building high achieving learners-ulearn10
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Building High Performance Learners - with David Anderson and Liz Stevenson How can we make sure that our students and teachers are getting what they need in order to be high achievers? How can we do this with what we've got and still dream? At the ULearn 2010 Conference, Christchurch, 100 educators from New Zealand, Australia, US and the UK took part in a one hour high energy think tank, building a collective knowledge base around achieving potential for all learners in schools. Using an expert jigsaw process meshed with powerful questions, this group of creative thinkers developed shared action processes for leading learning in schools.TRANSCRIPT
Building High AchievingLearners
David AndersonLiz Stevenson
ULearn10
Building High Performance Learners:“How can we make sure that our students and teachers are getting what they need in order to be high achievers?”
“How can we do this with what we’ve got and still dream?”
“Knowledge and confidence are crucial”
Learning intentions…Depth the collective intelligence gathered here
in Christchurch today
Affirm our current practice
Identify possible future pathways
Identify possible opportunities for growth
Identify key challenges
Identify possible future directions/actions
Learning…With each otherFrom each otherOn behalf of each other
NCSL
UK
Expert Jigsaw Strategy…Form “home group”It’s the difference in a group that makes it a powerful
way to learn
Move into “expert teams”ReflectBrainstormDiscuss Agree
Return to “home team”Share new ideas from “expert team”Synthesize informationPublish “home team” results-implications/actionsAct on implications/actions
What are we currently doing that we need to hang onto relentlessly in building high achieving learners?
What are we not doing that it is imperative that we start doing to build high achieving learners?
What are the current positive aspects/opportunities that we can take much further in building high achieving learners as a matter of urgency?
What are the challenges and blockages that we must tackle relentlessly in order to build high achieving learners?
What is it that you would “give your left arm” to see happening in learning spaces in December 2015 that would prove that we have built high achieving learners over the previous 5 years?
Think about…Alternative resourcing methodsRole of parent/community partnershipsThe genuine role of universitiesWhat learning spaces need to look like by 2015 to make them agile
and high energyStudent responsibility for learning and assessmentLearning areas that are currently neglected/not considered
or valuedThe difference between high achievement and achieving potentialPersonalizing learningReally making learners role models and stakeholders of the future
What are 5-10 key, explicit actions that we need to take now, to ensure that we are doing whatever it takes to build high achieving learners in our schools?
