Baldrige Education Criteria for Performance Excellence → Core Values/Best Practices → Learning-Centered Education
Learning-Centered Education
Learning-Centered Education occurs when the school’s goals/objectives and actions support student learning and the current and future needs of students.
Learning-Centered Education in the School
Learning-Centered Education in the Classroom
Learning-Centered Education for Students
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Learning-Centered Education in the School
We demonstrate Learning-Centered Education in the school when we:
involve all staff members in taking ownership for supporting student learning translate the requirements and expectations of students into appropriate curricular offerings and developmental experiences develop school goals/objectives and action plans based on high expectations and performance excellence measure learning periodically through formative assessments, adjusting instruction accordingly assess progress against key external standards through summative assessments focus on effective teaching and learning afford multiple avenues to success
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set high expectations support performance excellence for students and staff enable students to take responsibility for managing their education as co-producers of their learning provide opportunities for active learning and problem solving evaluate the impact each activity in the school in terms of creating value for student achievement focus on transitions from school-to-school and school-to-work, aligning expectations and requirements
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Learning-Centered Education in the Classroom
We demonstrate Learning-Centered Education in the classroom when we:
encourage all students to take ownership for classroom and personal learning plan instruction to meet the current and future requirements of students write class and individual goals and action plans based on high expectations and performance excellence focus on the teaching/learning processes differentiate instruction for students to facilitate mastery of goals and objectives
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set high expectations for learning and performance excellence enable students to monitor the progress of their classroom and personal goals facilitated by the use of quality tools, classroom data centers and personal data notebooks or folders evaluate each activity in the class according to its value in supporting the goals of the classroom communicate to students the expectations and requirements of the next level of school or world of work
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Learning-Centered Education for Students
Kid-friendly questions about Learning-Centered Education
Do we have goals for our classroom that are based on our needs and that challenge us to do our best? How do I know what my personal goals should be? How will I/we measure my/our progress?
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What will I do if I am/we are not making progress? Is everything I am/we are doing in school and in our classroom helping me with learning? Do the principal, building services manager, secretary, lunch hour assistants, instructional assistants and the cafeteria workers know what our school goals are? How do I know that?
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