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Ac#ve Learning in the 21st Century 7/5/15
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STRATEGIES FOR PROMOTING ACTIVE LEARNING!
Presentation for University Extended Education!
Vikki Costa, Ph.D.!
Why ACTIVE LEARNING?!
KWL Chart
What do you KNOW about ACTIVE LEARNING?
What do you WANT to learn about ACTIVE LEARNING?
What have you LEARNED about ACTIVE LEARNING?
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What Do You KNOW About Active Learning? K
Write down one thing you know about active learning • What does the teacher do to support
active learning? • What do students do to be active
learners? Share ideas in a small group: • Each person should share at least one
idea. • Each person should be allowed to talk.
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KWL Chart
What do you KNOW about ACTIVE LEARNING?
What do you WANT to learn about ACTIVE LEARNING?
What have you LEARNED about ACTIVE LEARNING?
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What Do You WANT to Know About ACTIVE LEARNING?
Write down one question you have about ACTIVE LEARNING. Be sure to pose it as a question! Be prepared to share your question with a colleague
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When students only participate, they may: • Take little responsibility for
learning • Blurt out uninformed
opinions • Make superficial
observations • Distract from the learning
objectives and focus • Compromise their own
learning and the learning of others
When students are ACTIVE contributors, they may: • Extend learning • Build on the contributions of
others • Link today's learning to
previous or future • Clarify misconceptions • Cite relevant personal
examples • Ask key questions
Difference Between Student Participation and ACTIVE Contribution
Students reflect on their learning throughout the lesson using "KWL”
1. Allow students to formulate ideas through REFLECTION
BEFORE THE
LESSON
BEFORE THE
LESSON
AFTER THE
LESSON
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Students talk through their thinking in TPS, elbow partners, or small group sharing.
2. Allow students to formulate ideas through COLLABORATION
Think-Pair-Share Example Mr. Taxi and Breakaway
Think about the song: • How would you describe the girl in the song? • What is the meaning of the song? With Your Elbow Partner: • Share your answers. • Identify something you have in common with your partner’s
interpretation. • Identify some way in which your interpretations are different.
3. Allow students to formulate ideas with VISUAL REPRESENTATIONS
Have students create a schema or diagram for the topic presented.
A B C
Main Idea
Point 1 Point 2 Point 2
Detail
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Visual Representation Example
Create a Venn Diagram and compare the two songs. Identify at least one feature for each part of your Venn Diagram.
Breakaway Mr. Taxi
4. Allow students to formulate ideas with KINESTHETIC ACTIONS/REPRESENTATIONS
• Students manipulate objects to practice skills and demonstrate phenomena
• Students create foldables to organize knowledge
Kinesthetic Examples
• Rainbow Glasses • 21st Century Skills • Layered Books • Triangle
Congruency • Interactive
Notebooks • Earthquake
Resistant Structures Engineering Design
BRAINSTORMING - As a whole class or in small groups, have students brainstorm ideas.
5. Allow students to formulate ideas through QUESTIONING
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Brainstorming Rules
BRAINSTORMING RULES
• Let the leader have control. • Allow everyone to contribute. • Do NOT insult, demean, or evaluate
another participant or his/her response. • Remember that no answer is wrong. • Record each answer unless it is a repeat. • Stick to the time limit.
QUESTION 1 !(RECALL, UNDERSTAND)!
What are some of the best and worst scientific discoveries of the 20th and 21st centuries?!!Make a list of these discoveries. Be ready to share.!
QUESTION 2 !(ANALYSIS)!
Chose just one of your discoveries:!!How has the discovery had a positive impact on individuals and society?!!Make a list of all the positive impacts of just one of your discoveries. Be ready to share.!
For the SAME discovery:!!How has the discovery negatively impacted individuals and societies?!!Make a list of all the negative impacts of just one of your discoveries. Be ready to share.!!!
QUESTION 3 !(ANALYSIS)!
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QUESTION 4 !(SYNTHESIS/EVALUATION)!
For the SAME discovery:!Conduct a benefit/risk analysis.!!Do the benefits outweigh the risks?!Is the discovery "worth it" for individuals? For society? !!Justify your decision.!
Bloom’s Taxonomy
6. Allow students to formulate ideas through WRITING:
Use the "Quick-Write" strategy.
Quick-Write Example (Layer theory on experience)
On your paper, respond to the following prompt. You will have 7 minutes. Be sure you write for the entire time.
Describe a favorite learning experience. • Identify the topic of study, subject matter, and grade level. • Describe what you were doing and what your classmates were
doing. • Explain why you think of this experience in a positive way.
In this experience, how were you an active learner?
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Active Learners…
• Do more than just listen • Ac#vely process
informa#on through note-‐taking crea#ng organizers, and problem-‐solving
• Talk with peers and the teacher
• Collaborate with others • Use higher-‐order thinking
skills as they apply, analyze, synthesize, evaluate, and create
• Consult mul#ple sources • Integrate new with old
learning • Apply content to their
personal lives and society • Create products and
performances • Draw on their a[tudes,
values, and experiences • Contribute to the learning
of others • Take responsibility for
their own learning
7. Allow students to formulate ideas through DIGITAL INTERACTIVES
www.popplet.com www.geogebra.org
8. Allow students to formulate ideas through PROBLEM-SOLVING
Engineering Design, Scientific Method, Action Plan
• Earthquake Resistant Structures
• Common Core Test Items • Crickets Nuclear Power
Designing Earthquake Resistant Structures
Scien8st • Provides scien#fic explana#on for design
• Collects and analyzes data on structure
Architect • Creates drawings of structure and design features
• Adjusts design as process dictates
Engineer • Builds high and sturdy structure
• Conducts tests to determine quality and adjusts as needed
Publicist • Takes pictures of progressing structure
• Creates poster/mul#media presenta#on to share project results
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Action Plan Example
As leaders in your school, you have been asked to develop a plan for preparing teachers to use more active learning strategies in their classroom teaching. Consider the following questions as you develop your plan: • Which active learning strategies would you like teachers
to implement? • Which subject areas are most appropriate for using
active learning strategies? • What barriers will there be to implementing active
learning at your school? How will you overcome them? • What are your goals and what would be evidence of
success? • What resources do you need to complete this plan?
Uses a narra#ve of a professional dilemma to exemplify principles. Employs skill-‐building as well as discussion and teamwork between par#cipants, who analyzes the dilemma as it unfolds.
Case Study Example
Iden8fy Problem
Analyze Problem Status, Contexts, Resources, Individuals
Recommend Ac8ons
Reflect on Learning
Choose three active learning strategies. Create a Venn Diagram and compare/contrast your strategies. Identify at least one element in each part of your Venn Diagram.
WRITING PROBLEM SOLVING
REFLECTION
1. Reflec#on 2. Collabora#on 3. Visual Representa#ons 4. Kinesthe#c Ac#ons/
Representa#ons 5. Ques#oning 6. Wri#ng 7. Digital Interac#ves 8. Problem-‐Solving
What do you KNOW about ACTIVE LEARNING?
KWL Chart
What do you WANT to learn about ACTIVE LEARNING?
What have you LEARNED about ACTIVE LEARNING?
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