Personalize Learning (#plearnchat)

Pernille Ripp shares how she builds community from the beginning of the year in her 7th grade classes. Some of her strategies include letting her learners chose where they want to sit, having them create the rules and listening to each other. Trust and communication are the hallmarks of a learner-centered environment.

Justin shares 5 ways to create learner-centered classrooms. What a great way to start the new year by putting the learner at the center!

1. A student-centered classroom allows students to be an integral part of the assessment development process.

2. A student-centered classroom focuses on finding solutions to real-world problems.

3. A student-centered classroom is not about what the teacher is doing or what the teacher has done; it's about what the students are doing and what the students can do in the future.

4. A student-centered classroom embraces the notion that there are multiple ways to accomplish an individual task.

5. A student-centered classroom firmly believes that there is a partnership and a strong level of trust between educators and students.

Introducing a set of four videos that demonstrate student-centered assessments.

"What does student-centered assessment look like in the classroom? How do students benefit from this type of assessment? Why do teachers implement these practices in their classrooms? The Students at the Center project, in conjunction with Dr. Heidi Andrade, Ed.D. and the students and teachers from IS 223 (Brooklyn, NY), produced this suite of videos to begin to answer these questions for those wishing to implement more student-centered approaches in the classroom, school, district, or beyond."