In Shelby County, personalized and project-based learning are key elements in our goal for more student-centered classrooms.  

Julia Lyles (a former teacher at Heritage Elementary) created a website detailing her own journey into personalized learning, and is well worth a visit.

Also, here are some helpful blog entries:

"PBL and Eusessments" (read this first for an intro into the mindset of PBL)

"Project Blocks, Not Bells: PBL in an Expeditionary Learning School"

"PPBBL: Personalized Project-Based Blended Learning"

"Blended and Personalized Learning"