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"If kids can access information from sources other than school, and if school is no longer the only place where information lives, what, then happens to the role of this institution?"
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Scooped by Beth Dichter |
Scoop.it!
Beth Dichter's insight:
So how do schools go about guiding "students to find their own learning paths at school"? In this post Diana Laufenberg who taught at the Science Leadership Academy shares her thoughts on how this took place at the Academy. The short list is below with additional information found in the post as well as a TEDtalk video by Laufenberg "How to Learn? From Mistakes."
* Be flexible.
* Foster inquiry be scaffolding curiosity.
* Design architecture for participation.
* Teachers teach kids, not subjects.
* Provide opportunities for experiential learning.
* Embrace failure.
* Don't be boring.
* Foster joy.
Inquiry: the best teachers show you where to look, don't tell you what to see. Inquiry learning helps students across all curriculum areas.
A few things about this article stand out, firstly that inquiry is fostered through scaffolding, secondly, that teachers teach kids - not subjects and finally that opportunities are provided for experiential learning. Scaffolding learning enhances the learning experience for all students, as the amount of scaffolding required can be differentiated. When teachers let go of their need to teach subjects, or impart knowledge they are free to facilitate a learning process. There is a great body of research to suggest that students learn best through a hands-on experiential approach. Providing these opportunities throughout the day challenges teachers to forsake the commonplace and allow for richer, less contrived learning spaces.