Session 3, Day 2
The fine folks at Beacon Network Schools in Denver Public Schools will walk us through their process over the last 7 years towards personalizing learning for students.
Slide Deck: tinyurl.com/BNSparty
Essential Elements leading to Personalized Learning:
-Blended Learning -- online & face-to-face learning, smaller groups, differentiated
-Critical Thinking
-Extended Day Opportunities
-Character Development -- measure the positives, focus on positive culture
I'm a big fan of their focus on character development and a strong culture. It's impossible for students to grow if were not focusing on the positive aspects of our students. As a colleague of mine has stated, "You can't grow the mind without first growing the heart."
Knoster Model:
Vision + Skills + Incentives + Resources + Action Plan = Change
-if your missing one of the pieces, it will lead to confusion, frustration, apathy, or negativity
Breakout Sessions:
1) Classroom Redesign
-giving students choice in where they want to learn
-allow for the classroom to change from whole group, small group, partners, individual
2) Proficiency Scales
-give students ability to work at their pace
-once they show mastery in a standard (multiple different ways to show this) they move to the next "level" or standard
-gives students choice and autonomy
3) Positive Rewards -- Live School
-giving online points for positive behaviors around traits
-app so can "catch" students in the hallways, cafe, outside & give points
-students have access to their points
-recognize students with most points every Friday
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