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A way of teaching that encourages students to make connections between academic material and real-life experiences that can be used for a lifetime.

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Paige Davis
Jasmine Murray
Anna Young

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Another aspect of Contextualized Learning is the idea of Self-regulated learning. This style of learning has been defined as, "the integration and utilization of cognitive, metacognitive, motivational, perceptual, and environmental components in the successful resolution of academic tasks". This definition basically means that Self-regulated Learning is the students ability to take responsibility for their own learning. Research has shown that once a student takes responsibility for their learning, they begin to use their own metacognition skills. This process ultimately leads to being able to internalize individual goals.

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This technique is becoming more and more common in secondary and post-secondary science courses. The purpose of Problem Based Learning is to present students with a real-world problem that is relevant to the current material being presented while asking the students to critically think and solve the problem. The use of PBL's is very common in medical schools and other programs where the students are "required to be avid problem solvers in their field".

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Purpose of Contextualized Teaching and Learning

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Purpose of Contextualized Teaching and Learning

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The purpose of Contextualized Teaching and Learning is simple: to teach students material by associating it with real-life situations. By presenting new information to students in the form of real-life situations, the students have a much easier time developing schemas and remembering the new information.

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There are various places, but a few are:

1. the classroom

2. outside the classroom (field trips)

3. labs

4. a person's place of occupation (work-based learning)

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Provides an opportunity to put learning fully into action and more relatable. Internships and career technology centers are great ways for students to engage in hands-on learning. CTL allows students to connect their academic material to either their daily lives or future goals.

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Instead of following the same routines and in a way putting creativity in a box, children are encouraged to be creative. Differences are accepted and this motivates students to work hard in what they set their minds on.

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CTL teaches students the importance of teamwork. It highlights being able to actively listen to each team member and not criticize their ideas. Sharing team leadership is encouraged and making sure no one is left behind is useful at all levels of education.

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As students age they can lose their motivation they once had for school, with CTL you can incorporate various activities to keep that drive alive, such as:
-Making tasks challenging, but achievable
-Applying lessons to the real world, so students can see how it is relevant to their life
-Tasks that have a little discrepancy, or lack of similarity between another task, actually help to keep the student curious about the task at hand

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An example of how internships and mentors are helpful in providing students of various ages with hands on or real-world learning.

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Mentors are a key component of the BPL's design of real world learning. This short video shares the mentor's role in these student's education. To learn more go to: www.BigPicture.org or LeavingToLearn.org.

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better connection with the student

teachers see the true interests of their students

calls for a more positive and engaging learning environment

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CTL has a goal to expose children to different careers throughout their time in school so they can get an idea of what may interest them. It is not just about the exposure to careers, but the life skills a person can gain from CTL that will help them with job readiness when the time comes. Those practicing contextualized learning use methods that relate their subjects being taughtto situations in a workplace or real world setting that pushes students to apply this knowledge to their career goals.

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Having a goal set in mind can impact how much effort a student puts into their learning. An example of a goal type would be mastery goals. This type of goal was studied by Annette Kaufman and Tonya Dodge

1. Mastery: students feel successful when they have learned something new; they view challenges as a new way to learn or improve their skills

CTL provides students with this type of goal in mind place value in what they learn and relate it to the goals they have set for themselves and their future.

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As we grow and learn, so does our brain. Brain plasticity explains how neurons and synapses in the brain are able to change. In children these changes happen quickly and are a critical point in development. Children will continue to learn but need ways that help them connect meaning to what they learn. Through contextualized learning children are able to make those connections and store what they learn in their long-term memory.

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Engagement: Silent Signals in the classroom

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Engagement: Silent Signals in the classroom

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Using hand signals or prompts in the classroom are a great way to keep a student engaged. It also helps other children participate and encourage one another. It is a way they are able to take control of the classroom and their own actions.