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Peoria Unified leaders showcase personalized-learning pilots as teachers report gains in engagement and fewer discipline problems
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Superintendent Darvin Stifler and school leaders told the Peoria Unified School District governing board about classroom pilots using Office 365 and adaptive software; teachers said students are more engaged, discipline incidents have fallen and dashboards let students track progress. The board approved routine contract issuances.
Peoria, Ariz. — Peoria Unified School District leaders on Tuesday outlined a multi-year push toward personalized learning, saying the district will let schools explore different blended models while the central office works to align budgets, assessments and training.
Superintendent Darvin Stifler opened a study session by framing personalized learning as a long-standing district goal that technology now makes more practical. “We are talking about learning. We are not talking about computers,” Stifler said, urging the board to focus on pedagogy and student outcomes rather than hardware alone.
Administrators and principals described a patchwork of pilots across the district. A campus representative said a grant from the Tohono O’odham tribe enabled a freshman 1:1 pilot: “About 425 of our 475 freshmen received a computer,” the presenter said, and staff…
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