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Schools are talking about learning losses suffered due to school closings since March of 2020. Rather than focusing on the deficits, we focus on the assets students possess to accelerate their own learning. So let's talk about Learning Acceleration. When motivated, students can learn a lot in a short period of time and engage deeply with the standards as keys to unlock the content learning they need to tackle any challenge or problem.
Prioritize engagement through PBL!
Today's standards emphasize application over acquisition. Further, when you look at the standards, you will note that each cluster of standards has one that sums up the learning goals, one that deals with the application of learning -- often the last in a group.
That's the Power Standard!
Begin with that (which can be useful for developing a problem or challenge for students to tackle); students will have a "felt need" to learn the necessary standards to meet with success. As Dr. Sulla's book says, It's Not What You Teach But How.
Once you identify the power-standards, you can now drill down to determine everything students will need to learn to achieve those standards across units and across the school year. Then think about how students could learn and retain each to design instructional activities with intent.
Our Team Provides
Our Team Provides
- Professional development in Teaching Through Power Standards
- Professional development in Using Assessment to Drive Instruction
- Professional development in designing Differentiated Learning Environments
- Consulting in designing curriculum that focuses on power standards
- Professional development (on-site, remote, and self-paced) in designing and implementing PBL units of study for students to apply the standards to address an authentic challenge or problem.
- A repository of hundreds of PBL tasks and related instructional materials to provide teachers with models (www.myqportal.com)
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