Innovative Learning Environments – for Learners of All Ages Judy Halbert & Linda Kaser British Columbia, Canada Two Beliefs Seven Key Concepts For young learners to be curious and engaged in their learning, they need to be supported by adults who are equally curious and engaged in their own learning. Innovation floats on a sea of inquiry. Challenge How do we create the conditions for adult curiosity and innovative practice – that lead to deeper learner engagement, high quality and high equity? British Columbia ILE Initiative Networks of Inquiry and Innovation + Leadership Development + Disciplined Inquiry Seven Key Concepts 1. Learning to Live Together 2. Shared Purpose and Hard Goals 3. Growth Mindsets 4. Learning Principles 5. Innovative Learning Environments 6. Spiral of Inquiry 7. Four Key Questions #1. Learning to Live Together Social Responsibility Performance Standards https://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/perf_sta nds/social_resp.htm Learning to Live Together 1. Contributing to the classroom and school community 2. Solving problems in peaceful ways 3. Valuing diversity and defending human rights 4. Exercising democratic rights and responsibilities # 2. Hard Goals Intense Moral Purpose HARD Goals Heartfelt Animated Required Difficult EVERY learner crossing the stage with dignity, purpose and options ALL learners leaving our schools MORE curious than when they arrive ALL learners with an understanding of and respect for Aboriginal perspectives Susan Point Learning to Live Together Moral Purpose and Hard Goals Your thoughts? Your connections? #3. Growth Mindsets Fixed Mindset Intelligence is something you have or don’t have. • Avoids challenges • Gives up easily • Sees effort as a waste of time. • Ignores feedback, • Feels threatened by the success of others. Growth Mindset Intelligence can be developed. • Embraces challenges. • Keeps going when things get difficult. • Sees effort as the path to mastery. • Learns from feedback. • Takes inspiration from the success of others. Growth Mindset Why is this so important? # 4 Learning Principles The Nature of Learning Learning Principles 1. Learning and learners at the centre 2. Social nature of learning 3. Motivation and emotions integral to learning 4. Recognizing individual differences 5. Stretching all students 6. Assessment for learning 7. Building horizontal connections 1. Learners At The Centre 2. Social Nature of Learning 3. Emotions are Central to Learning 4. Recognizing Individual Differences and Prior Knowledge 5. Stretching All Students Demands hard work and effort – without excessive overload 6. Assessment for Learning 7. Building Horizontal Connectedness #5. Innovative Learning Environments #6 A disciplined approach to inquiry The spiral of inquiry The Spiral of Inquiry 6. DISCIPLINED FRAMEWORK Scanning What’s going on for our learners? Focusing Where are we going to put our attention? Developing a Hunch What’s leading to this situation? How are WE contributing to it? New Learning How and where will we learn more about what to do? Taking Action What will we do differently? Checking How will we check that we are making enough of a difference? #7. Four Key Questions and Why They Matter 1. Can you name two adults in this learning setting who believe you will be a success in life? 2. Where are YOU going with your learning? (What are you learning and why is this important?) 3. How is it going? 4. Where to next? In your settings…. To what extent could every learner answer these questions? To what extent are the learning principles part of every learner’s experiences? Teacher Professional Learning in High Performing Systems • Inquiry – based • Collaborative • Linked and coherent • Sustained over time Key ideas 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Learning to live together Growth mindsets Shared purpose and hard goals Learning principles Innovative learning environments 6. Disciplined inquiry framework 7. Four key questions – for scanning and checking In service of system transformation for deeper engagement, high equity and high quality for ALL learners To explore these ideas further Foundations of Teaching and Learning. Module 5 begins May 4. www.coursera.org Thank you. Judy Halbert [email protected] Linda Kaser [email protected] www.noii.ca