Models of Learning

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What models of learning best suit your learners?
What instructional approaches are we using to empower our learners? Approaches like INQUIRY DESIGN THINKING BLENDED LEARNING KNOWLEDGE BUILDING and more

"To truly be empowered, people need both ownership and autonomy." George Couros

In a world of immediate access to information, we must integrate models of learning that are student-centred and facilitate relevant and authentic explorations of that information. Knowledge building, inquiry, design thinking, and blended learning are a few possible frameworks that allow learners to explore big ideas, make real-world connections and link to their passions, while integrating technology. Employing a variety of learner-inspired models makes learning meaningful and the curriculum authentic.

What models of learning best suit your learners?

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✅Which models of learning best suit your learners?

✅What instructional approaches are we using to empower our learners?

✅Approaches like INQUIRY DESIGN THINKING, BLENDED LEARNING, KNOWLEDGE BUILDING and more

✅Teacher allows for open discussions where students are equal contributors

✅Teachers encourage rich questions to evolve

✅Teacher encourages open dialogue that is reflective about learning with small groups and large groups

✅Teachers conference with students to assess progress

✅Teachers interact with groups to provide descriptive feedback, ask prompting questions and to take anecdotal notes

✅Teacher provides a safe learning environment where students can move around the classroom and allow the classroom to change organically as required for learning

✅Learning Goals and Success Criteria are posted for student reference

✅Teachers provide opportunities for students to share their learning with the community

✅Students pose rich questions

✅Students keep a digital journal of their learning

✅Process is as important as the final product

✅Students are working towards the same learning goal, but final products might all look different

✅Students can tap into their expertise to differentiate learning

✅Students are actively engaged, curious, collaborating, problem solving and creating

✅Students are taking risks and learning from their mistakes

✅Students learn material at a deeper level

✅Administrators ask students questions about their work

✅Administrators support classroom learning by providing funds for materials as required