CBL From Educator Designed to Co-Designed by Ben Scoville https://padlet.com/bscoville1_1/qus5wm8619re99ti Documenting and Sharing our Learning en-us 2021-01-27 19:33:46 UTC 2025-10-23 11:30:40 UTC hello@padlet.com CBL Course Take-Aways & Artifacts bscoville1_1 https://padlet.com/bscoville1_1/qus5wm8619re99ti/wish/1137644586 2021-01-28 17:37:36 UTC https://padlet.com/bscoville1_1/qus5wm8619re99ti/wish/1137644586 Project-Based Learning in Action - New Tech Network bscoville1_1 https://padlet.com/bscoville1_1/qus5wm8619re99ti/wish/1138449613 This is a nice 6-minute overview of what Project-Based Learning looks at a High School in South Carolina using the New Tech Network model. Since we're beginning that process in our Lower School, I thought people might be interested. I gleaned this video from the first course in the CBL series  (CBL: From Lessons to Experiences) offered back in November.]]> 2021-01-28 20:13:28 UTC https://padlet.com/bscoville1_1/qus5wm8619re99ti/wish/1138449613 Solving Real-World Problems: Bringing Authentic Context to Learning bscoville1_1 https://padlet.com/bscoville1_1/qus5wm8619re99ti/wish/1138507833 "In a skills-approach, one of the major shifts you’ll make is moving from lessons to learning experiences.  A skills-based approach invites teachers to reconsider time and learning experience structures. When designing for students to develop, practice, and apply skills that support agency, equity, and transfer, we might ask ourselves,
  • What real-world methods can be used?
  • How can we leverage our communities for learning?
  • How will students apply these skills and this knowledge beyond classroom walls?
  • How might students learn along their own continuums of time and process?  (I love this question)
  • How will students give, receive, and apply feedback in ways that drive learning?"
]]> 2021-01-28 20:28:33 UTC https://padlet.com/bscoville1_1/qus5wm8619re99ti/wish/1138507833 The questions below I thought are helpful in getting me to look at my lessons and making sure I am not preventing a student from learning or feeling like they are "part of" the class and not just sitting in "A" class. 1. In what ways might a student’s identity—including gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and other factors—shape their expression of agency? 2. In what ways might adults’ sociocultural identities influence how we perceive student agency? As educators, we must consider these questions with urgency because otherwise, we risk viewing student agency through a dominant cultural frame of reference. classen5_1 https://padlet.com/bscoville1_1/qus5wm8619re99ti/wish/1139243426 2021-01-29 02:33:21 UTC https://padlet.com/bscoville1_1/qus5wm8619re99ti/wish/1139243426 How do students feel like they belong? Students cannot take agency unless they feel safe, welcome, seen, and accepted. This short video prompts us to consider what our students would say about belonging in our own classrooms. classen5_1 https://padlet.com/bscoville1_1/qus5wm8619re99ti/wish/1139255457 2021-01-29 02:41:13 UTC https://padlet.com/bscoville1_1/qus5wm8619re99ti/wish/1139255457 Six “Important Learning Conditions” for building equitable learning environments that every student should experience: affirming cultural identity - I’ve learned new things about my culture and/or communitymeaningful work - I learned skills that will help me later on in lifeclassroom belonging - I had the opportunity to learn more about my classmates betterstudent voice - I felt like an idea I shared was taken seriously by my teacherfeedback for growth - I got specific suggestions about how to improve my skills teacher caring - I feel like my teacher cares that I am in their class classen5_1 https://padlet.com/bscoville1_1/qus5wm8619re99ti/wish/1139261917 2021-01-29 02:45:32 UTC https://padlet.com/bscoville1_1/qus5wm8619re99ti/wish/1139261917 classen5_1 https://padlet.com/bscoville1_1/qus5wm8619re99ti/wish/1139263433 2021-01-29 02:46:28 UTC https://padlet.com/bscoville1_1/qus5wm8619re99ti/wish/1139263433 Consider how empowering students as co-designers is a part of the work you're already doing to promote equity and inclusion. classen5_1 https://padlet.com/bscoville1_1/qus5wm8619re99ti/wish/1139263502 2021-01-29 02:46:31 UTC https://padlet.com/bscoville1_1/qus5wm8619re99ti/wish/1139263502 Re-designing for student agency must start with equitable design for learning. classen5_1 https://padlet.com/bscoville1_1/qus5wm8619re99ti/wish/1139264156 2021-01-29 02:46:56 UTC https://padlet.com/bscoville1_1/qus5wm8619re99ti/wish/1139264156 The four components of “student agency” and some related terminology and skills. https://padlet.com/bscoville1_1/qus5wm8619re99ti/wish/1140478796 2021-01-29 13:20:24 UTC https://padlet.com/bscoville1_1/qus5wm8619re99ti/wish/1140478796 The four components of “student agency” and some related terminology and skills. ldowns21_1 https://padlet.com/bscoville1_1/qus5wm8619re99ti/wish/1140480220 Aside from loving a good infographic, there is a lot of terminology in this image that can be used.  However, I'm on the fence about "grit" from an equity standpoint.]]> 2021-01-29 13:20:51 UTC https://padlet.com/bscoville1_1/qus5wm8619re99ti/wish/1140480220 Quote about "unlearning" during remote learning: I love this idea ldowns21_1 https://padlet.com/bscoville1_1/qus5wm8619re99ti/wish/1140517603 "Teachers can use school closures as opportunities for what Bragg calls “unlearning” of conventional roles and protocols. Building this kind of learning culture won’t happen overnight, but there are ways for teachers and parents to nurture it. Teachers can:
  • introduce more student control over activities, schedules, and assessments during remote learning.
  • invite students to develop homegrown projects related to their own curiosities and interests, or host a “skill share” to teach something new to their peers." (Waite)


]]> 2021-01-29 13:31:38 UTC https://padlet.com/bscoville1_1/qus5wm8619re99ti/wish/1140517603 Student Quote jpeluso11_1 https://padlet.com/bscoville1_1/qus5wm8619re99ti/wish/1140549518 If schools can transition from teachers as “holders of knowledge” to “facilitators of learning” and can provide spaces for students to chase their curiosity and passion instead of extinguishing it, students can become geniuses: life-long learners and innovators.

CALI RAGLAND
LEARNER, PERKIOMEN VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL

]]> 2021-01-29 13:40:16 UTC https://padlet.com/bscoville1_1/qus5wm8619re99ti/wish/1140549518 Reframing the lens jpeluso11_1 https://padlet.com/bscoville1_1/qus5wm8619re99ti/wish/1140554935 Young people have their own expertise, an insider’s perspective on the learning experience that adults cannot fully fathom—unless they ask and listen well.

HELEN BEATTIE AND MARTHA RICH
]]> 2021-01-29 13:41:43 UTC https://padlet.com/bscoville1_1/qus5wm8619re99ti/wish/1140554935 Assessment jpeluso11_1 https://padlet.com/bscoville1_1/qus5wm8619re99ti/wish/1140564534 As educators, we need appropriate assessment tools to determine what students know and what they have learned in order to revise and refine our (educators') practices. Assessments and measurement tools provide important evidence of what we have actually taught—and how well we have taught it. Assessments should be seen as opportunities for educators to adjust their practices and respond to students, not as opportunities to punitively grade or sort students through explicit or implicit tracking systems.
H.Richard Milner IV]]> 2021-01-29 13:44:03 UTC https://padlet.com/bscoville1_1/qus5wm8619re99ti/wish/1140564534 Creating Student Choice is Also About Acknowledging Our Own Lenses rneely3_1 https://padlet.com/bscoville1_1/qus5wm8619re99ti/wish/1140583957 "Student agency is about much more than students knowing what to do next; it's about students knowing themselves and teachers designing with equity lenses. In her article, Toward a Culturally Responsive Understanding of Student Agency, Jennifer Davis Poon asks, "...in what ways might a student’s identity—including gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and other factors—shape their expression of agency? In what ways might adults’ sociocultural identities influence how we perceive student agency? As educators, we must consider these questions with urgency because otherwise, we risk viewing student agency through a dominant cultural frame of reference." ]]> 2021-01-29 13:48:46 UTC https://padlet.com/bscoville1_1/qus5wm8619re99ti/wish/1140583957 Genius Hour ldowns21_1 https://padlet.com/bscoville1_1/qus5wm8619re99ti/wish/1140643524 2021-01-29 14:02:39 UTC https://padlet.com/bscoville1_1/qus5wm8619re99ti/wish/1140643524 It's not just about student choice - it's more. Agency includes: rneely3_1 https://padlet.com/bscoville1_1/qus5wm8619re99ti/wish/1140671230 Reflection, goal-setting, and the chance to continue to build the skills and habits to successfully manage their learning.]]> 2021-01-29 14:08:35 UTC https://padlet.com/bscoville1_1/qus5wm8619re99ti/wish/1140671230 This would be an inspirational quote for a classroom! ccalland1 https://padlet.com/bscoville1_1/qus5wm8619re99ti/wish/1141937035 I thought that to be a genius required insane intelligence. But, there are twelve qualities of Genius: curiosity, playfulness, imagination, creativity, wonder, wisdom, inventiveness, vitality, sensitivity, flexibility, humor, and joy.

CALI RAGLAND
LEARNER, PERKIOMEN VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL

]]> 2021-01-29 18:27:05 UTC https://padlet.com/bscoville1_1/qus5wm8619re99ti/wish/1141937035 Activating Student Agency cmccloskey9_1 https://padlet.com/bscoville1_1/qus5wm8619re99ti/wish/1158518077 "Agency is a key part of being a learner. It is the internal capability and drive to pursue learning." (Sturgis)]]> 2021-02-03 13:15:34 UTC https://padlet.com/bscoville1_1/qus5wm8619re99ti/wish/1158518077 Comment from one of my student interviews cmccloskey9_1 https://padlet.com/bscoville1_1/qus5wm8619re99ti/wish/1158534096 "I think projects often put us in the driver's seat and really give us the chance to apply our skills."]]> 2021-02-03 13:19:14 UTC https://padlet.com/bscoville1_1/qus5wm8619re99ti/wish/1158534096 Purpose srankin2 https://padlet.com/bscoville1_1/qus5wm8619re99ti/wish/1159345259 What do we think the purpose of school should be?
When asked this question to my advisory the answers caught me off guard. So much of school for these students is trying to get to the next step (college/university). What happened to enjoying the moment and finding the value of what they are learning vs. finding the value of something for the sake of college applications?

]]> 2021-02-03 15:40:44 UTC https://padlet.com/bscoville1_1/qus5wm8619re99ti/wish/1159345259 Online connections srankin2 https://padlet.com/bscoville1_1/qus5wm8619re99ti/wish/1159396701 How and why to humanize your online class. ]]> 2021-02-03 15:49:35 UTC https://padlet.com/bscoville1_1/qus5wm8619re99ti/wish/1159396701 Quote from student reflection: speasekerr1_1 https://padlet.com/bscoville1_1/qus5wm8619re99ti/wish/1193546133 "I really love the choice reading unit. Because I'm getting to choose my own book to read, I'm excited and motivated to engage with the text. I hope we get to do this more this year!"]]> 2021-02-11 17:31:53 UTC https://padlet.com/bscoville1_1/qus5wm8619re99ti/wish/1193546133 Quote from student reflection: speasekerr1_1 https://padlet.com/bscoville1_1/qus5wm8619re99ti/wish/1193556208 "I love writing my own short story! I'm excited about my idea and getting to create my own world and characters."]]> 2021-02-11 17:33:32 UTC https://padlet.com/bscoville1_1/qus5wm8619re99ti/wish/1193556208 Youth-Adult Partnership dgolden20_1 https://padlet.com/bscoville1_1/qus5wm8619re99ti/wish/1193568008 "Authentic youth-adult partnerships in learning are equitable, respectful, trusting, cross-generational relationships characterized by shared power, voice, and responsibility. Shifting the traditional student-teacher relationship to this context of partnership is a powerful strategy in building a robust learner-centered practice."]]> 2021-02-11 17:35:30 UTC https://padlet.com/bscoville1_1/qus5wm8619re99ti/wish/1193568008 Mood Meter / Feeling Wheel speasekerr1_1 https://padlet.com/bscoville1_1/qus5wm8619re99ti/wish/1193682186 In "Elevating Student Experience to Build Equitable Learning Environments, Engagement, and Agency," Levine explains how the
Mood Meter helps students think about and express how they’re feeling. The last several years I've used a similar tool - the Feeling Wheel. I was introduced to it as part of my DEISJ work at a previous institution and have found it very helpful with groups of all ages, adults included!
]]> 2021-02-11 17:54:25 UTC https://padlet.com/bscoville1_1/qus5wm8619re99ti/wish/1193682186 Student response dgolden20_1 https://padlet.com/bscoville1_1/qus5wm8619re99ti/wish/1193776990 I really enjoyed the choice read unit because you were able to explore your book on your own, share with classmates, and hear about other stories and ideas. Although we haven't completed it, I think writing my own short story will be one of my favorites too! "]]> 2021-02-11 18:10:27 UTC https://padlet.com/bscoville1_1/qus5wm8619re99ti/wish/1193776990 dgolden20_1 https://padlet.com/bscoville1_1/qus5wm8619re99ti/wish/1193777565 2021-02-11 18:10:33 UTC https://padlet.com/bscoville1_1/qus5wm8619re99ti/wish/1193777565 Student response dgolden20_1 https://padlet.com/bscoville1_1/qus5wm8619re99ti/wish/1193862806 My favorite assignment was definitely our first choice book regarding intersectionality. I read These Shallow Graves and it was such a good book I couldn't put it down. I also really liked how perfect that book was for intersectionality regarding gender and social class. ]]> 2021-02-11 18:25:07 UTC https://padlet.com/bscoville1_1/qus5wm8619re99ti/wish/1193862806 dgolden20_1 https://padlet.com/bscoville1_1/qus5wm8619re99ti/wish/1193949770 Liz Kleinrock on student motivation (1)]]> 2021-02-11 18:40:26 UTC https://padlet.com/bscoville1_1/qus5wm8619re99ti/wish/1193949770 dgolden20_1 https://padlet.com/bscoville1_1/qus5wm8619re99ti/wish/1193950929 Liz Kleinrock on student motivation (2)]]> 2021-02-11 18:40:36 UTC https://padlet.com/bscoville1_1/qus5wm8619re99ti/wish/1193950929 dgolden20_1 https://padlet.com/bscoville1_1/qus5wm8619re99ti/wish/1193951991 Liz Kleinrock on student motivation (3)]]> 2021-02-11 18:40:48 UTC https://padlet.com/bscoville1_1/qus5wm8619re99ti/wish/1193951991 Following up on Deborah's post, Kleinrock is a great model for this work! Her IG has daily updates on lessons, units, and practices! speasekerr1_1 https://padlet.com/bscoville1_1/qus5wm8619re99ti/wish/1193970220 2021-02-11 18:43:58 UTC https://padlet.com/bscoville1_1/qus5wm8619re99ti/wish/1193970220 Equity & Voice ccameron29 https://padlet.com/bscoville1_1/qus5wm8619re99ti/wish/1194445548 This connected to a professional development I did over the summer with the Summer Institute on Education, Equity, and Justice about how allowing voice and choice allows students to explore their own identity, see themselves in powerful people beyond the typical history textbook, and connect to a broader narrative. It increasing agency and motivation, because we all want to know about things that are important to us as individuals. That's a powerful tool of empowerment in our classrooms we can use more often.]]> 2021-02-11 20:18:26 UTC https://padlet.com/bscoville1_1/qus5wm8619re99ti/wish/1194445548 Agency & Activism ccameron29 https://padlet.com/bscoville1_1/qus5wm8619re99ti/wish/1194471033 A key part of our Social Justice curriculum is giving students the tools to be agents of change when they see injustice. This must come from a strong sense of agency and practice with agency. In building authentic assessments and activities, we give students a safe space to call out problems, study those issues, and develop a voice and tools for addressing them. ]]> 2021-02-11 20:24:58 UTC https://padlet.com/bscoville1_1/qus5wm8619re99ti/wish/1194471033 Mentoring, Coaching, and Cognitive Modeling ccameron29 https://padlet.com/bscoville1_1/qus5wm8619re99ti/wish/1194501187 "Youth-adult collaboration is, in fact, an essential factor in educational transformation. Authentic youth-adult partnerships in learning are equitable, respectful, trusting, cross-generational relationships characterized by shared power, voice, and responsibility. Shifting the traditional student-teacher relationship to this context of partnership is a powerful strategy in building a robust learner-centered practice."

"Without genuine youth-adult partnership, the change process can be reduced to perfunctory compliance or tokenism, and lacking structural integrity, it will quickly return to the status quo."

When structured well, these can be the most meaningful conversations, coaching of academic inquiry and cognitive modeling, but it does require the student to meet you half way. What structures do we need in place to help all students get here? What does this look like in a class period, research unit, or school day?]]> 2021-02-11 20:32:20 UTC https://padlet.com/bscoville1_1/qus5wm8619re99ti/wish/1194501187 From Equity and Voice article above.. plau13 https://padlet.com/bscoville1_1/qus5wm8619re99ti/wish/1196531409 Just want to highlight this quote from the article Chelsea posted here:
"Research indicates that students who believe they have a voice in school are seven times more likely to be academically motivated than those who do not feel they have a voice. One way to engage and empower student voice is to include our students as part of an inquiry process--both in reporting on their experiences and in interpreting or providing root cause explanations and ideas for change."]]> 2021-02-12 14:15:06 UTC https://padlet.com/bscoville1_1/qus5wm8619re99ti/wish/1196531409 Feedback Framework ccameron29 https://padlet.com/bscoville1_1/qus5wm8619re99ti/wish/1196619784 I appreciate the idea of the modified compass points protocol in getting students to reflect and own the learning. I think it also models seeking real feedback, not just feedback to improve the grade, but to improve knowledge and skill in a task.]]> 2021-02-12 14:34:24 UTC https://padlet.com/bscoville1_1/qus5wm8619re99ti/wish/1196619784