New Staff Members Commit to Relevant Learning
16.August.2010 14:03 Filed in: Instruction
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As we began the 2009-2010 school year, we asked
new teachers and
administrators to consider what it meant for
learning to be relevant in our classrooms in order to
best prepare students for their futures. As we now
begin the 2010-2011 school year, this year’s new
District 21 staff members are also considering what
it means to make learning relevant.
New certified staff members to School District 21 believe that authentic and relevant learning is:
New Staff Orientation Podcast 2010-2011
New Staff Orientation Wordles 2010-2011
New certified staff members to School District 21 believe that authentic and relevant learning is:
- Content is meaningful to students
- Students make connections between new concepts and those that they already know
- Learning that can be generalized across many different environments
- Focused on problem solving
- Learning in which students are not only consumers, but also producers of, knowledge
- Practical and applied
- Learning in which students and teachers are all learners
- Collaborative
- Learning that inspires questioning and creativity on the part of students
- Learning that connects the past, present, and future
- Learning that teaches and requires empathy
New Staff Orientation Podcast 2010-2011
New Staff Orientation Wordles 2010-2011
