Student-Centric Learning

Caprice Young, Ed.D. February 2015

Student-Centric Learning

Student-Centric Learning

Caprice Young, Ed.D. February 2015

Dr. Caprice Young •  Student-Centric Learning

Jenny McClintock •  Strategies and Applications

Dave Hyde •  Q & A

Presenting today:

Student-Centric Learning

Caprice Young, Ed.D. February 2015

Caprice Young is the CEO of the Magnolia Education and Research Foundation and the Superintendent of Magnolia Public Schools, 11 STEAM schools serving 3,700 K-12 students in California.

She also is the founder and president of the Education Growth Group and a senior director of the National Charter School Resource Center. Dr. Young serves as a corporate board member of Itslearning and Savvy Source (Schoola.com). She has held leadership positions in technology, education, government, philanthropy and business, including:

§  Founding CEO/President, California Charter Schools Association

§  CEO/President, KC Distance Learning

§  CEO, Inner City Education Foundation Public Schools

§  Vice President of the Laura and John Arnold Foundation

§  Technology Strategist and Manager, IBM Global Services Assistant

§  Deputy Mayor, City of Los Angeles

About Dr. Young

Dr. Young was a member and president of the Board of Education of the Los Angeles Unified School District (1999-2003). She earned her BA from Yale University, MPA from the University of Southern California, and Doctorate of Education from UCLA.

Selection of curriculum, instructional strategies, and learning context based on individual student: ü  Knowledge & Skills ü  Learning Style ü  Interests (Passions) ü  Special needs ü  Psychological and emotional concerns

ü  Life context ü  STRENGTHS

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Student-Centric Learning: Who is this kid?

Inspiration! Ignition! Passion! Catching Fire!

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What motivates her?

§ Capacity: Achievement –  Standards –  Life ambition (accelerated)

§ Curiosity § Courage § Character

What is the plan?

Developing habits of mind regarding inquiry… the inner

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Instructional strategy, master coaching, deep practice?

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What is the learning context?

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21st Century Tools

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Who is this kid and what motivates her?

§ Interest Inventory § Learning Styles Inventory

§ Conferences

Voice and Choice § Blogs and ePortoflios § Student led discussions

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Blogs and ePorfolios

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Student-Led Discussions & Chats

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What is the plan?

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Student-Created Content

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Individual Learning Plans

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Progress Reports

Regular feedback for her and for you (and others) §  Anticipated progress §  Formative assessment §  Portfolio development §  Student-led conferences §  Failure recovery and persistence

§  Academic courage

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How do you know she is learning? (How does she?)

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Rubrics to Guide and Assess Students

1.  Who is this kid? 2.  What motivates

her? 3.  What is the plan? 4.  How do you know

she is learning? (How does she?)

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Understanding the whole student

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Extreme Student-Centric Learning

§  Unschooling Rules by Clark Aldrich §  The Talent Code by Daniel Coyle §  NurtureShock by Po Bronson and Ashley

Merryman §  A Thomas Jefferson Education by Oliver

DeMille §  One World Schoolhouse by Sal Khan §  Blended by Michael B. Horn and

Heather Staker §  Learning Management Systems:

www.itslearning.net §  Instruction and Technology:

www.christenseninstitute.org §  Data and Instruction:

www.alvoinstitute.com §  Integrated Learning:

www.newclassrooms.org

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Resources