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Learning Continuum: Motivation
Our last post introduced readers to the idea of a learning independence continuum and the importance of strategically building each element upon the previous one. The first element in the learning...
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Learning Continuum: Engagement
We last discussed the role of motivation in the learning continuum. In much of the literature on building learner motivation, the terms motivation and engagement are used almost interchangeably. While...
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Learning Continuum: Efficacy
Efficacy is the belief that one is capable of producing a result, meeting a challenge or accomplishing a task. For students, efficacy or self-efficacy is the belief that they can succeed and learn. Too...
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Learning Continuum: Ownership
Ownership implies that learners have a sense of control over their learning and often leads them to view learning as something that cannot be taken from them. Ownership of learning transfers...
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The End Goal
We’ve now covered four of the five elements along the learning continuum. The last element, indeed, the ultimate goal is to create independent learners. Independent learners take responsibility for...
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The Importance of Being Wrong (and Being Willing to Admit It)
“If you’re not prepared to be wrong, you’ll never come up with anything original.” ~ Sir Ken Robinson Change, especially the type of transformational change we’re talking about to personalize learning...
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Convening 2012
“Fantastic Opportunity to Learn and Grow – thank you!” Our 3rd Annual Convening is behind us and we now have some time to take a few deep breaths and look back on the 2-day event. First of all, we want...
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State Superintendent’s Youth Summit
At the end of November, some of us here at the Institute @ CESA #1 had the pleasure of participating and facilitating the State Superintendent’s Youth Summit: A Dialogue on Learning and Education in...
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Learning Progressions
This week’s post is by Jean Garrity, Associate Director at the Institute. Exciting work is underway in several middle schools in the West Allis – West Milwaukee and Waukesha school districts. As part...
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PLN Mid-Year Collaboration Meeting
More than 50 people gathered at the Oak Creek Community Center on Friday, January 18th for the Personalized Learning Network Mid-Year Collaboration Meeting. The Personalized Learning Network (PLN) is a...
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Teacher Appreciation
“Most of us end up with no more than five or six people who remember us. Teachers have thousands of people who remember them for the rest of their lives.” ~ Andy Rooney May 6th – 10th has been...
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