Episode 25: Jim Rickabaugh, Institute for Personalized Learning
In this episode, we are talking with Dr. Jim Rickabaugh, the Director of the Institute for Personalized Learning in Wisconsin. Jim brings a ton of experience and lots of insights to his current role, and his organization is taking on the ambitious goal of helping schools redesign their models to put learners at the center of the picture. Be sure to check out their work at their website, their honeycomb model, and the working paper observing their work by the Wisconsin Center for Education Research. Jim’s books can also be found here and here. You can find Jim on Twitter at @drrickabaugh and the Institute at @Institute4PL.
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