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In “Uncovering Successful Next Generation Learning Strategies,” Hanover Research's Managing Director Blair Milam and Content Director Heather Popielski discuss several aspects of the classroom setup, professional development, evaluation and policy and organizational considerations around the future of K-12 public education. The Next Generation classroom will contain personalized learning through teaching students as individuals, differentiation in teaching methods, varying content and solid objectives. It will contain project and inquiry-based learning through asking driving questions about real world challenges to develop voice and improve written and oral communication skills, which is exemplified currently in district-run virtual schooling. Professional Development will be focused on 3 main components—instructional shifts, use of instructional technology and assessment literacy—while evaluation needs to focus on sample measures of several components, including test scores, independence, critical-thinking, student engagement, applied skills and teacher feedback. Lastly, there are several policy and organizational considerations in that technology use policies are becoming more lenient and evaluation is becoming more heavily weighted in the use of digital portfolios. Visit http://www.hanoverresearch.com for more information.TRANSCRIPT
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Uncovering Successful Next Generation Learning
Strategies
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INTRODUCTION
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Defining Next Generation LearningNext Generation Learning Is about more than just edtech – it’s about personalization, C&CR, and student engagement. The term refers to a range of instructional practices and tools that support the goals of personalization.
Personalized learning
Comprehensive systems of learning
supportsAnytime, everywhere
opportunities
NEXT GENERATION LEARNING
World-class knowledge and skills
Performance-based learning
Authentic student voices
Source: CCSSO
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Defining Next Generation LearningThere are some known factors that make tools effective:
A blend of computer-based and classroom learning
Adaptive software that targets individual students’
weaknesses
A variety of content delivery methods to keep students
engaged
EFFECTIVE TECHNOLOGY-ENHANCED PROGRAMS
Automatic feedback generation for students and
teachers
A software platform that allows teachers to organize
data and alter the curriculum
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THE NEXT GENERATION CLASSROOM
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Personalized LearningPersonalization aims to foster greater academic competency and mastery. It incorporates both differentiation and individualization while advancing beyond them.
Source: Hanover Research Report:: Innovative Middle School Programs
IndividualizationInstruction that is paced to the learning needs of different learners.
DifferentiationInstruction that is tailored to the learning preferences of different learners.
PersonalizationInstruction that is paced to learning needs, tailored to learning preferences, and tailored to the specific interests of different learners.
PERSONALIZATION
VARYING CONTENT
AND OBJECTIVES
INDIVIDUALIZATIONDIFFERENTIATION
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Works with students of various grade and achievement levels continuously over the course of their educational career.Advises and monitors a group of 20-25 students.Develops learning guides for assigned subject areas.Meets with students in small group seminars.Coaches students in small groups and in one-on-one instructional settings.Evaluates student achievement on specific subject content.Meets with parents of 20-25 students about their progress.
Personalized Learning: Shifting Responsibilities for Teachers
TEACHER’S ROLE IN THETRADITIONAL CLASSROOM
TEACHER’S ROLE INPERSONALIZED INSTRUCTION
Teaches several new classes of 25-35 students for a semester or year, each year.Cover course content within allocated amount of time.Tests for levels of student achievement on given content.Teaches all students of various abilities simultaneously.Meet with approximately 80-100 to parents about the success or failure of their child.Keep class attendance records of 80-100 students.
Source: Amenta, R., and Lowery, R. E. “Personalized Learning Environments.” Learning Environments Consortium International.
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• Communication Toolkits
• Instructional Materials
Source: Software & Information Industry Association
Personalized Learning Environment: School of OneThe School of One is an example of a different structure that allows for greater differentiation and personalization. The illustration below describes how the classroom structure changes – teachers collaborate and students have time to work autonomously, often with ed tech materials. Though the success of the model has been somewhat mixed, education leaders seem to still be optimistic.
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Project-Based Learning (PBL)The PBL approach, which originated in medical and engineering schools, requires students to take greater responsibility for their own learning: while the teacher establishes the goal or standard for the project, students must decide how they will reach this goal. Consequently, students must develop and refine questions throughout the learning process.
Driving question
Need to know
In-depth inquiry
Public audience
Revision & reflection
Voice & choice
21st century skills
Significant content Source: BIE
COMPONENTS OF PROJECT-BASED LEARNING:
Among the most attractive aspects of PBL are its efficacy in increasing student motivation and ability to foster content expertise. For these reasons, PBL is increasingly common as a method of teaching middle school mathematics, though the model can be adapted to many different subjects and to interdisciplinary contexts.
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“[A] research-based strategy that actively involves students in the exploration of the content, issues, and questions surrounding a curricular area or concept.”
-Jill L. LaneSchreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence
Inquiry-Based Learning (IBL)IBL, similar to project-based learning , is another way to shake up the school structure, but seems to require a lot of re-design and professional development.
DEFINITION OF IBL:
Source: http://oxford.emory.edu/
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Embodied Cognition
Source: SmalLab Learning
“Embodiment and Cognition. The working hypothesis in our lab is that human cognition is really embodied cognition. This means that cognitive processes are deeply rooted and come from the body’s interactions with its physical environment (Wilson, 2002). Multiple research areas now support the tenet that embodiment is an underpinning of cognition.”
- M.C. Johnson-Glenberg
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District-Run Virtual Schools
KEY CONSIDERATIONS:
iNACOL offers a set of standards for the development of quality online courses, covering course content, instructional design, technology, student assessment, course evaluation and management, and 21st century skills.
Curriculum selection or development
Course quality
Professional development and effective teacher management
Support services to students
BEST PRACTICES:
Source: Hanover Research Report - Best Practices in Innovative Programming
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EVALUATION
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Sample Measures
Independence and self-confidence
Test Scores
Applied skills
Teacher feedback
Critical-thinking skills
Student engagement
Research Without Limits
Blair Milam, Managing Director K-12
Heather Popielski, Content Director
Hanover Research is a global information services firm providing knowledge support to both non-profit and for-profit organizations. Within the field of education, Hanover Research works with a diverse group of 600+ educational organizations, supporting their research, planning, and funding needs through quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis, surveys, benchmarking, and grant proposal development. By operating on an affordable, fixed-fee model, we help K-12 organizations overcome challenges that impede their ability to close student achievement gaps, meet workforce demands, attract external funding, and report performance outcomes.
To learn more about Hanover Research’s K-12 services and our unique model, please contact 202.559.0050 or e-mail [email protected].
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