Creating Our Future - A Personalized Learning Approach to Education

Claudia Weintraub is the Director of the River Oaks Academy Charter School in Westlake, CA. She speaks with host Mark Sylvester about personalized learning in the context of homeschooling and independent learning. This topic is deep and nuanced and the conversation helps understand the vital role this type of education plays in preparing young minds for the future. These students are going to form a strong part of the local work-force and will be of the temperament to be incredible employees. The smartest kids in the world and how they got that way. Topics included; • Definition of Independent Learning • The role of the family in supporting the student • How she came about focusing her efforts in this area • Building Parent competency • How to determine if your family is ready for home-schooling • Project-based learning • The role of common core standards in homeschooling • Here her argument that home-schooled students are more articulate, more polite, more well-rounded and more likely to give back in their community and why that’s true. • Career Pathway programs • College and Career readiness • What the next five years look like for River Oaks Links during the show Connected Educators - http://connectededucators.org NASA Educators Online Network - http://NEON.intronetworks.com