Erin Thompson has her fourth grade math students rotate through four learning centers over the course of one week. Students utilize online learning platforms such as Google Classroom, i-Ready, and Agilix Buzz to work at their own pace and complete work that is matched to their specific learning needs. Ms. Thompson meets with students one-on-one while they work at their centers. By completing entrance tickets on Buzz, she is able to collect formative assessment data from students on a daily basis. Through i-Ready she can immediately see what at math level students are and can tailor their one-on-one meetings to focus on their exact learning needs.

After one year of implementing blended learning, Principal Yanaiza Gallant knew there was a greater opportunity to ignite student agency and personalization of learning. Principal Gallant wanted to do more than replace paper worksheets with online versions, and saw the potential of technology to foster more active, student-led learning. With that coherent vision set at a whole school level, students began creating projects the following year, using computer code to work with robots and doing hands on experiments using technology. Personalized learning has also greatly helped English Learners (ELLs). The technology has allowed ELLs to go at their own pace, building the foundations for their bilingualism at a pace appropriate to their unique needs.

Principal Craig MacKenzie at Chariho High School explains that more teachers have embraced the idea that quality discussion can happen electronically (in a google doc, for example). In some cases, there is more meaningful contribution from students who might not lend themselves to speaking out loud in class as often. Creative use of instructional technology to facilitate communication is one of many ways the school continues to test and adapt resources. Moving forward in their current 1:1 setting, the school is trying to create responsible users, give students a certain level of autonomy in their use of technology, and explore ways to capture data on how tech is being integrated.