The Learner Focused Classroom

The 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: