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Personalized learning: Create pathways to literacy, agency and self advocacy

Kathleen McClaskey
Kathleen McClaskey, CEO, Empower the Learner
CommunicationFuture of education

What’s it about?

Join Kathleen McClaskey, M.Ed for an introduction to the Empower the Learner profile and the Personal Learning Backpack, designed to help neurodiverse learners address challenges and leverage their strengths.

You’ll also explore how Read&Write and other key tools can enhance learning and promote independence.

What you’ll learn

  • How to help learner's understand their individual strengths and challenges
  • How to develop students' agency and strengthen self-advocacy skills
  • How the Empower the Learner profile can guide the creation of a Personal Learning Backpack tailored to individual needs
  • How Read&Write enhances literacy and personalizes the learning experience

Who should attend?

  • Educators
  • Education coordinators
Five colored arrows labeled Mindfulness, Identity, Learner variability, Cognition, and Motivation, arranged in a horizontal sequence showing interconnected factors in learning.

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Meet the speakers

Kathleen McClaskey

Kathleen McClaskey

CEO, Empower the Learner

Kathleen McClaskey, M.Ed is CEO and Chief Learning Officer of Empower the Learner and founder of Make Learning Personal. She's also co-author of bestsellers Make Learning Personal: The What, Who, Wow, Where and Why, and How to Personalize Learning: A Practical Guide for Getting Started and Going Deeper.

She's an innovative thought leader, international speaker, professional developer, and Universal Design for Learning consultant with over 40 years of experience creating learner-centered environments as a teacher, K-12 technology administrator and consultant.

In 2019, Kathleen created the Empower the Learner Profile to empower every learner to know, understand and value the way they learn. Kathleen is passionate in empowering ALL learners to thrive with tools, skills and practices so they become self-directed learners, learners with agency, who are future ready for college, career and life.

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