Prioritizing Investigation and Choice in Student Learning
by While I am definitely a learner in personalized learning, my revelation this week has been that we should “lean away” from unit design and lesson …
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Week #9: End of Q1 reflections/takeaways
by PL is really about finding ways to allow the learning to be more student-driven and to transfer ownership of the learning.The question I find that …
Week #7: Design Challenge
One thing I tried: In our summer PL training we did a design challenge, and I loved the idea because it’s hands-on exploratory learning that forces …
#MasonPLJourney Wakelet Update
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Honoring “The Why” in Unit Design and Instruction
Over the past few years of teaching English to high school juniors, I have become increasingly aware of the competitive nature of our students’ post-secondary …
Students Take Ownership – Engaging the Community
Students in Mrs. Parkinson’s class recently began their year-long study in rhetoric. Learning Experience Design Joe Muhlberg helped her and her students engage the wider …
Week #3: Co-creating Essential Questions
One thing I tried: To get unit 2 started, we spent the first day crafting some essential questions for the unit they chose, Friday Night …
Small Shifts: Using Design Elements to Personalized Learning
by As you prepare for the coming week, consider how you might give students ownership of their learning in one of the following PL Design Elements: …
Week #1: Beginning to Co-Create
Week #1: beginning to co-create One thing I tried: We started the process of co-creating our units for the semester in week one. Some basics about …