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Student-Centric Learning
Caprice Young, Ed.D. February 2015
Student-Centric Learning
Student-Centric Learning
Caprice Young, Ed.D. February 2015
Dr. Caprice Young • Student-Centric Learning
Jenny McClintock • Strategies and Applications
Dave Hyde • Q & A
Presenting today:
Student-Centric Learning
Caprice Young, Ed.D. February 2015
Caprice Young is the CEO of the Magnolia Education and Research Foundation and the Superintendent of Magnolia Public Schools, 11 STEAM schools serving 3,700 K-12 students in California.
She also is the founder and president of the Education Growth Group and a senior director of the National Charter School Resource Center. Dr. Young serves as a corporate board member of Itslearning and Savvy Source (Schoola.com). She has held leadership positions in technology, education, government, philanthropy and business, including:
§ Founding CEO/President, California Charter Schools Association
§ CEO/President, KC Distance Learning
§ CEO, Inner City Education Foundation Public Schools
§ Vice President of the Laura and John Arnold Foundation
§ Technology Strategist and Manager, IBM Global Services Assistant
§ Deputy Mayor, City of Los Angeles
About Dr. Young
Dr. Young was a member and president of the Board of Education of the Los Angeles Unified School District (1999-2003). She earned her BA from Yale University, MPA from the University of Southern California, and Doctorate of Education from UCLA.
Selection of curriculum, instructional strategies, and learning context based on individual student: ü Knowledge & Skills ü Learning Style ü Interests (Passions) ü Special needs ü Psychological and emotional concerns
ü Life context ü STRENGTHS
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Student-Centric Learning: Who is this kid?
Inspiration! Ignition! Passion! Catching Fire!
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What motivates her?
§ Capacity: Achievement – Standards – Life ambition (accelerated)
§ Curiosity § Courage § Character
What is the plan?
Developing habits of mind regarding inquiry… the inner
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Instructional strategy, master coaching, deep practice?
Education Growth Group 9
What is the learning context?
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21st Century Tools
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Who is this kid and what motivates her?
§ Interest Inventory § Learning Styles Inventory
§ Conferences
Voice and Choice § Blogs and ePortoflios § Student led discussions
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Blogs and ePorfolios
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Student-Led Discussions & Chats
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What is the plan?
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Student-Created Content
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Individual Learning Plans
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Progress Reports
Regular feedback for her and for you (and others) § Anticipated progress § Formative assessment § Portfolio development § Student-led conferences § Failure recovery and persistence
§ Academic courage
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How do you know she is learning? (How does she?)
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Rubrics to Guide and Assess Students
1. Who is this kid? 2. What motivates
her? 3. What is the plan? 4. How do you know
she is learning? (How does she?)
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Understanding the whole student
Education Growth Group 21
Extreme Student-Centric Learning
§ Unschooling Rules by Clark Aldrich § The Talent Code by Daniel Coyle § NurtureShock by Po Bronson and Ashley
Merryman § A Thomas Jefferson Education by Oliver
DeMille § One World Schoolhouse by Sal Khan § Blended by Michael B. Horn and
Heather Staker § Learning Management Systems:
www.itslearning.net § Instruction and Technology:
www.christenseninstitute.org § Data and Instruction:
www.alvoinstitute.com § Integrated Learning:
www.newclassrooms.org
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Resources