School+Of+One

[|School Of One]
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The [|School of One] program, run by the New York City public school system, is an experimental model which uses a learning algorithm to match students with activities that best suit them, based on a diagnostic assessment of their performance at the end of the previous school day.  The classroom is split into different modes of instruction – live teacher-led instructions, online modules, group work, one-on-one tutoring delivered live or online, and individual practice – into the same learning space. Each student receives a daily customized “playlist” which includes a combination of the above. This design allows School of One to effectively differentiate instruction based on each student’s unique needs and learning styles.  Teachers can analyze data and adjust the daily student plans recommended by School of One’s learning algorithm. School of One’s technology streamlines numerous administrative tasks related to grading, assessments, and planning, allowing teachers to spend significantly more time preparing lessons, helping students to synthesize the material, and diagnosing individual misconceptions. This is a great diversity resource as it lets students from different cultures and backgrounds get a personalized learning curriculum based on their strengths and weaknesses. This program is currently implemented in three New York City public middle schools, serving approximately 1,500 students. I believe this would be a great model to try out in our schools.