Districts commit to serving all of the students in their community—including those performing below grade level, living in poverty, learning multiple languages, in special education programs, and students of color. Opportunity gaps, however, persist in students’ access to core learning, enrichment, and technology. It can be challenging for districts to provide specialized programs and services for each student.
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School staff, students, and families describe the following needs when reflecting on ways to support and provide opportunities for students from historically and systematically excluded (HSE) communities.
Explore the tiles below to learn more about projects and resources that aim to strengthen supports to a broad range of learners.
The Learner Variability Project seeks to build on learning sciences research to better understand and address the needs of the whole learner, from PreK to adulthood, to personalize instruction.
Learn MoreThe Learner Variability Navigator helps educators find research-based strategies to personalize learning experiences in order to understand and address the whole learner.
Learn MoreLearn about Digital Promise’s IEP Project and access additional resources to write and implement individualized education plans (IEPs) grounded in whole-child, strength-based approaches.
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Learner Variability is the Rule, Not the Exception |
This paper defines learner variability based on the work of Todd Rose and Mary Helen Immordino-Yang. It recognizes that each student has strengths and challenges, context matters, and a holistic understanding of a learner is needed to personalize instruction. |
The IEP Project: A Strength-based, Whole Learner Teacher Guide |
This guidebook provides teachers with reflective questions, a sample response bank, strategies from the research-based Learner Variability Navigator, and other resources to write strength-based whole-child IEPs. |
The Learner Variability Project In the Field: A Guide to Teaching Students about Learner Variability |
This guide includes tips for teaching students about their own learner variability through the lens of the whole child. It includes sample lesson plans, strategies, and other resources to help students understand themselves as learners. |
| Resource |
Learner Variability is the Rule, Not the Exception |
|---|---|
| Description |
This paper defines learner variability based on the work of Todd Rose and Mary Helen Immordino-Yang. It recognizes that each student has strengths and challenges, context matters, and a holistic understanding of a learner is needed to personalize instruction. |
| Resource |
The IEP Project: A Strength-based, Whole Learner Teacher Guide |
| Description |
This guidebook provides teachers with reflective questions, a sample response bank, strategies from the research-based Learner Variability Navigator, and other resources to write strength-based whole-child IEPs. |
| Resource |
The Learner Variability Project In the Field: A Guide to Teaching Students about Learner Variability |
| Description |
This guide includes tips for teaching students about their own learner variability through the lens of the whole child. It includes sample lesson plans, strategies, and other resources to help students understand themselves as learners. |
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