Professional Reading
Professional Reading - AP/DP Group Learning Futures:
www.learningfutures.org
* 21st Century Challenge of ensuring students' deep engagement with learning.
* Learning which is deep, authentic and motivational'
* Demand for student achievement but not at the expense of interest.
* Alfie Kohn - when interest appears, achievement usually follows
* Learning as a cold shower: you're not expected to enjoy it but it will do you good
* ENGAGEMENT COMES BEFORE LEARNING
* 'disengaged achievers', performing well academically, keeping out of trouble, but rejecting further higher education
* "In every country there is a sizeable proportion of students who have high levels of literacy skills yet lack a sense of belonging at schools or have low levels of participation. Educators can not presume that youths with average or above average skills necessarily feel they belong at school or value schooling outcomes'.
* COMMITMENT TO LEARNING FOR LIFE
www.learningfutures.org
* 21st Century Challenge of ensuring students' deep engagement with learning.
* Learning which is deep, authentic and motivational'
* Demand for student achievement but not at the expense of interest.
* Alfie Kohn - when interest appears, achievement usually follows
* Learning as a cold shower: you're not expected to enjoy it but it will do you good
* ENGAGEMENT COMES BEFORE LEARNING
* 'disengaged achievers', performing well academically, keeping out of trouble, but rejecting further higher education
* "In every country there is a sizeable proportion of students who have high levels of literacy skills yet lack a sense of belonging at schools or have low levels of participation. Educators can not presume that youths with average or above average skills necessarily feel they belong at school or value schooling outcomes'.
* COMMITMENT TO LEARNING FOR LIFE
Reframing Engagement
Moving beyond compliance toward a lifelong commitment to learning.
* Cares not just about the outcome, but also the development of their learning
* Takes responsibility for their learning
* Brings energy to their tasks
* Can locate the value of their learning beyond school, wishes to prolong their learning
Placed: reaches, and has relevance to students in the space that they inhabit
Purposeful: absorbs the students in actions of practical or intellectual value
Pervasive: extends beyond examinations
Principled: appeals to the students passions or moral purpose
* Cares not just about the outcome, but also the development of their learning
* Takes responsibility for their learning
* Brings energy to their tasks
* Can locate the value of their learning beyond school, wishes to prolong their learning
Placed: reaches, and has relevance to students in the space that they inhabit
Purposeful: absorbs the students in actions of practical or intellectual value
Pervasive: extends beyond examinations
Principled: appeals to the students passions or moral purpose
e- Competencies
e-Competencies
e-Competencies
