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What truly drives
instruction?
What if you had to attend class like a kid for a FULL week?
From a Washington Post Article
• Key Takeaways– Students sit all day, and sitting is
exhausting.–High school students are sitting passively
and listening during approximately 90 percent of their classes.– You feel a little bit like a nuisance all day
long.
Eric Sheninger
“What is Student-CenteredInstruction and
How Do I Lead It?
MY JOURNEY
Creating a student-centered culture is a monumental shift –
taking time, effort, and energy.
COACHING SESSIONS, PRE-CONFERENCE SESSIONS, EVALUATORY
LENS, RELATIONSHIP, SUPPORTS PROVIDED, GOALS ESTABLISHED,
ENERGY SPENT, BEHAVIOR TOLERATED, etc.
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B
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Pre-ConferenceDirection?
FIVE GREAT PRE-
CONFERENCE
QUESTIONS
Teacher demonstrates solid understanding of the content and its prerequisite relationships and
connections with other disciplines. Teacher’s instructional practices
reflect current pedagogical knowledge.
Teacher demonstrates thorough knowledge of students’ backgrounds, skills, and interests, and uses this knowledge to
plan for groups of students
Student-Centered Mindset
• Sit to view the children• Pick a random student or two and put yourself in
their shoes– Did I get to think critically?– Did I interact with a peer about something important?– Did the teacher do anything to check if I could
accomplish the daily goals?– Did the lesson meet my needs – was enrichment or
support provided?
Engagement: The Heart of Instruction
Make Danielson Work For YouDescription
The learning tasks and activities are fully aligned with the instructional outcomes and are designed to challenge student thinking, inviting students to make their thinking visible. This technique results in active intellectual engagement by most students with important and challenging content, and with teacher scaffolding to support that engagement. The groupings of students are suitable to the activities. The lesson has a clearly defined structure, and the pacing of the lesson is appropriate, providing most students the time needed to be intellectually engaged.
Critical Attributes• Most students are intellectually
engaged in the lesson. • Most learning tasks have multiple
correct responses or approaches and/or encourage higher-order thinking.
• Students are invited to explain their thinking as part of completing tasks.
• Materials and resources support the learning goals and require intellectual engagement, as appropriate.
• The pacing of the lesson provides students the time needed to be intellectually engaged.
• The teacher uses groupings that are suitable to the lesson activities.
#1
Seeking consensus: 5 most ‘Typical’ Opening Day
activities
Elements of Learner-Centered Practice Associated with this Strategy
• Community building• Student Sharing• Surveys• Norms
• Dual-Purpose Products• Purpose of Class• Dual Ownership of Success
Dual-Purpose Products
• Measure skill or skills• Allow you to gain knowledge about:– The learning preferences of a student– Personal characteristics and hobbies– Summer activities– Etc
Meaningful Feedback for Teachers
Communicate For Your Audience
#2
Louder and Slower Does Not = Better
Elements of Learner-Centered Practice Associated with this Strategy
Learner-Centered Practice• Clearly stated outcomes• Responsive to Student Needs• Diverse Methodologies• Multiple Modalities
• Infusion of Technology when Appropriate
Typical Practice• Discuss what will be done• Dictated by time more than
student needs• Preferred methodology of
the teacher used consistently over time
• We expect them to conform to what we want
Meaningful Feedback for Teachers
ProvideA
RoadmapTo
Learning
#3
Meet Simon Sinek
Elements of Learner-Centered Practice Associated with this Strategy
• Pre-Assessments
• Daily What, Why, and How
• Five Why’s• Student-Centered Study Guides
Meaningful Feedback for Teachers
GIVE THE WORK BACK
#4
You have 5 minutes to
. . .
Create a one minute speech answering the following questions:1) How old should a child be before they do the dishes or laundry2) Why3) What is the best way to teach them4) Do most kids learn too young or too old5) What prevents most adults from teaching that skill to their kids
Elements of Learner-Centered Practice Associated with this Strategy
• Monitor Airtime• Student Created Assessment/Assessment
Review• Student Work Portfolio• Student-Led ID of Skills to be re-taught
• Student-Led Communication with Home
Meaningful Feedback for Teachers
#5DIFFERENTIATE
DAILY
RtI
This is what RtI should look like
Kids who need supplementation or remediation beyond general curriculum to have their needs met
Kids who need supplementation or remediation beyond general curriculum to have their needs met
Need Different Education program to meet needs
Need Different Education program to meet needs
Kids whose needs are met with
General Curricula
Elements of Learner-Centered Practice Associated with this Strategy
• Multiple Assessments of Progress• Enrichment!!!
• Remediation outcomes must align to standard and be scaffolded
• Activities pre-planned
Meaningful Feedback for Teachers
#6
Students Must Have
Elements of Learner-Centered Practice Associated with this Strategy
• Skills-Driven Assessment• Flexible Product Options
• Flexible Content for Students to Study
• High Rigor for All Students
Meaningful Feedback for Teachers
How does this relate to Homework?
#7
Read and React
“There is no evidence that any amount of homework improves the academic performance of elementary students.”– Harris Cooper, Duke University,
Elements of Learner-Centered Practice Associated with this Strategy
• Mastery over grades• Purposeful homework
• Homework aligned to outcomes
• Feedback that informs actions of ALL parties
Meaningful Feedback for Teachers
QUESTIONING FOR KIDS
#8
4 questioning strategies:Nothing too simple
Elements of Learner-Centered Practice Associated with this Strategy
• Scripted Questions• Higher-Order Questions
• Teacher controls who responds
• Mandatory Participation• Every student talks, every lesson• Student-Created Questions
Meaningful Feedback for Teachers
INTENTITIONAL ENGAGEMENT
#9
PERSONAL ENGAGEMENT
Elements of Learner-Centered Practice Associated with this Strategy
• Planning• Interaction
• Culture of Creativity• Shift from Instructor to Facilitator• Exploration of Different Mediums
Meaningful Feedback for Teachers
CONNECTION, NOT COMPLIANCE: KID-CENTERED CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT
#10
Favorite Teacher
Elements of Learner-Centered Practice Associated with this Strategy
• Collaboratively-established guidelines• Citizenship and Character
• Independent System of Rewards and Consequences
• Administrative Partnership
Meaningful Feedback for Teachers
#11
Sample Questions• I had a chance multiple opportunities to demonstrate
whether or not I REALLY knew the material – T or F• I had some choice or control of my own learning in this
unit?• The teacher had different opportunities in place
throughout the unit to make sure all kids were being challenged?
• I knew how I would perform on the assessment because of the feedback I had received previously from my teacher?
• How could the teacher make this unit better?
Elements of Learner-Centered Practice Associated with this Strategy
• Naturally created data– Assessment results pre and post instruction
• Intentionally created data– Colleagues
• Observation• Informal and anonymous what have you heard surveys• Grade/Behavioral Comparison
– Students• Survey• Suggestion Box
– Parents• Survey• Social media prompts
• Self-Created data– VIDEO, VIDEO, VIDEO
The next frontier:Personalized Learning
Education 2031
Everything was made up by people that were no smarter than you
DID I DO MY BEST TO:
• Set clear goals for myself• Make progress toward goal achievement• Be happy• Find meaning in my work• Build positive relationships• Be fully engaged
one person with a
beliefis equal to aforce of ninety-ninewho have onlyinterest.
REMEMBER THE WHY!!
