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The superintendent of Colorado allows students to work at their own pace in the learning environment. Was the first to explain that not every student has to be doing the same things at the same time in the classroom.
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The first technology piece was a slideshow projector placed inside a Chicago school. It was projected through glass plates.
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Wrote a book titled Democracy and Education. This book explains that learning should be centered around the student and not so much the curriculum.
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The overhead projector came after the glass projector. Some schools still use the overhead projector.
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Around this time researchers began to discover that students learn differently. They started researching students to see how they learned best. Researchers discovered that students have an auditory, kinesthetic and visual learning styles.
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Fred Keller creates the Personalized System of Instruction where students learn and master at their own pace and are assessed at the end of each unit.
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Lev Vygotsky introduces the theory: zone of proximal development. This is where he believed that students needed to be challenged beyond their current level of independent competence.
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Once named Education for All Handicapped Children, ensures that children with disabilites legally have a right to free public education. Also incorporates IEP's for each student under this law.
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Computers made there way into the schools during the 80's. Practice programs became big during this time as well so students were using computers regularly during school.
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There are many online personalized learning websites that students use to better their education. Online learning programs have been successful for several years now. Each online program is catered to the needs of the child.
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[Link text] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oLNLCO0vfI
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