| Notes |
We begin each MA PLN cohort with a face-to-face, school-based Orientation Meeting for each school’s designated Design Team. During this meeting, we introduce the school Design Team to their school-based coach and provide them with an overview of Agilix Buzz, our online learning platform. The next step is for Design Team members to begin their online learning sessions, which address each of MA PLN’s Six Principles of Personalized Learning. Their coach serves as the “teacher”, providing feedback to Design Team members as they progress through Buzz. Soon after the launch of Buzz, Design Teams from the entire cohort convene for an in-person session—allowing them to collaborate with professionals outside of their schools, discuss problems of practice, and apply their learning from the Buzz online learning platform to their specific school design plan. In addition to the online learning and professional development sessions, cohort members participate in visits to local schools that exemplify features of personalized learning, and consider those elements that may be transferable or adaptable for their school environments. |