
Personalized-learning model goes national
Milpitas Unified, a school district near San Jose, is using the Summit Learning Plan in several schools. At Pomeroy Elementary, 6th-grade teacher Sarah Thomsen (center) spent last summer revising SLP projects for her students. Summit charter network’s personalized learning model is being piloted in schools — 70 percent district, 25 percent charter and 5 percent private — across the country, reports Education Next. I’m the author. The model includes an online platform, develop