Pelton- Learner Centered Ideology

Learner Centered Ideology

Krista Pelton EDL 685: Leading School Curriculum

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Learner Centered Beliefs

"The goal of education is the growth of individuals, each in harmony with his or her own unique intellectual, social, emotional, and physical attributes."

-(Schiro, 2013, p. 5)

Learner Centered Ideologists believe that...

learning stems from the interaction of the student and their environment (Schiro, 2013).

it is the teacher's job to help students grow by nurturing the student's natural capabilities (Schiro, 2013).

education should be based on human development (Wright, 2020).

Strategies and Tools

Personalization

Culture

Relationships

Provide personalized learning experiences for each student (An et al., 2020).

Create a positive and supportive culture within the classroom and the school (An et al., 2020).

Getting to know individual students (An et al., 2020).

Self-Regulation

Collaboration

Authenticity

Utilize experiences to develope self-regulation skills (An et al., 2020).

Facilitating collaboration between students (An et al., 2020).

Creating authentic learning experiences (An et al., 2020).

Montessori Schools

Montessori Schools

Created by Maria Montessori, the first female doctor in Italy (Wright, 2020).

Montessori classrooms have students at multiple age and skill levels (Wright, 2020).

students learn self regulation and self monitoring skills so that they can own their own education (Wright, 2020).

Practical hands on learning that is sef-directed (Wright, 2020).

Direct Quotes

"Learner Centered curricula are thus thought of as contexts, environments, or units of work in which students can make meaning for themselves by interacting with other students, teachers, ideas, and things. It is the job of educators to carefully create those contexts, environments, or units of work, which will stimulate growth in people as they construct meaning (and thus learning and knowledge) for themselves."

-(Schiro, 2013, p. 6)

"The curriculum is the standards. Montessori is the methodology that allows students to meet those standards."

-(Wright, 2020)

"We all know that children learn certain things more easily at certain times. We could all have bilingual kids if we taught second languages in the early years, but no, we wait until high school."

-(Wright, 2020)

"The results of the study revealed that lack of time, lack of technology, lack of knowledge of learner-centered instruction, and assessments (school and national high-stakes testing) were major barriers to using technology to support learner-centered instruction."

-(An et al., 2020, p. 141)

References

An, Y. & Mindrila, D. (2020). Strategies and tools used for learner-centered instruction. International Journal of Technology in Education and Science (IJTES), 4(2), 133- 143. Schiro, M. (2013). Introduction to the curriculum ideologies. In M. Schiro Curriculum Theory: Conflicting Visions and Enduring Concerns (2nd. ed.), pp. 1–13. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications Inc Wright, K. (2020, March 14). You might be a Montessorian [Video]. Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_5wHw6l11o

Relationship Building Tools

• Personality and learning style inventories

• Get to know you games and worksheets
• Continuous observations of students
• Standardized test scores
• Individual check ins

(An et al., 2020)

Positive Culture Building Tools

• Building relationships with students

• Positive feedback and encouragement
• Using active listening when speaking with students
• Being approachable
• Treating students with respect
• Providing a way for students to anonymously ask for help
• Continuous communication with parents

(An et al., 2020)

Personalized Learning Experiences Tools

• Vary instructional methods to fit student needs
• Small group instruction
• Online programs provide adaptive educational options
• Provide choices for learning experiences
• Leveled assignments and assessments
• Progress monitoring
• Individualized feedback on assignments

(An et al., 2020)

Authentic Learning Experiences Tools

• Project-based and inquiry-based learnign activities
• Case studies and real-world examples
• Analyzing current events
• Field trips
• Interacting with community leaders
• Learning by creation projects

(An et al., 2020)

Collaborative LearningTools

• Assigning group projects
• Daily partner work
• Regular group discussions
• Paired assignments
• Peer review and editing

(An et al., 2020)

Learning Self-RegulationTools

• Goal setting (SMART goals)
• Self-monitoring activities
• Self reflection
• Self assessments and inventories

(An et al., 2020)