How To Prepare Student Centered Learning Experiences That Work In Any Learning Environment

The phrases, “learning experience” and “student exploration” are some I’d use to describe what I learned from my study of the Visible Learning for Science text if I had to explain it in a sentence or two.  I emerged from my reflection on it with three main professional goals for the 2019-2020 school year, my worst-ever year for student engagement:  to collect student artifacts, to enhance rigor, and to foster growth mindset.  I wanted to acquire evidence of their learning, I wanted that learning to be challenging – considering the 60% mindset I’ve discussed in former episodes – and I wanted my students to feel loved and nurtured through the process – both by me, their teacher, but also to learn to give themselves grace in the doing.  And, that’s where my lesson planning began.

 

But, I’m a cyber school teacher!  Don’t think that didn’t give me major pause!  HOW WAS I GOING TO CREATE MEANINGFUL LEARNING EXPERIENCES IN SCIENCE FOR STUDENTS WHO COULDN’T PUT THEIR HANDS ON ANYTHING?!  I turned, first, to technology and then revisited my own professional classroom goals to realize any medium can be transformed into a "learning experience".

 

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