Classroom Conversations

• Episode 713: Relationships, Regulation, and Responsibility: Celebrating the Three “Rs” of Personalized Learning

  Our season-long examination of personalized learning, the student-centered practices for heightened student engagement, draws to an uplifting close in the finale episode. Early Childhood Special Education Teacher Sarah Bazzy from Camp Creek Elementary School in Gwinnett County Public Schools joins the podcast with an alliterative set of priorities inspired by her “littles” that propels PL instruction in every content area.

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• Episode 712: Adopt, Adapt, or Abandon? The Consensus About Personalized Learning

  The best reviews for student choice and flexible learning environments come from educators embracing personalized learning in the field. In this conversation, lean on the wisdom of PL implementation experts, Georgia's regional educational service agencies (RESAs). RESA representative Uvonda Mitchell from Chattahoochee-Flint RESA reports in with feedback on a fascinating question: do academic coaches and their teacher trainees ultimately adopt, adapt, or abandon personalized learning practices?

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• Episode 711: Valuing Process over Product: An Approach to Authentic and Adaptive Assessment

  How do teachers assess content mastery in personalized learning, when students choose their own learning trajectory? Georgia's runner-up for 2025 Teacher of the Year and 3rd-5th grade STEM teacher from City Schools of Decatur Alicia Reno visits the podcast with her sensational STEM strategies. By connecting the standards to real life, application person Alicia first hooks students on the process of learning, then co-designs authentic, individualized assessments to help learners show what they know.

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• Episode 710: Personalized Learning, Shared Good: Serving the Community with a Student-Run Food Pantry

  Hear the impactful story of Cherokee County students who operate a personalized learning-driven food pantry to fulfill a need in their home community. Cherokee High School's World Languages Teacher and Bilingual Student Support Specialist Jennifer Rasmussen dishes on the self-made Workplace Spanish curriculum that enabled students to explore individualized career paths through the vehicle of collaboration.

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• Episode 709: Follow Their Lead: The Way to Creativity via Asset-Based Dispositions

  Teaching that focuses on student strengths rather than weaknesses often leads to a resurgence of creativity in the classroom. Richmond Hill Middle School's new science teacher, PLC Lead, and Gifted Lead Charvez Holmes clues us in on asset-based personalized learning initiatives that she is bringing to Bryan County Schools to bring out the best in students.

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