5313-Create Significant Learning Environments
During my time in this class, I was really able to hone in my lessons and what needed to be done to begin implementing my innovation plan with not just students but with the group that will really be putting this plan into action, my fellow teachers. I was able to create meaningful and impactful lessons to help guide them in their own exploration of ePortfolios so they can share their new knowledge with their classes.
A New Culture of Learning
Creating a new culture of learning in a school can be a daunting thought. Moving from a very traditional model of education to learning that focuses on active participation, critical thinking, collaboration, and moving beyond rote memorization. By incorporating project based learning and real-world applications, my goal is to instill curiosity and intrinsic motivation for my students in my classroom. To view my New Culture of Learning plan click the link below.
My Learning Philosophy
Creating my own learning philosophy was a thought provoking and eye opening experience. It gave me the opportunity to see that the way school was in I went doesn't mean that it was the best way for me to learn. I have often contemplated what my students learning philosophies are or will be and how I can help guide them in their learning journey but I never took the time to find out what my own was. This was very enlightening to understanding my own teaching. You can you view my learning philosophy by clicking the link below.
The Learning Environment
Creating a significant learning environment is key to student's success in learning acquisition. Working on Fink's three column table allowed me the chance to really think about how interconnected concepts can be and gave me the opportunity to create a meaningful and engaging lessons for the teachers who are ready to and not so ready to implement ePortfolios in their classrooms with their own students. To take a look at my three column table and the accompanying learning environment and situational factors you can click the link below.
Understanding by Design
After completing the Fink's three column table I was able to dive much deeper into the planning process with the Understanding by Design Backwards Design Template and create a lesson plan. This allowed me to really begin envisioning what lessons would like and what would need to be accomplished to succeed in the end goal, which is for teachers to feel confident in being able to assist their students in the creation of ePortfolios in their classroom. To view the Understanding by Design template as well as my reflection you can click the link below.
Growth Mindset
After completing this course on creating significant learning environments I was able to revise my growth mindset plan with a renewed vision and sense of purpose.
Things that have been enhanced:
- A page added described what the growth mindset isn't. I think that sometimes the growth mindset get oversimplified and there needed to be clarifications added.
- Another page sharing the impact the growth mindset can have on student's learning.
- The TED talk with Angela Duckworth explaining what grit is. I have learned that this has a huge impact on student learning and growth mindset.
- A page added to describe how grit comes into play in the classroom. What are some things that students do when they have grit.
Having this time to update my growth mindset plan to better match my understanding now allows me to better prepare my fellow teachers to be able to implement the growth mindset correctly in their own classroom.
To view the revised growth mindset plan you can click the link below.
I was also able to answer some questions about how my view on the growth mindset has changed over the progress of this program. To view the blog post you can click the link below.