The Student Led Classroom
Motivating students to take ownership of their learning through shared goals, learning targets, choice, effective feedback, and gradual release all while meeting the needs of each individual learner.
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1Agenda
Part I: Share student-to-teacher feedback responses (15-20 min)
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What did you learn about yourself?
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What did you learn about your students?
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What might you want to try implementing as a result of your feedback? (see copy of handout from past staff meeting for ideas)
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2Knowing Your Learning Target
Ed Leadership article on learning targets: Think and discuss: “What can I try in my classroom?” “How does this relate to students taking ownership for their learning?”
http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/mar11/vol68/num06/Knowing-Your-Learning-Target.aspx
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3Balancing Direct Instruction and Indirect Inquiry in Math
This Prezi is a great on to outline the benefits of both methods of instruction in math and when to use each! Basically, both are beneficial in different situations!
http://prezi.com/jcqyn4ac_6lm/balancing-direct-instruction-and-indirect-inquiry-in-mathematics/
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4Differentiating Cooperative Learning
In cooperative learning, students on different levels work collaboratively to help each other learn. This article gives ideas for how to design those activities.
http://www.educationalleader.com/subtopicintro/read/ASCD/ASCD_387_1.pdf
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5BIE-Project Based Learning
Engaging learners and increasing motivation through PBL units. Search the library for many great resources.
http://www.bie.org/tools/online_resources/project_libraries
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6Student Led Instruction Strategy
Role-reversal: This short article outlines how you can let your students teach you to see what they know while you become the student asking questions.
http://www.teachhub.com/student-led-instruction-strategies
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7Student-Centered Teaching Methods
A list/descriptions of student-centered strategies with active learning and feedback to try in the classroom.
http://www.princeton.edu/cst/teaching-resources/methods/ModifiedPCASTTable.pdf
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8Teaching Strategies
More student centered strategies...
http://www.facinghistory.org/resources/strategies
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9For next time...
The last 2 pages are ideas for what you can share to contribute to our learning. Even something small and simple like a useful procedure for transitions can be a helpful tool!
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10For April 17th
- Would you be willing to share something you have done in your classroom that you believe relates to a student-led classroom?
- This could relate to any of the ideas we brainstormed from our 1st meeting that others would like help with. If you think someone else might be able to implement or modify something you have tried and found to be successful to help students, share it! Below are the items we discussed...
- If you could, send it to Carrie, Julie, or Sandy (a link, picture, document, rubric, lesson, etc) with a brief explanation, and we will compile it all to share for our last meeting. If you have more than 1 thing, that's great too!! Let's learn from one another.
Ideas from last meeting (all around student-centered classroom)
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Feedback
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learning targets
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reflection
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all types (T-S, S-T, S-S)
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Modeling/Direct instruction vs inquiry
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appropriate for what content?
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how can students discover if they haven’t done it before?
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Collaborative piece of Fisher model
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difficult when students range academically
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Independent work
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student choice, tasks
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Rubrics for students (one from PBL class)
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Balance of warmth/caring and structure (Jed Baker)
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Building on students’ interest
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Incorporating technology
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11LessonCasts
Teachers sharing with teachers (even something small)!
http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/teaching_now/2013/03/lessoncasts_flipped_pd_for_teachers.html