The Future of Education

This paper will consider `the role of the leader in creating a learning community that is accessible to all learners. Specifically, how Dubai Scholars Private School uses Intrinsic Motivation and Learning Analytics as essential tools, in the creation of an environment that fosters individualized learning, for each and every child. The premise being that only when all learners in the community are equal and equitable, regardless of age, gender and intellectual ability, can leaders say that they truly are able to make difference. 

Keywords: Intrinsic Motivation, Learning Analytics, Leadership;

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