John Parker is Digital Learning Specialist at Buncombe County Schools in North Carolina where they have embarked on a journey that is designed to transform their school library media centers
into flexible learning spaces that are earmarked by designs that encourage choice and voice for our students.
Not exact matches
Believing that children are sensitive and intelligent and that
learning can be joyfully integrated
into life, they developed
flexible, nature - based, child - centered curriculum that they could teach to their children themselves.
There is a useful chapter on «special needs» — by which she refers to anyone who does not fit
into the «norm» expected in a school education — and an overview of different styles of
learning with an emphasis on the need to be
flexible.
But when I started looking
into this advice, I actually found the opposite is true: These days, people recommend that babies
learning to walk wear soft,
flexible shoes, or better yet, go barefoot.
McDaniel groups desks
into pods, surrounding them with
flexible seating zones to support different
learning modalities.
My personal take on the subject is that mobile games provide an amazing opportunity for effective and engaging
learning, free from space and time restrictions, and pose great potential for adult learners as they allow
flexible integration
into everyday life, thus reducing barriers to entry compared to traditional classroom settings.
Grade: Third Through Fifth Grades School: South Marshall Elementary School, Benton, Kentucky Students / Room Dimensions: 61 students; three and a half classrooms have been converted
into one large room Setting It Up: Our goal was to provide students with a
flexible, comfortable
learning environment.
The benefit of the iPad is that it can be one size fits each, with boundless opportunities for differentiated, customized and personalized
learning that gets kids out of their seats and classrooms, and
into open,
flexible and modular spaces.
The report, two years in the making, calls on America's high schools to evolve
into smaller communities where students and adults know each other well, the curriculum emphasizes depth over breadth, and a
flexible, active
learning process replaces the factory - era model of teachers lecturing to rows of students.
The evolution of school libraries
into flexible, dynamic, high - tech
learning centres designed to prepare students as responsible digital citizens to function effectively in a complex information landscape is dependent on visionary leadership and strategic planning to reach this level of functionality.
As a Course Management System (CMS) it has remained relevant due to its
flexible architecture that allows an objected - orientated approach with instructional content that can be broken down
into manageable
learning objects (Rice and Nash, 2010).
But when the multiple benefits are taken
into account, like interactive and engaged learners,
flexible and tailored
learning activities, and a far - reaching target audience, it all becomes worthwhile.
Flexible walls let staff and students reconfigure as needed and feed
into the idea that
learning happens wherever you need it to.
Together, these
learning technologies can transform eLearning
into an efficient,
flexible and personalised learner experience.
Flexible: Use within an e-
learning module for insertion
into a topic, to loosen up between
learning units or as a self - contained format.
At CCE, we break high - quality Personalized
Learning down into six principles: next generation curriculum and assessment, competency - based progression, flexible learning environments, personalized learning pathways, social - emotional learning / academic mindsets, and engaged l
Learning down
into six principles: next generation curriculum and assessment, competency - based progression,
flexible learning environments, personalized learning pathways, social - emotional learning / academic mindsets, and engaged l
learning environments, personalized
learning pathways, social - emotional learning / academic mindsets, and engaged l
learning pathways, social - emotional
learning / academic mindsets, and engaged l
learning / academic mindsets, and engaged
learninglearning.
Incorporating mLevel
into the Slalom Onboarding experience created an engaging, fun, and
flexible learning resource for our new consultants to
learn about what our company offers even if they are placed on a client project right away.
The book lays the groundwork for the program and shows you how to fit Guided Reading
into a balanced literacy program, organize the class for independent
learning, create
flexible reading groups, select the best reading materials, assess and monitor student
learning, and much more.
Achieve3000 also offers
flexible and accessible blended professional
learning services — with onsite, live online and on - demand options available — to help ensure a successful implementation that extends impact beyond the summer and
into the regular school year.
I would argue that if the goal is to provide more instruction that taps
into students» individual needs and personal interests, then school and district leaders should focus on doing specific things that might actually move the needle, such as making sure: 1) that teachers know their students well; 2) that they assess student
learning carefully; 3) that they provide students with rich and diverse materials in a range of media, and 4) that student and teacher assignments are
flexible.
In addition, because not all students
learn at the same speed, we would plan
flexible time
into our master schedule to allow for reteaching essential standards for students who require it as well as providing enrichment
learning for students who have already demonstrated mastery.
And finally throughout the journey let's write many
learnings in a journal, in order to continuously integrate
into language the new, current,
flexible alive messages, creating a solid bridge between the amygdala and the hippocampus.
2) Once a school has embedded the «Core» Program
into their curriculum the School has the opportunity to purchase The Positive Living Skills «Extension Program» which consists of an additional six units offering 72
Learning Experiences covering Years 3 - 6, expanding the program
into 216
flexible individual
Learning Experiences.
consists of an additional six units offering 72
Learning Experiences covering Years 3 - 6, expanding the program
into 216
flexible individual
Learning Experiences.
Other plans include refurbishing existing
learning areas in the school's east wing
into contemporary
learning areas, including dedicated science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) facilities and
flexible indoor / outdoor
learning areas.