Shift Happens! creating classrooms for student centered teaching and learning

1. Shift Happens!creating classrooms for student centered teaching and learning Summer Teaching & Learning Academy 2013 Day 2 General Session

2. When & where the shift may occur…the instructional core Engaging Students in The Learning Process Improved Student Achievement Providing Academically Challenging Content Improving Teachers’ Instructional Practice

3. Impact of Technology on shift in students

4. Highest levels of student engagement relative to retention of information learned

5. Why is a shift in planning and delivery necessary? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orAldfp8LcI Recall pre-assignment readings and videos: Tony Wagner’s Seven Survival Skills for today’s world of work (2008) Sir Ken Robinson’s call to mentor and stimulate natural curiosity, to facilitate learning (task vs. achievement; “teach” vs. “diet”

6. Teachers vs. educatorswhich one do you strive to be? • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0fJKvdjQgs • “The real role of leadership is creating a climate of possibility.” -Sir Ken Robinson

7. preparing students for 21st century careers & citizenship Let’s explore what the shift looks like in terms of our practicein schools PK-12.

8. past… and… present…Students • Answered questions • Memorized • Listened & recited • Worked individually • Followed teachers’ lead • Maintained consistency Tony Wagner, 2008 • Ask good questions • Think critically, problem solve, access & analyze • Discuss, engage others • Work in a team, collaborate • Lead, take initiative • Act on curiosity & imagination

9. Student centered classrooms

10. Meet Phillip C. Schlechty • “When students are engaged, they are related to the tasks they are involved with in a different way than when they are strategically or ritually compliant.”

11. Schlechty on commitment to task “Among other things, the relationship between these students and their work is generally unconditional. They are committed to the task, and the commitment is not contingent on the presence of rewards that are extrinsic to the work or the threat of punishment or negative sanctions.”

12. A bold idea…The focus on engaging students overrides the focus on test scores. Framework advocated: -Well articulated curriculum standards -Schools as a platform for learning -Teachers as leaders & designers of engaging, meaningful work -Students become responsible for their learning

13. Schlechty says… “Students should be viewed as customers for the work designed by teachers.” What do you find appealing about this idea? What makes this idea challenging?

14. Nancy Biegel, NMSCandi conner, MESColleen Kean, CESMichelle Conklin, MES Edmodo, Class Blog, Little Bird Tales, Timetoast, 10 Marks Online Tutoring

15. Student Centered learning

16. Table Topics • Empowering Students- Students Accept Responsibility for Learning • Putting Students to Work-Instructional Strategies • Student Centered Assessment • Classroom Design for Student Centered Learning • The Teacher’s Role

17. Narrated GALLERY WALK- A Call to excellence

18. EXIT pass Rationale for exits slips, passes Share comments on your exit pass with your school group during group work time this afternoon.