In Pathways to Personalization, Shawn C. Rubin and Cathy Sanford provide a field-tested road map for educators seeking ways to meet the academic and emotional needs of all students, and to empower them to take charge of their own learning. The volume offers an innovative five-step framework to help school leaders and teacher teams design and implement blended and personalized learning initiatives based on local needs. The book draws on principles of improvement science and change management, as well as the authors' work in nearly five hundred classrooms, to help educators establish small pilot initiatives, determine criteria for success, evaluate their efforts, and create a path for replication and scale. "Pathways to Personalization offers a framework for thoughtful implementation of personalized learning. The volume helps educators to engage in deep examination of the purpose of the education system and empowers local change agents to ensure that all children build the knowledge, competence, and skills they need."
--Susan Patrick, president, iNACOL and cofounder, CompetencyWorks "A must-read for skeptics and champions of personalized learning alike. This book moves past mere rhetoric about personalization to explore real classrooms trying to reinvent themselves. Weaving together history, philosophy, personal experience, and stories about the hard work of educators on the frontlines, Rubin and Sanford offer a compelling framework for rethinking school as we know it."
--Julia Freeland Fisher, director of education research, Clayton Christensen Institute Shawn C. Rubin is the chief education officer at Highlander Institute. Cathy Sanford leads research and development efforts at Highlander Institute.