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British Columbia's education system is a good one, but to make it truly great we need to find ways of putting students at the centre of their learning. A personalized approach focuses on the individual needs, strengths and aspirations of each student, and at the same time, gives them more responsibility for their own success. Students will still learn basic core skills, but they will also have more freedom to pursue their individual interests and passions within a particular topic. Teachers will continue to play a key role as guides, mentors, coaches and content experts and parents must also be involved to help students achieve success.

Personalized learning can be defined in many ways-one definition, submitted as part of our online dialogue, is as follows:

"Kids own it, teachers guide it, parents engage with it."
(Chris Kennedy, Superintendent SD45)

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Question 4

On November - 18 - 2011124 COMMENTS

How can our education system support the unique needs of students?

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Question 5

On November - 18 - 201161 COMMENTS

How can teachers personalize learning for reading, writing, math and science?

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On November - 18 - 201127 COMMENTS

What does it mean for students to play an active role in their education?

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Question 1 – 3 Wrap-Up

On November - 18 - 201122 COMMENTS

Thank you to everyone who has commented on our BC Education Plan Engage page. To date we’ve received over 500 comments, from all corners of the province and from people from all walks of life. We’ve heard from teachers in the Peace River region, students in Victoria, parents in the Fraser

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Question 1

On October - 28 - 2011129 COMMENTS

What new competencies will students need to prepare them for graduation and the future?

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Question 2

On October - 28 - 201173 COMMENTS

What type of information do parents need on their child’s learning?

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On October - 28 - 2011340 COMMENTS

What do you think is important for our education system in the future?

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This ideal of complete personalized learning hearkens back to how teachers in small schools used to teach 100 years ago–when one would have 20 students from grade 1 through 7 in one classroom. — A Fellow Contributor

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1) Personalized Learning
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