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The Sown To Grow blog

Sown To Grow’s Machine Learning Roadmap to Personalized Learning Strategy Recomm

How and why are we using AI at Sown To Grow?

We believe in using technology only where it can support an educator's practice. AI is a powerful tool, but it must be employed thoughtfully. We unpack how we use AI at Sown To Grow.

Disha Gupta

January 28, 2020

Helping students set goals and reflect on progress with Sown to Grow

Sown To Grow's goal setting module helps students set goals for themselves, track their performance, and reflect on the strategies they used and new ones they want to try

Angela Watson, Teacher

July 30, 2018

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Why Growth Mindset Isn’t Working in Schools…Yet

Making growth mindset work in schools requires students to build new skills, specifically to understand and get better at the process of learning. Originally published in EdSurge.

Rupa Gupta

July 12, 2018

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Student Reflection Tools for Emotional Well-Being and Academic Planning during the Pandemic

We reworked the core Sown To Grow goal-setting and reflection process to help during remote learning. These routines are most important for vulnerable students who may be behind academically or have other challenges.

Rupa Gupta

April 2, 2020

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How Goal-Setting and Reflection Improve AVID

AVID is a space for students to build college and career readiness skills, but to most effectively use that space, educators must deepen relationships and help students effectively set goals for themselves.

James Bailey, Former Superintendent

August 27, 2018