1. What if..? ..our curriculum topics were centered around a big problem that needed to be solved through collaboration and inquiry? ..we replaced subject disciplines with problems/themes/issues? .we assessed students based on projects that they created vs. tests created by others? we had more student learning take place outside of the school classroom (e.g. workplace, online)? .our students created their own evidence of learning that was used to make a difference in the real world?

2. Learner Centeredness does not just take place in Kindergarten Classes; It is mindset as to how we approach teaching and learning for ALL LEARNERS 3. ANOTHER TYPICAL DAY OF LEARNING CALVIN??? 4. Retrieved from What did you do in school today?, Canadian Education Association, 2009 Grade 9 -12 students What happens here? What happens here? 5. What could RDC do to increase student satisfaction? Develop a learning-centered ethos Focus on engaged learning Focus on developing a sense of community 6. Todays Targets: Moving from the shallow end to the deep end of the learning pool 1. I will seek to understand what it means to be a learner-centered teacher 2. I will examine the best instructional design decisions to engage and empower learners 3. I will determine what learner-centered is in my role as teacher, and what this means in todays classrooms with todays students 7. The Learner is the Center What ideas do you have to build/assess 21ST CENTURY SKILLS in your curriculum? How will you design TEAMS, SIDES and COMMUNITY into your curriculum? How will you give your students VOICE and CHOICE in their learning? Brent Galloway Chairperson, Bachelor of Education Program Red Deer College | 100 College Boulevard | Red Deer | AB | T4N 5H5 work 403.357-3634 | 8. A few personal caveats about learner-centeredness It is not about lowering expectations for students It is not about eliminating all learning tasks that students dislike doing (e.g. exams) It is not about less accountability for students It is not about being accessible to students 24/7 It is not necessarily about the instructor working harder than the student ..but it is about being responsive to the learners needs, involving them in course/classroom decisions, using research- proven practices to design powerful learning experiences, and making decisions that are made in the bests interests of our students. 9. Curriculum in the 21st Century Whats up? What is old becomes new again Instructional Design in the 21st Century: What would John Dewey think? 10. Symbols, Models and Frameworks of learning and education Compare and Contrast Finish the sentence: Colleges/Universities/Schools are like _______________________ because ________________________________________________ Learning is like _______________________because ___________ _______________________________________________________ A symbol of learning/education today is ____________________ because________________________________________________ How would our students complete this exercise? 11. An Old and Familiar Tune Or a A New Song Which song are you singing? Is it time to change our tune? If so, why? Learner-Centered education is NOTa new concept 12. History of Canadian Education What does the picture tell you? 13. The Life and Times of Canadian Education 14. Compare and Contrast The 20th Century Curriculum The 21st Century Curriculum 15. Art Phys-ed and Health Science Social Studies Mathematics Language Arts Music Curriculum in the 20th Century The Old Model 16. Digital and Technological Fluency Communication Social, Cultural, Global and Environmental Responsibility Creativity and Innovation Critical Thinking, Problem Solving and Decision Making Collaboration and Leadership Lifelong Learning, Personal Management and Well-Being Curriculum in the 21st Century The New Model 17. 3Rs x 7Cs = 21st Century Skills Critical Thinking Creativity and Innovation Collaboration/Teamwork and Leadership Cross-Cultural Understanding Communication/Media Literacy Computing/Digital Literacy Career and Learning Self-Reliance **(Trilling & Fadel, 21st Century Skills) 18. Curriculum: The Future, You and Your Students What kind of curriculum experience will you design? Will your curriculum address the issues, problems and critical themes of today? Will your curriculum plan inspire, motivate, and engage students? Will your curriculum allow for collaboration? Will your curriculum meet the needs of the 21st century learner? Will your curriculum demonstrate creativity and innovation in teaching and learning? What is engaged learning? Not sure? Just ask the students? 19. Me in grade 2 Powerful learning is learning that lasts a lifetime. What do you remember about your education? 20. Me in grade 4 21. Me in grade 6 22. The Engaged Learner Drawing Exercise: Draw a time when you were highly engaged as a learner, and still remember to this day. What did it look like? What did it sound like? 23. At risk students are those who leave school before or after graduation with little possibility of continuing learning ***Roland Barth 24. TEAMS: Together Everyone Achieves More Success 25. S I D E S Strategic Instructional Design to Engage Students Tate Marzano Bennett Silver FLOW = Engagement 26. 20 Instructional Strategies To Engage the Learner Graphic Organizers Writing and Reflection Brainstorming Field Trips Debates Visuals Movement Humor and Celebration Music, Rhythm, Rhyme & Rap Cooperative Learning Problem Based Learning Role play/Drama/Charades Summarizing and Note-making Technology Visualization Games Storytelling Manipulatives/Models Mnemonic Devices Drawing and Artwork By Marcia Tate 27. Mihly Cskszentmihlyi, Flow: The Optimal Experience F L O W 28. Project-based Learning Inquiry Learning Problem-based Learning Service Learning Self-directed Learning Differentiated Learning 29. Constructivism requires us to give up control and share it with the students 30. A BetterModel Instructor Student Instructor Student New Model 31. Turn and Talk for Two What is role of my students? What is my role as a teacher? Which instructional strategies will help my students direct/control their own meanings and their own learning? How will I assess this constructed learning (tests, projects, service learning, presentations, final exams) How else can I give control/ownership to students in my courses? How can I empower them? How can I capture their voice? What are the challenges in giving up control? How am I a Learner-Centered teacher? How am I NOT a Learner-Centered teacher? 32. Are we teachers? Determining the learning destination Creating questions that foster inquiry Designing units, backwards Determining assessment evidence Recognizing the benefits of performance criteria or are we designers? Architects of instruction? Facilitators of learning? 33. We Swim Together, or We Sink Together JUMP IN The waters fine, and so is the learning 34. Resources: 21st Century Skills by Bernie Trilling & Charles Fader Better Learning Through Structured Teaching by Douglas Fisher & Nancy Frey Beyond Monet by Barrie Bennett & Carol Rolheiser Classroom Instruction That Works by Robert Marzano, Debra Pickering, and Jane Pollock Never Work Harder Than Your Students by Robyn Jackson Sit and Get Wont Grow Dendrites: Professional Learning Strategies to Engage the Adult Brain by Marcia Tate The Strategic Teacher by Harvey Silver, Richard Strong, & Matthew Perini