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title: "A Little Help From My Friends"
date: 2018-03-24
url: https://learningischange.com/2018/03/24/a-little-help-from-my-friends/
author: Ben Wilkoff
categories: ["Blog"]
tags: []
---

# A Little Help From My Friends

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*In case you are just skimming this blog post:** Ben Wilkoff is looking for a new job!***

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If that got your attention and you would like to read further, let me tell you a little story. Two years ago I signed on to lead the Blended and Personalized Learning work in Aurora Public Schools. With no team or budget to speak of, I started working to build opportunities for students to take ownership of their learning, ensuring modern and equitable classrooms across the city. Based upon [early successes](https://sites.google.com/aurorak12.org/plaps/vision/shades-of-11), in the 2017-18 school year I had the privilege to lead a newly developed Personalized Learning team, made up of the 5 best (formerly EdTech) coaches I have ever met. It was a dream job.

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But as the district leadership has changed, so too have the priorities for investing in [the type of support we live every day in our schools.](https://sites.google.com/aurorak12.org/plaps/professional-learning-and-support) At this time, the Division of Equity in Learning in APS has decided to eliminate the Personalized Learning program (and EdTech along with it) for the 2018-19 school year. This means that I, along with the 5 amazing educators on my team, will be pursuing other opportunities both within district and without.

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**This is where you come in…**

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I am writing this post to you in the hopes that you or someone you know will lead to my next learning and leadership opportunity. I don’t imagine that (m)any of you have a role that will fit perfectly or one just waiting on your job board for which I can apply, but I am posting this with the hopes that you will think about both your current and future vacancies and where my skills may be most valuable.

To help in this effort, [here is a current resume](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gZb4EjN_Axqr5XucS0V9BZmRsWbt7y2c/view?usp=sharing). Please feel free to share it (or this message) with anyone you like. I have chosen to post this because I trust that my network will provide the way forward as it has done so many times in the past. If you are reading this, you are a powerful part of that network, and I am so glad to have made the connection with you.

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Thank you for your time and consideration.

*Also: If you have need for a full Personalized Learning team with a proven history of results for both students and teachers, I’ve got the folks for you! Just ask, and I’d be happy to share their resumes as well.*