- Murdock-Portal
- Instructional Vision
Learner Focused Classroom
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The Learner Focused ClassroomThe Learner Focused Classroom is a community where ALL students experience authentic tasks that provide opportunities for collaboration, innovation, and self-assessment. This model, developed in 2015, serves as a guide to help identify what we want to see in our classrooms.
The Learner Focused Classroom consists of the following:
- Opportunity for Innovation
- Students create original work for personal and group expression
- Students apply existing knowledge to generate and connect new ideas across content areas
- Opportunity for Innovation example - Google Classroom Overview:
Opportunity for Innovation example - Maker Space Overview:
- Voice
- Students engage in discourse throughout the day using academic language with classmates and experts beyond the classroom
- Students contribute to classroom culture and school community
- Student Voice example - Project Based Learning Overview:
Student Voice example - Social Media Overview:
- Choice
- Students have opportunities to engage in inquiry-based learning
- Students are encouraged to decide how to share their thinking and learning
- Seesaw Overview:
- Critical Thinkers
- Students challenge and question what they see
- Students are able to justify their approach to rigorous tasks with evidence
- Newsela Overview:
- Problem Solvers
- Students will persevere in relevant and challenging tasks
- Students will use effective and efficient strategies to meet learning outcomes
- Problem Solvers example - C-Lab Overview:
- Self-Assessment
- Students set goals and monitor their progress over time in effort to meet clear learning targets
- Students can reflect on their learning and identify next steps
- Self-Assessment example - Literably Overview: