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Collaborative Learnig as a Way to Improve Student Agency- “it taught me an important lesson; if you are willing to step back, students will produce amazing things.”

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Collaborative Learnig as a Way to Improve Student Agency- “it taught me an important lesson; if you are willing to step back, students will produce amazing things.”

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https://www.pblworks.org/blog/building-culture-student-agency

This article talks about how two teachers at the Thomas Edison CTE Higschool in Jamaica, New York used project-based learning in their social-studies classes, and the amazing results students had by being in charge of their education.

In one class students created their own class charter which centered around the project of  "helping an all-girls school in Pakistan address fluctuating power disruptions by building the school solar panels."

The collaboration was expanded to let students take turns being co-teachers. The co-teachers would work with teachers to give feedback, and ideas on teaching method, as well as work with students to provide extra instruction and feedback.

Eventually as the result of these methods student engagement increased dramatically, problem students started participating in the class, and a dramatic increase of test scores, with 80% of students passing the AP history exam.

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Collaboration can be difficult to do in the classroom. In large groups some students will tend to shirk their responsibilties. So, in my opinion it's better to have groups that are kind of small. In my classes I like to have groups of 2-4 students for collaboration.

In my spoken English classes in the university level, I have had the best results when I let students work with friends and people they are familiar with. Of course, not everyone has classes where the students have known each other for a long time, but in my classes each group of students has the exact same schedule throughout their undergraduate studies, so they all know who they can get along with well.

In these small groups where students are already friends, they hold each other accountable, and really enjoy doing the work together. Of course it helps that these students are English majors and for the most part are really intrinsically motivated to improve their English.

I also prefer to break up projects into small pieces and go over each piece sequentially. This lets students know that each piece of the project will be reviewed, and it also helps make the instructions clearer in ESL classes.

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Project Based Learning as a Way to Prepare Students to Fight Against Climate Change. "The Project to End All Projects"

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Project Based Learning as a Way to Prepare Students to Fight Against Climate Change. "The Project to End All Projects"

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https://www.pblworks.org/blog/climate-change-most-important-project

This fascinating article explores how teachers can prepare students to fight climate change by seeing it as the ultimate collaborative project.

It talks about using collaborative projects based around several difficult issues facing the world to get students really thinking about climate change.

Two interesting ideas for central questions on which to base projects are:
1. There’s What in My Water?!: How safe is my [water, air, soil, food]?
2. Shrinking Our Footprints: How can we use data to reduce our families’ impact on the environment?

Using these real challenges as projects can get a genuine response from students and give them a sense of urgency and importance.

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What are some student-centered approaches that require collaboration? Project Based Learning

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What are some student-centered approaches that require collaboration? Project Based Learning

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Project Based Learning

"Project Based Learning is a teaching method in which students gain knowledge and skills by working for an extended period of time to investigate and respond to an authentic, engaging, and complex question, problem, or challenge."
https://www.pblworks.org/what-is-pbl

Project-based learning has students working as a team to solve challenging and interesting questions. It makes students  hone their creativity, social skills, and problem solving skills.

This method allows for students to work independently, with little oversight, and can be very interesting and motivating for students if done correctly. It also helps students develop deep and lasting understanding of the subjects they work on.

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https://www.edutopia.org/blog/assessment-create-student-centered-learning-andrew-miller
https://uwaterloo.ca/centre-for-teaching-excellence/teaching-resources/teaching-tips/planning-courses-and-assignments/course-design/course-design-planning-flipped-class

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Student-centered approaches when physical movement is the main content (in PE)

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Student-centered approaches when physical movement is the main content (in PE)

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Individualized PE has been around for a long time. As an intuitice example, if you look at the picture, you can see that ALL the students are challenging themselves. The task was to do a plank, but in the picture, you can see some students struggling, some are doing the standard 'plank', and some are doing a 'one-handed plank.' Teaching students through the leveled system allows students of all proficiencies to be practicing the same skill at the same time.
Other methods to make the activities student centered is to have a group of students demonstrate/instruct, and have stations with different activities for learning/practicing the same skills, modifications of this can be have students of similar skill levels to different activities.
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/07303084.1985.10604212?journalCode=ujrd20
https://www.cedwvu.org/physical-activity/physical-education-in-schools/

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The classroom should be an environment where students feel safe and a sense of belonging. To create that sense of belonging in the classroom it helps to have student input. This could be hanging up student art on the walls, changing the decorations for each season, or having different seating arrangements used to encourage student to student interaction.

Source: https://pdo.ascd.org/LMSCourses/PD11OC118M/media/DI-Envir_M4_Reading_Spaces.pdf

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It's always important to keep in mind that some students may need differentiation in their physical environment, and that's ok. That could mean having different seating options for students with ADHD. A friend of mine told me how she moved a student seat to the back of the class so he could move all he wanted without distracting the class. Another example of differentiation could be offering students a choice between pencils and pencil grips depending on their motor skills.

Source: https://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/module/env/cresource/q1/p02/#:~:text=The%20term%20physical%20environment%20refers,the%20engagement%20of%20every%20child.

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Have students sit in a circle. They will ask questions and discuss on a topic. Another group of students stand in a circle behind them. They are the listeners.

The inside circle asks questions, discusses, and shares ideas.

Switch the outside and inside circle.

Change topics as necessary.

Reference:
https://teach-now-cohort.fandom.com/wiki/What_student-centered_approaches_or_techniques_can_you_use_to_address_differentiation%3F_and_what_student-centered_approaches_or_techniques_include_physical_movement_as_a_central_element%3F-_Susan_Granberg

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Space is how we organize the things inside the classroom. The classroom should help facilitate the different types of instructions used throughout the day.

Things to consider when organizing your classroom:

Can you see everyone, and can everyone see you?
Is there walking space between furniture?
Can everyone see the board clearly?
Are there any distractions?
Does every student have their personal space?
Do students have access to their needed materials?

Source: https://www.odu.edu/content/dam/odu/col-dept/cdse/docs/1-classroom-environments.pdf

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Key Point - There are three areas to consider when organizing your classroom: furniture, materials, and activities.

Examples of applications

Furniture - Designate an area for students to keep backpacks and jackets out of the way.

Materials - Have something for students to do if they finish their work early.

Activities - Making space for group activities.

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzNYWvTlTwM

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Classroom Management - Organize the Physical Classroom

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How could you design the physical environment of the classroom, including technology, to be conducive to student-centered learning?

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How could you design the physical environment of the classroom, including technology, to be conducive to student-centered learning?

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Creating student-centered classroom by using assessments                                  

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Creating student-centered classroom by using assessments                                  

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- Assessment tools such as journals, graphic organizers and one-one conversations help us to know more about our students which in turn help teachers design classroom suiting their needs better.
- Low-stakes and just-in-time formative assessments which are ungraded should be used to gauge the content knowledge/skills the student is lacking, thereby, helping create a more student-centered learning environment.
- Flipped classroom model can also help create a more student-centered learning environment. Using embedded questions in instructional videos which are ungraded encourage students to learn from their mistakes without the fear of failure. This low-stakes formative assessment is just-in-time for teachers to scaffold on areas of weakness of the students tailoring the classroom to the needs of individual students.

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There is more to assessment than quizzes and tests. While quizzes and tests help us understand whether or not students have met the standards, these assessments do not assist the teacher in knowing about the whole student. 

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There is more to assessment than quizzes and tests. While quizzes and tests help us understand whether or not students have met the standards, these assessments do not assist the teacher in knowing about the whole student. 

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Top 5 Apps to Make Virtual Lesson Interactive

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There are several approaches for evaluating students:

online quizzes

https://kahoot.com/
https://quizizz.com/

online interviews

open-ended/essay questions

https://www.ispringsolutions.com/ispring-suite

peer evaluation and review

game-type-activities

https://www.gimkit.com/
https://quizlet.com/

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Actively Learn ELA, science, and social studies curriculum platform

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Engage every student. Tools for differentiation 

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Engage every student. Tools for differentiation 

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Content
https://www.activelylearn.com/

Custom activities for your classroom
https://wordwall.net/

Students portfolios
https://wakelet.com/

Game-based learning for Math
https://www.prodigygame.com/main-en/

Manage class time and participation
https://www.online-stopwatch.com/
https://www.ehyde.com/No%20Hands/

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I am an administrator I am a teacher

CONTENT

Texts (and videos!) for ELA, Science, and Social Studies with scaffolds and higher-order questions

READING

The best features to
support, engage, and build stamina

ASSESSMENT

Data you need;
Feedback your students act on

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Engage every student in every lesson with Actively Learn's award-winning ELA, science, and social studies curriculum platform.

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Synchronous learning is group learning that happens together–students generally learn the same or similar content at more or less the same time.
Strategies teachers can use for online student-centered learning

flipped classroom method for student-content interaction and to differentiate learning

khanacademy.com ed.ted.com/lessons

jigsaw method to personalize learners’ experience by packaging the same content into multiple formats: texts,videos, graphs, charts, quizzes, activities and so on.

(at the end of the activity, once students are back from break-out rooms, they can self-reflect on what was good and what can be improved in the Jigsaw)

personalize with chat function students answer to questions, brainstorm, and can practice on writing skills through the chat feature.

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Reflection, Goal Setting, and Self-Assessment

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Reflection, Goal Setting, and Self-Assessment

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Depending on the age of the students, during projects, after units, or at different liminal stages the students can be asked to self-reflect on what they have learned and what they would like to learn.

The teacher can then use that information to add to future lessons or review what is needed to know.

Goal setting can be implemented in the classroom, as a personal benchmark for the students; a self-administered milestone. This could be as simple as "I want to finish Unit 3 with good grades", or as specific as "I want to be able to talk about basketball entirely in Spanish."

reference: https://www.edutopia.org/blog/differentiated-instruction-strategies-pbl-andrew-miller

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Asynchronous learners are  either learning alone or completing significant amounts of learning alone. Students access content without respect to their peers and can create their own learning schedule and use their own tools in their own self-organized space. Some of teaching methods are flipped classroom, PBL, mastery - based learning.
Activities for asynchronous learners:

listening to podcast like Stuff you should know, Ted Radio Hour etc. (https://www.commonsensemedia.org/blog/10-must-listen-podcasts-for-tweens-and-teens)

reading audiobooks

learning through video playlists Youtube

digital platforms IXL,Khan Academy

Self-directed learning (https://www.teachthought.com/critical-thinking/self-directed/) game-based learning (where the player is playing alone)

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Employ homogenous teams to differentiate.

Students with similar vocabulary, speaking, reading, or writing levels can be put together to give each student a chance to shine.

Students with similar interests can share what they are excited about in an activity.

Students who are quiet might be paired with those who also have a more subdued approach, while students who are extroverted and energetic can be teamed up to play off each others' energy.

Students with artistic abilities might approach a project an entirely different way from a group who are more skilled at writing, or another who is more interested in acting and performance.

reference: https://www.edutopia.org/blog/differentiated-instruction-strategies-pbl-andrew-miller

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https://www.prodigygame.com/main-en/blog/online-learning-platforms/
https://www.teacheracademy.eu/blog/student-centered-online-learning/
https://www.facinghistory.org/resource-library/teaching-strategies/learn-listen-listen-learn-remote-learning
https://catlintucker.com/2020/08/asynchronous-vs-synchronous/
https://www.ispringsolutions.com/blog/8-ways-to-assess-online-student-learning

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Since early 2020, teachers like you worked tirelessly to ensure students continue their studies without disruption. Despite the challenges everyone faced, your hard work made sure online learning platforms provided a way to keep kids engaged and excited to study!

As students continue to learn online, virtual learning platforms are a good way to help them:

Have an effective remote learning experience

Progress with their studies and receive feedback from teachers

Learn in a safe environment in line with the school's privacy policies

Get more time back for homework and activities instead of traveling to school

We've compiled a variety of online learning platforms to suit the needs of parents and teachers. Keep reading to find out which one is right for you!

Types of virtual learning platforms & examples of each

Student and teacher communication platforms

Communication is key when it comes to ensuring students receive the education they deserve. Interactive video lectures help teachers and students communicate effectively in real time.

Education platforms encourage students to:

Collaborate

Communicate

Share videos, photos and homework assignments

To help students learn, you can set up classes, distribute and collect homework assignments.

Plus, virtual platforms give parents the opportunity to take part and supervise their child's progress from home.

FlipGrid is a conversation-starter enabling students and teachers to share videos about a relevant subject. Starting guides and webinars are available to teach you and your students how to use this unique platform. Best of all, it's free!

Zoom became the #1 choice for meetings and webinars for its ease and functionality. Why not use this video conferencing tool for online classes, too?

Zoom requires the use of a passcode to take part in real-time video lectures. Not only does this provide a secure learning environment for kids, but it also allows for safe interactions between students and teachers.

Slack is an instant messaging tool that helps you and your students communicate instantly.

Teachers can set up channels geared toward separate topics, and Slack ensures data is secure so only teachers and students access lessons. Once you create a start hub, students can easily access everything they need for their studies.

Bloomz is a wonderful app that opens communication between parents and teachers. Easily line up parent-teacher conversations, receive class updates and track behavior with this user-friendly platform. Translation is available in over 100 languages to make learning accessible for everyone.

Parents can join their kids in class through any device with this platform. ClassDojo gives students a way to receive praise for their skills, and parents have the option to share happy moments captured in classrooms.

Classrooms are a true team environment when teachers and students can swap thoughts and ideas. Microsoft Teams makes it easy for you and your students to work together as you exchange videos, homework assignments and engage in chat conversations.

Game-based learning platforms

Game-based learning combines the fun of gaming with learning. Quizzes, badges and points systems coupled with classroom participation make for a joyful way for students to develop problem solving and critical thinking skills

We found four rewarding and helpful platforms to enhance your child's love for learning through games.

Prodigy's adaptive, game-based learning platform can help students fall in love with learning! Prodigy Math Game challenges students to complete questions, earn rewards and battle friends, all while answering curriculum-aligned questions.

Plus, your free teacher account gives you access to all of Prodigy's teacher tools. Use them to:

Whether students are learning in the classroom or at home, Prodigy is a great way to keep them engaged as they build math skills.

Nothing gets kids more excited than a good classroom quiz (and a little healthy competition). Kahoot! was created to work with live video conferencing tools such as Zoom, Skype and Google Meet and blends educational games with fun questions to promote learning.

Kahoot! also encourages kids to create their own games and share with other students.

Gimkit Live unleashes clever educational content where students answer questions at their own pace. Each time they answer a question correctly, they receive in-game cash they can re-invest to buy upgrades and power-ups.

Quizlet uses flashcards and games to make learning more enjoyable. Study modes and sets are suited to each student's learning style, which makes small accomplishments feel like victories.

Quizlet helps kids to learn a variety of subjects, including:

Classroom management platforms

Classroom management platforms are timesaving tools that make learning run smoothly. These ingenious platforms help you time tasks, manage and improve students' behavior and create a respectful and supportive environment.

You can also use these platforms to communicate with parents and enhance educational experiences at school or at home.

Google Classroom requires the use of a Gmail account to access Classrooms. This platform is fantastic for easy communication, teamwork and sharing homework files. Plus, you can even use Classroom to make a class website and store important resources or information for students.

Buncee is a fun and simple tool that helps students and teachers create course materials, presentations and stories. The platform has over 2,000 templates that allow users to build charts and visual art creations.

Buncee is a multi-purpose, web-based tool for educational, business and personal applications.

As a global learning management system (LMS), EdModo is a collaborative platform that connects teachers, students and parents.

Teachers like you can:

Support students

Distribute quizzes

Share assignments

Create posts and messages

Students have a greater chance of reaching their full potential thanks to EdModo's organized class folders and built-in planner.

Parents may wish to create their own account so they can supervise their child's progress.

As a valuable online education tool, Edulastic's high standards help you administer assessments, help students and track their progress. Google Classroom synchronization is available free to use in combination with Edulastic. Students receive the best of both worlds: effective academic resources that are easy to use!

Eduplanet21 recently began allowing teachers and groups to receive a free subscription to use their platform. Developers also released a software module called "Lesson Planner," which helps you to produce and alter lesson plans for remote learning.

The website has great resources for "10 Minute Tuesdays," quick conversations with educators from around the world. Their webinars also offer valuable tips to help educators and students.

ClassMax's online education tool shows teachers exactly how to set up the system, so no guessing required. You can create seating charts, monitor behavior and track student progress. It also eliminates the need to use paper, which is an environmental bonus!

Online-only virtual learning platforms

When the pandemic forced educators to change the way they deliver lessons, virtual learning platforms became the solution for administering tutorials and sending out learning materials.

There are countless platforms to make studies enjoyable while kids learn from the comfort and safety of their homes, and we found five excellent options for teachers and parents to choose from.

Skillshare's vast library of over 20,000 classes earns top honors as one of the best online learning platforms. Courses consist of presentations lasting 20 minutes or less along with a class project.

Skillshare membership levels include:

A two-month free trial.

Free membership allowing access to 2,000 classes.

Premium membership for $15 per month or $99 for a year. You receive access to 20,000+ classes.

Students learn new skills through online courses about productivity, business and creativity.

3P is a blended software designed for mathematics and literacy. Incorporated gaming elements make learning more fun for students, and 3P's Mathletics program provides activities that help students practice and advance their understanding of mathematics.

Math and literacy subjects are geared toward students ages 3 - 16.

Dialpad, a cloud-based phone system, allows educators to create an online campus and bring all their students together under one 'roof'. Teachers can set up a virtual classroom in seconds, students easily stay connected from any device and all communications are secure thanks to encryption.

Docebo is an amazing collaborative learning platform perfectly suited for student interaction. Kids can take part in active discussions as they would in a physical classroom with a flexible and easy-to-use system.

Course content distribution and management has never been so easy!

Habyts' platform lets teachers and parents take control over students' screens to help kids stay motivated to complete their schoolwork.

Parents can have round-the-clock access to goals and rewards that help their kids remain focused. Use Habyts with your students' parents to promote healthy learning even when they're not in the classroom!

What about eLearning platforms for adults?

There are countless free and low-cost options available to adults who want to learn online. If you would like to upgrade your skills or sign up for professional development training programs, we've got you covered.

Below, you'll find four of our top picks to help you achieve your educational goals.

Coursera has several certificates, degree programs and general courses to give you the tools for success. Learn from top educational institutions and companies like Duke University, Stanford or Google.

Coursera's affordable options include:

Free courses

Degree programs such as computer science and MBAs

Professional certificates in social media or digital marketing

The impressive list of training programs is available to anyone seeking career advancement.

MOOC stands for Massive Open Online Courses. An extension of EDx, you'll find free and affordable online courses to transform your career in engineering, data science, computer science, business, management and humanities.

Udemy is a fantastic, low-cost option where you can learn design, web development, marketing, music and countless other subjects. With over 155,000 online courses to choose from, you'll spend hours honing new skills for work or play.

EDx boasts affordable degree programs taught by respected educational institutions like Harvard, Berkeley University and MIT. MicroBachelor and MicroMasters studies enable adults to fast track their career advancement and start less expensive Bachelor and Masters programs.

Adult eLearning platforms are a boon for those wishing to expand their education from the comfort of their home. During the pandemic, these platforms provide extraordinary value without a huge expense.

Is there a best virtual classroom platform?

Well... choosing the best virtual platform depends on several factors:

What age group are you teaching?

How many students do you have in your class?

Do you need to set up tutoring spaces for kids who need extra help?

There are several things to consider before choosing a platform that is right for your students

One of the best ways to determine the right platform for you is to create a list of must-haves. Compare the list against each virtual platform's features and benefits. From there, you'll be able to settle on the best platform for your students.

Our digital world opens up a staggering number of virtual classrooms to choose from. Each platform has their own unique advantages. Like everything else, there are limitations to consider.

But what happens when virtual classrooms do not meet all student needs? It is important to point out several caveats associated with virtual classrooms:

Teacher compensation and workload require restructuring

Students may lose interest in completing homework assignments

Educators should be mindful of how student data is collected and stored

Students miss their friends and the social interaction they received at school

Technological limitations may exist especially for kids from low-income families

It is not always easy to prevent unwanted visitors from entering a virtual classroom

Unstable enrollment as restrictions lift and students attend traditional classrooms vs. virtual learning

Problems with internet access could prevent students from logging into classes and missing important lessons

Other limitations include length of each session and the number of participants allowed to enter the virtual classroom (this isn't an issue for paid versions of some platforms)

Before choosing a virtual classroom, consider the pros and cons of each platform and how they may influence your students' learning experience.

There are several wonderful learning options available to educational institutions and teachers. A little research will help you arrive at the best decision for your students!

Virtual learning is changing education

For every state and school district, there are different opinions on the future of virtual learning. Some say it's here to stay while others insist a physical classroom is the best way for kids to learn.

Here are a few key points to consider about the future of virtual classrooms:

Online courses offer flexibility and accessibility for everyone with internet access

Several platforms offer an extensive selection of programs and courses catered to different interests

Most online learning resources are less expensive than traditional in-person classrooms and lecture halls, making virtual education more affordable

Although it's hard to predict what online education will look like ten years from now, many online learning resources will be available in the near future. Online studies have become a great way to supplement traditional classroom learning.

Prodigy Math Game blends the adventure of an online game with curriculum-aligned math practice. As students explore the world of Prodigy through their wizard avatars, they'll encounter skill-building math questions that help them earn rewards and level up.

With your free teacher account, you can align the questions students answer to your lesson plans, differentiate content and track student progress, even while students learn online. Get started today!

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25 Best Virtual Learning Platforms for Students & Educators of the Digital Era

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Teams - online classroom to exchange videos, homework assignments and engage in chat conversations
https://www.microsoft.com/en-ww/microsoft-teams/log-in
Class In - conferencing tool for online classes,
https://www.classin.com/en/
Zoom - video conferencing tool for online classes
https://zoom.us/
Flipgrid - students and teachers to share videos about a relevant subject
https://info.flipgrid.com/
DingTalk - used in China just like Zoom or Teams
https://www.dingtalk.com/en

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We express ourselves in different ways. On Flip, you can use our simple and fun built-in camera to record your thoughts, add effects and share within your Flip group as video, audio only or text in your web browser or mobile app.

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Flip is a video discussion and sharing app, free from Microsoft.

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1  Flipped Classroom Photo https://unsplash.com/@awcreativeut

2  WHAT ARE STUDENT CENTERED APPROACHES?
https://www.capss.org/educational-transformation/what-are-student-centered-approaches

3  Student-Centered Learning Strategies

https://www.teachhub.com/teaching-strategies/2020/07/student-centered-learning-strategies/

4  Equity in Cooperative Learning Classrooms

https://complexinstruction.stanford.edu/about/Equity-in-Cooperative-Learning-Classrooms

5 Student-centered approaches or techniques that are based on or require collaboration

http://tnaugust17cohort4.pbworks.com/w/page/120465129/Student-centered%20approaches%C2%A0or%20techniques%20that%20are%20based%20on%20or%20require%20collaboration

6 Teamwork photo
https://www.beefmagazine.com/animal-health/develop-5-behaviors-teamwork

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Although I love the idea of collaborative learning, my personal experience is that it isn't something that just happens. When doing group work/projects, some students try to take advantage of the situation to engage in non-academic activities that they find more enjoyable, others complain of group pairings, and others can be resistant to the idea at all, for a myriad of reasons. However, through careful planning, encouragement, and long-term implementation, I have found that it really can provide many of the benefits talked about. My point in saying this is while I believe that student-centered collaborative learning is something we should use in all of our classrooms, it is not always easy to implement, and I personally would encourage others to think of it as a process to implement rather than an action that can be worked to completion in a day.

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It's important to pay special attention to students who might be excluded from their collaborative groups. This could happen unintentionally and may be caused by a range of factors. Students who struggle academically or don't understand the subject, as well as other group members, may need to be watched over with extra care to ensure that their collaborative groups are promoting learning rather than detracting from it. [4]

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Some specific strategies/activities that could be used include:
1.) Focused listing where students break into groups to define or describe things. [5]
2.) Group writing assignments where they work together to author a paper or document. [5]
3.) Jigsaw Stations where every student "takes responsibility for" a specific knowledge section of an assignment and then applies it to the larger group project. [3]
4.) Flipped classrooms where new material is presented to students outside of the classroom, and multiple collaborative techniques and approaches are then used during class time. [3]

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What are some student-centered approaches or techniques that are based on or require collaboration?

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What are some student-centered approaches or techniques that are based on or require collaboration?

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Student-centered learning is very different from traditional educational models where teachers gave direct instruction and students mostly listened. [3]

One element of many modern educational theories is their student-centered focus, where students play a much more active role in their own learning. This involves individual participation but also interaction and support within groups. Collaborative learning doesn't have a specific group size requirement, nor does it have to take place within the confines of the classroom. However, research seems to show that its use in the classroom promotes the development of critical thinking, communication, and social skills. [5]

So what techniques/approaches are both student-centered and require collaboration?

Let's answer that in the connected Padlet boxes.

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Students drive their own learning. [2]

Students work with other students to answer questions and support each other's progress. [2]

Not every student has to perform the same tasks or have the same responsibilities, students are allowed more freedom to personalize their own experience. [2]

Students are given small manageable tasks that, when combined with the efforts of other students solve much more complex problems.

Group goals. Students encourage each other and as a team evaluate what they are doing well and what needs to be improved. [5]

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Source:
Student-Centred Classroom Assessment, Ministry of Education, ELT General Supervision. (School Year 2015 - 2016. Online at: https://www.moe.edu.kw/teacher/Documents/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D8%BA%D8%A9%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AC%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%B2%D9%8A%D8%A9/learner%20centered%20teaching/5-Assessment%20in%20LCT%20.pdf

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Portfolios

An academic portfolio is a purposeful collection of student work that includes student involvement in its construction and student reflection on its contents (Belgrad, Burke, & Fogarty 2008).
The purpose is to scaffold student reflection and self-regulated learning, as well as to provide nuanced information-about a student’s knowledge, dispositions, motivations, and needs-that can help teachers, students, and parents make decisions.
There are two general categories of portfolios: those that showcase a student’s best work; and those that demonstrate growth and learning over time (Brookhart 2008). Barrett (2007) describes the value of electronic portfolios, or e-portfolios, that harness technology to enable archiving, linking, storytelling, collaborating, and publishing. Electronic portfolios use computers and/or the Internet as a container, allowing students to collect and organise their portfolio materials in audio, video, graphics, and text.

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Peer assessment

The purpose of peer assessment is for learners to provide feedback to one another on the quality of a product or performance .
Topping (2010) argues that effective peer assessment involves the following steps:

1. Students and teachers co-create assessment criteria

2. Peers are placed into pairs or small groups based on similar ability levels.

3. The teacher provides training by modelling how to assess a piece of work using explicit criteria.

4. Students get a checklist with peer assessment guidelines.

5. The activity to be assessed and timeline are specified.

6. The teacher monitors the progress of the peer assessment groups.

7. The quality of the feedback is examined.

8. Reliability is checked by comparing teacher- and peer-generated feedback.

9. The teacher provides feedback to the students about the effectiveness of their assessments.

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Self-assessment

The purpose of self-assessment is to identify areas of strength and weakness in one’s work in order to make improvements and promote learning, achievement, and self-regulation .
Effective self-assessment involves at least three steps:

1. Articulate performance targets.

2. Checking progress toward the targets.

3. Revision.

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Formative student-centred assessment at the classroom level

The purpose of classroom-based assessment in a balanced, student-centred system is to provide timely information to students and teachers about where students are in their learning, what gaps in knowledge and understanding exist, and how teachers and students can work to deepen learning (Perie, Marion, & Gong 2009). Particularly student-centred forms of classroom assessment include self- and peer assessment, process portfolios, and formative tests.

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What is Formative Assessment?
We assess students to understand what they have acquired from our instruction. The purpose of formative assessment is to adapt and accommodate our instruction based on student needs and readiness, to determine if we have achieved our goals and whether we can continue or should reteach the language .

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More on Collaboration + Online Discussion Tools

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More on Collaboration + Online Discussion Tools

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Build opportunities for students to collaborate synchronously or asynchronously for effective and engaging learning journey:
- whole group discussion  on a given topic/problem

Jigsaw activities

debates https://www.kialo-edu.com/

survival scenarios
https://www.crystalspringsfoundation.org/docs/Survival%20Pre%20and%20Post%20visit%20activities.pdf

- group work (break out rooms/group project assignment)

Save the Last Word for Me (Text, Image, Video)

Learn to Listen, Listen to Learn

Ways to share, record and exchange ideas/information
f.e. mind map or whiteboard
Kialo https://www.kialo-edu.com/
padlet https://padlet.com/dashboard
Miro https://miro.com/ https:/https://miro.com/mind-map/
Jamboard https://jamboard.google.com/
DingTalk(in China) app go to File - Class Mind Map/Class Whiteboard

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Create a free mind map quickly and easily. Organize ideas, thoughts and concepts to see connections and turn insight into action.

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A DEFINITION OF STUDENT-CENTRED ASSESSMENT:

Like any good assessment, student-centred assessment articulates appropriately challenging and developmentally appropriate learning targets. It also provides feedback to students, teachers, districts, and states about how to deepen learning. It is valid and reliable for the given context, and it is practicable and efficient (McMillan 2011).

Our vision of student-centred assessment has several additional defining qualities. It is:

Individualised;

Focused on learning and growth;

Motivating;

Amenable to actively engaging students in the regulation of their own learning; and

Informative and useful to a variety of audiences.

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Formative Assessment in a Student-Centred Classroom

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Formative Assessment in a Student-Centred Classroom

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By Lan Zhang

Student-centred assessment embodies sound assessment practices that can be incorporated into any educational setting but are especially critical in student- centred learning contexts, where active engagement in learning and responsibility for the management of learning are core assumptions (Lea, Stephenson, & Troy 2003).

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As a teacher:
- involve parents and help them know their role in guiding their children use digital technology safely and responsibly
(https://rituchopra.blogspot.com/2017/12/being-digitally-aware.html)
- support development of students' technological knowledge and skills: introduce them to new online tools
- design engaging activities
- differentiate
- create opportunities for collaboration
- embed ongoing assessment and adjustment

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Set up the online environment as learning:
start with making essential agreements with students that you would follow throughout your learning journey. For example,
- Video on during the class
- Mute if you don't speak
- Raise hand ✋ to speak or ask questions
etc
Note: share screen or explain what icons/buttons to click/press to ensure everyone is on the same page.

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A great idea that I got from a fellow teacher: 

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A great idea that I got from a fellow teacher: 

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Tiering further reading/ worksheets/ writing assignments based on their results on the prior assignment:

What you do: give them an assignment, they peer grade it, based on the marks they get they do a subsequent assignment:

If the assignment is scored out of 10 marks:

1-3 marks: the next assignment will focus on basics and make sure they understand material

4-7 marks: next assignment should be something that further develops understanding

8-10 marks: next assignment should be something that pusheshat understanding

By Kim Lustig

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Student-centered learning technology for differentiation 

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Technology that can accommodate differentiation for student centered learning: students can receive content but it can be tailored to their individual needs such as adding pictures, changing language, raising or lowering reading level, and choosing topics where they meet the standards but providing content that is interesting to the students.

Newsela:
You can change the reading level and language (usually to Spanish). They include a writing assignment and quiz, all online. You can assign it to your students and they can do it at home. The content covers lots of different topics and includes news articles about current events.

https://newsela.com

Kids should see this:
A video site that provides videos for kids about different topics. It provides related texts for kids to read on their own on the topics discussed in the videos. It differentiates these recommendations by providing options for students of various abilities, as well as related videos.

https://thekidshouldseethis.com

Sources:
https://www.avid.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&ModuleInstanceID=6506&ViewID=DEDCCD34-7C24-4AF2-812A-33C0075398BC&RenderLoc=0&FlexDataID=6197&PageID=3300&Tag=&Comments=true

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Here are some techniques to differentiate in the student centered technique of project based learning:

Differentiation through teams:
You can differentiate grouping by reading level, collaboration skills, social-emotional skills, and passions.

Mini-lessons and centers:
You can set up the classroom with various centers/stations for learning with mini lessons or resources, that they can navigate through based on their ability and spend the amount of time that works best for them on each. You can offer a variety of resources at each, such as games, videos, and readings. Alternatively, you can give the mini lessons to the members of the class that need it, while the others go through the resources/ stations at there own pace.·

Students choose their own final products: Allow students to have a say in their final products, and this gives them the ability to utilize their individual passions and voices.

Differentiation in  formative assesments: Assesments don’t need to look the same for all students. You can choose based on the students needs, some examples are an oral conference, a series of written responses, a graphic organizer or collage.

Sources: https://www.edutopia.org/blog/differentiated-instruction-strategies-pbl-andrew-miller

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What student-centered approaches or techniques can you use to address differentiation?

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What student-centered approaches or techniques can you use to address differentiation?

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By Kim Lustig

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How can you implement assessment so that it enhances student-centered learning?

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How can you implement assessment so that it enhances student-centered learning?

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How could you design the physical environment of the classroom, including technology, to be conducive to student-centered learning? Alternately, how would  you design the learning tool kit of your students’ online learning environment?

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How could you design the physical environment of the classroom, including technology, to be conducive to student-centered learning? Alternately, how would  you design the learning tool kit of your students’ online learning environment?

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1. Learner Centered Literacy: Owning Their Own Reading. MaineDOEComm, 16 Aug. 2013. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxx0P_euuSw
2. https://www.thecorecollaborative.com/learner-centered-literacy

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Guided Reading: It is meant to give students opportunity to practice reading while having clear goals to work on and getting feedback from the teacher on the spot.

Variety of reading materials: Students should be given opportunities to pick books that interest them. Classroom and school library have to offer great selection of topics, genres and reading levels. Giving access to an audiobook library is another great strategy. This way students can listen to the recording and follow the script with their eyes which will also help develop their writing skills.

Reading Journals: keeping notes on what you read and your thoughts about the text can be a powerful technique. Students can include their summaries, illustrations, favorite citations, and other ways to demonstrate their reading comprehension.

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Technology: Invite the use of technology to record and organize thoughts on reading, collaborate with peers, and get feedback from teachers. For ex., SeeSaw works great for early years learners and OneNote for upper-elementary students.

Grouping and rotations: Divide students in small groups according to their abilities and interests. Run book clubs in Grades 2-5 where students take on different roles (illustrator, scribe, etc.) and rotate every week. Rotations between stations with learning letters and sounds activities, sight words games, and independent and reading to a friend setups can be used in classrooms with emergent readers.

Fluency evaluation: The Fluency Self-Evaluation Assessment strategy invites students to audio record themselves reading to listen to the recording later to evaluate their fluency in a safe and supported environment.

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Primary Student-Centered Strategies in Reading

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Primary Student-Centered Strategies in Reading

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‘The power to chose what one reads makes for the best reading program you can devise’ (Moffett, J.; Wagner, B.J.).

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Description: After students read a book or any literature, have them reenact meaningful scenes with either a short movie, in person skit, musical, mime, or interpretative dance. This will work best in small or medium sized groups.

Application: This learning technique can be applied to other subjects such as a historical reenactment. It allows students to choose and share what was important to them and also add their perspective and interpretations.

Reference: middle school experience

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Learning your shapes!  ( Youngjin Choi) 

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Learning your shapes!  ( Youngjin Choi) 

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* Create things with their bodies: phonics letters or shapes.

- Introduce the concept of shapes to students making sure to discuss each shape name and what it looks like.
- Model how you can create a shape or phonics letter with your body using volunteers from the classroom.
- Provide students a picture reference and ask them to create a shape like a triangle or a letter C. Make sure the first shape created is easy, so they don’t get frustrated. This provides them an opportunity to collaborate with one another.
- For older students, this method can apply to them. When they are learning about population density, having the students get super close to each other, and then they move apart to indicate a shift from a densely populated area to a more rural area.

- Using their body's activity can help students awaken in class and feel involved. Also, this physical movement will be able to communicate more with others.

Reference
https://travelinginasia.company/2018/03/03/how-can-i-incorporate-physical-activity-into-student-centered-learning-module-3-unit-2-activity/

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I examined and created a wiki page on this topic by myself for a student-centered teaching collaboration project.
When you think of students at school, what do you think of?
Got it? Did you conjure up desks in your mind? What about chairs?

Most people imagine students sitting studiously at their desks frantically taking notes while listening to a lecture... but is this really in our students' best interests?

One really important component of student-centered learning is incorporating movement into our lessons. Why, you might ask?

Well, there are a couple of reasons:

1. Some students learn best with kinesthetic methods of instructions. If you eliminate movement from your English classroom for example, when are they ever getting their needs met?

(TEDx Talks, 2015)

2. For learning purposes, it's better to have multiple modes of instructions at once. This way our neurons are able to form multiple connections to a concept (Kelly, 2012)

For instance if you hear about a concept using auditory, visual, and kinesthetic methods, that's at least three different connection to one concept that will make recall of the concept much easier because you have multiple connections that can trigger recall.

3. Your memory better encodes and separates memories when there's a physical location change. So, if you have a 40 minute lecture, you should change locations every 20 minutes to both re-focus students and to allow better memory encoding which lets the students` learn more (Kelly, 2012).

This isn't always possible. For instance during a standardized test, you are allowed quick breaks but no location change. So students' should practice sitting in one location periodically, but if a concept is particularly hard or broad, your students might benefit from changing location since this should allow better memory formation/recall.
But what are some examples of movement activities in the classroom?
Every classroom is different, but I'm going to provide you with some strategies that will hopefully help your class.

First, let's focus on the challenges for different learners. Preschool-Elementary learners should move a lot. These learners because of their developmental age have less self-control; and therefore, they need to be refocused in various ways throughout the school day. An easy way of doing that is to incorporate movement and fun activities into their daily routine (Davies, 2017).
But what about middle school and high school learners?
With the more intensive curriculum and the pressure being much higher in middle school and high school. It's no wonder many teachers axe movement activities from their curriculum. There's just no time. Or...is there?

Let's discuss some awesome movement activities below.
1. You can have students create things with their bodies like phonics letters or shapes (Staff, 2017). Example activity: Learning your shapes!

1. First, you introduce the concept of shapes to students making sure to discuss each shape name and what it looks like.

2. Second, model how you can create a shape or phonics letter with your body using volunteers from the classroom.

3. Provide students a picture reference and ask them to create a shape like a triangle or a letter like c. Make sure the first shape created is easy, so they don't get frustrated. This provides them an opportunity to collaborate with one another.

4. Bonus: You can snap a picture of them creating the shape or letter and then post it on your wall. They'll have so much fun looking at the shapes they created with their bodies. And because most of us are ego-centric, they'll want to look at the shapes because they're in them. This might even motivate some of your reluctant learners.

*** If you teach really young learners like (1-3 years old), I would recommend using tape to sketch out the outline of the shape or phonics letter. Because of their developmental age, some of these students won`t be able to imagine making a shape and will get quickly frustrated resulting in a general divide in understanding throughout the class. Don`t let them get frustrated, think ahead. Bonus Round Activity: For middle school and high school, you can still take the opportunity to model things with your body. For instance, population density can be modeled by having the students get super close to each other, and then they move apart to indicate a shift from a densely populated area to a more rural area. 2. Students can sculpt with modelling clay or write problems on the whiteboard (Staff, 2017)

This activity provides an interesting movement challenge to what could be a boring rote memorization task like learning your times tables. Plus, it's fun, and we learn more when having fun.

Many students who might be frustrated by math or spelling exercises actually become motivated because the physical task of modeling something from clay or writing from a white board is exciting to them.

High school and middle school learners can use these whiteboards to do investigation tasks, where they're given a question and the data to solve it such as a math word problem. They work together practicing collaboration a valuable skill in the student-centered environment before presenting their work to the room.

3. Use tools like a child tunnel or bounce and catch ball games to give students a quick physical reward for answering a question (Shawley, 2014).

Sometimes, you need to quiz your students. Using an activity with a kinesthetic reward will help keep them from building up too much energy and becoming restless. Restlessness is the downfall of many a young learner particularly male learners who learn better when movement is incorporated anyway.

This type of activity is also quick and requires little explanation. There's just not always enough time to do certain really cool kinesthetic activities. But adding just a little bit of movement might motivate some of your more reluctant learners

4. Using learning stations

Learning stations involve changing location and are therefore an easy way to re-focus student's lack attention (McKee, 2017)/

Also, you can use different modes of learning from one station to the next. For example:

The first station has you read a short passage and write down your thoughts.

At the second station, you listen to a recording of the passage and write down your thoughts.

At the third station, practice underling and highlighting different words and what you know and don't know

Each of these stations provides a unique experience plus the student is moving during this time, so there is a kinesthetic component to this.

The stations can also relieve issues with boredom due to necessary rote-memorization practice like division problems or spelling practice.

Also, learners that might not learn well at one station about a concept might learn better at another station because the concept is the same but the mode they're receiving the information in is different.
For example, some students do better when given auditory instruction but others do better with visuals and still others do better by simulating the process. Learning stations involve movement also simultaneously allow you to teach to many different types of learners.

(Stock, 2011)
Bonus Activity: You can use this same activity with high school learners. These aren`t age specific techniques after all. A really interesting amendation for this lesson is having them scan QR codes to access new activities digitally like programs that model what they`re studying (climate change for example) as well as videos or interactive info-grams. Not only are they learning more, but they`re also learning about technology and how to use it- a necessary skill for the future (McKee, 2017). 5. North and South Pole (Mckee, 2017)

This is actually a quick movement assessment task. The students get to move for a second, but you learn something important. An example would be:

1. You ask your students, "Do you think you understood this poem?"

2. Students move to the North Pole if they did.

3. Students move to the South Pole if they didn`t.

This activity lets you know whether you might need to review the activity in a different way to ensure understanding perhaps setting clearer goals for understanding the passage

And/or you learn who might struggle with the new task that will build on their analysis of the poem. Since you know what learners will probably struggle, you can make sure your next lesson uses some methods of instruction that will help clarify/ motivate them to participate in something that they feel rather unconfident in.

*** Caveat: Some students will think they understand the poem, but they actually have the wrong idea about it. That`s okay, but it will quickly become apparent during the next activity whether this is the case. 6. Take a brain break!
After explaining a new concept or vocabulary to your students, you can set up a brain break

For a brain break, you can use an activity like dancing to music or throwing a ball for a set amount of time like 2 minutes. When you stop the activity, you ask a quick question. After the question is answered, the activity resumes.

Do this again about 3-4 more times. After 4 times, it`s advisable to end the activity. Students begin to lose focus after about 3-4 repetitions (Davies, 2017).

Bonus Round Activity: Instead of you quizzing the students, you can have them talk or debate with each other about a question- letting them build their ideas off one another via collaboration (McKee, 2017).
These are just some of many movement strategies you can use to create a student-centered learning atmosphere in your classroom. To learn about other strategies to promote student-centered learning, click the link Student-Centered Learning.

References

Davies, Leah M. (2017) 20 Movement activities and games for elementary classrooms. Retrieved from https://gazette.teachers.net/gazette/wordpress/leah-davies/movement-games/

Griss, Susan. (2013) The power of movement in teaching and learning. Retrieved from http://www.edweek.org/tm/articles/2013/03/19/fp_griss.html

Kelly, J. (2012) Learning theories. Retrieved from http://thepeakperformancecenter.com/educational-learning/learning/theories/

McKee, K. (2017, July 23). Five movement strategies in the high school classroom. Retrieved September 25, 2017 from http://kennycmckee.com/five-movement-strategies-in-the-high-school-classroom

Shawley, Jessica. (2014) Increasing differentiation & choice in physical education. Retrieved September 24, 2014 from http://www.gophersport.com/blogentry/increasing-differentiation-choice-in-physical-education

Staff, T. (2015, November 05). 5 Movement strategies that get students thinking. Retrieved September 25, 2017, from http://www.teachthought.com/technology/much-sitting-five-movement-strategies-get-students-thinking/

Stock, Jeremy. (2011, April 17). Stations (kinesthetic learning) - A real class example. Retrieved February 13, 2018 from https://www.youtube.com/watch?

TEDx Talks. (2015, April 22)The Kinesthetic Classroom: Teaching and Learning through Movement | Michael Kuczala | TEDxAshburn. Retrieved February 13, 2018 from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41gtxgDfY4s

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How Can I Incorporate Physical Activity into Student-Centered Learning Module 3 Unit 2 Activity

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What student-centered approaches or techniques include physical movement as a central element? I examined and created a wiki page on this topic by myself for a student-centered teaching collaboration project. When you think of students at school, what do you think of? Got it? Did you conjure up desks in your mind?

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1) What is student centered learning?
2) Readers Workshop by Lucy Calkins, Columbia University
3) Disciplinary Literacy

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Book Choice⁽²⁾ – allowing the students to choose which books they would like to read from a specific genre that is being studied in class. This is based on them evaluating all books available and making their own choice.

Book Clubs⁽²⁾ – grouping students in small groups to read the same book which allows for small group discussion led by the students. Look at bullet point 1, book choice is also involved in the book clubs as the students are choosing their own texts to read.

Conferencing(2) - asking the students directly what reading strategies they are using in their note taking. They get to guide the conversation.

Disciplinary Literacy Approach ⁽³⁾  – avoid using textbooks and instead choose actual texts from the field.

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Description: Students write their ideas or questions on a piece of paper. Then they roll up the paper into a ball (snowball), and on the teacher or a student's count everyone throw's their snowball! After each student picks up one snowball until everyone has one in their hand. It's ok if the student happens to pick up their snowball. Then have students share what is written on their paper.

Application: The snowball method could be used when studying any Literature by having students share their ideas or questions in a large group or in smaller groups. It can also be applied to other subjects that might could use student's inputs to promote active learning and/or sharing different knowledge and perspectives.

Related Videos:

60-Second Strategy:Snowball Toss

References:
high school experience
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iuu8_Ga63J8

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Description: Have students fill in bingo slots with different descriptions that could describe their classmates. Write several on the board to help students who have a difficult time thinking of ideas. (For example- red hair, white sneakers, lived in (town/state) for more than a year, ate a sandwich this week). Once all students complete their bingo sets, they go around the room asking their classmates and teacher if a description applies to them. If it does, the classmate or teacher signs their name in that slot. Once a student (or whichever number set by teacher or students) fills one or two lines, they yell "BINGO!" and win the game.

Application: This is a great exercise for a new class so that students can get to know each other while taking charge of what they would like to know about their new classmates.

Related videos:

People Bingo

Get to know you bingo

References:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2NgxTieK2U
Past teaching experience

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What student-centered approaches or techniques include physical movement as a central element?

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What student-centered approaches or techniques include physical movement as a central element?

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Established Learning Theories and Practices 

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Established Learning Theories and Practices 

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Personalization is key to Student Centered Learning and should include (1):

Emphasis on project-based, interdisciplinary learning

Deep connection between curriculum and student interests

Meaningful feedback platforms for students

In student-centered learning, students’ interest drives education. Student-centered learning gives students the opportunity to decide two things: what material they learn and how they learn it.

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What are some student-centered approaches or techniques for reading?

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What are some student-centered approaches or techniques for reading?

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What student-centered approaches or techniques can you use to address differentiation?

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What student-centered approaches or techniques can you use to address differentiation?