and @eatsleepstats. We are LIVE on May 15-16 in Auburn ME. Check out http://mainecla.org/2017/02/providing-opportunity-to-learn-may-15-16-2017/ for details!

This week, Matt and Courtney talk to 4th and 5th graders about continuous flexible grouping. Our learners from Marcia Buker Elementary School in Richmond Maine, are Wyatt, Macaila, and Darby, and have some great thoughts on how CFG works in the schools. Listen to the kids! Also, Matt coughs while recess happens outside. It's a little quiet during the interviews, so you might want to turn it up!

This week Matt and Courtney continue a series about continuous flexible grouping. This week, pre-assessments! Follow us @eatsleepstats, @belolanc, and @plearnmc.

Resources we used and talked about: http://www.byrdseed.com/six-traits-of-quality-pre-assessments/ and http://www.competencyworks.org/resources/pre-assessment-a-key-to-the-zpd/

This week Matt and Courtney continue a series about continuous flexible grouping. How do we start? It's about collecting and using appropriate data, especially multiple forms (we suggest at least triangulating data we collect, including behavioral data). Follow us @eatsleepstats, @belolanc, and @plearnmc.

This week Matt and Courtney begin a series about continuous flexible grouping. It's something we all want to do to our learners in the best positions to succeed, but no one truly knows how to do it! We'll share some strategies, some stories, some horrible jokes that show our age - basically, it's another episode of Personalized Learning With Matt and Courtney. Happy St. Patricks Day - yes, we know it's late.

This week, Matt and Courtney talk about no more little boxes! Why do we insist on having "grade-level" targets, and what are some strategies to break that mold? Follow us on Twitter @plearnmc, Matt at @eatsleepstats, and Courtney at @belolanc. Also on Facebook at PLearnWithMC. This week's resource: Educational Leadership magazine and personalized learning! http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/current-issue.aspx

This week, Matt and Courtney tackle the thorny issue of extra credit: what is it good for, anyway? Follow us on Twitter @eatsleepstats, @belolanc, and @plearnmc and on Facebook at PLearnWithMC.

As we travel across the country, we see amazing things happening in schools, but there is one common thread: culture. Why is this the key to everything we do in classrooms, in schools, in life? Shout out to Courtney's dogs near the end.