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Shifting Learning: What did You Learn at School Today?—David Truss We hear a lot these days about project based learning, inquiry based learning, etc. What does that mean? What does it look like when schools shift away from “drill and kill” learning towards big ideas, questions, and “no right answer” kind of learning? And what do parents need to know about supporting their kids’ learning? - Presented for the Coquitlam District 43 Parent Advisory Council, October 9th, 2013

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Shifting Learning:What did You Learn at School Today?

Nothin’

David Truss

http://2di.me/SortOfDunno

Do you want your answer from here?

Shifting Learning:What did You Learn at School Today?

Do you want your answer from here?

Shifting Learning:What did You Learn at School Today?

- What do you want your child to say?

What did You Learn at School Today?

Based on: Challenging the Status Quo: http://2di.me/ChallengeSQ

- What do you want your child to say?- What do you really want to know?- What else can you ask?

What did You Learn at School Today?

(We’ll get back to these questions)

About me and SD43:

Vice Principal of Coquitlam Open Learning - servicing online and blended courses to about 4,000 school aged and adult students.

http://online.sd43.bc.ca

About me and SD43:

Lead Administrator for Inquiry Hub Secondary School which provides students with: • Blended instruction

• Reduced timetable structure

• A student-driven inquiry approach to learning

http://inquiryhub.org

• Topical workshops instead of daily classes

So what does iHub look like?

• Use of extensive online learning resources

So what does iHub look like?

• Flexible assessment which allows for a variety of ways to represent learning

So what does iHub look like?

• Small school, learning commons environment

So what does iHub look like?

• Dedicated Inquiry Time!

So what does iHub look like?

An inquiry-driven, collaborative, and engaging learning environment that incorporates these aspects:

What do we want to create?

7 Ways to Transform Your Classroom http://2di.me/7trans4m

Inquiry learning is ‘active’ learning…

Student driven

Students are provided an opportunity explore and question on their own

(and also with the facilitation of a teacher).

Creating good questions and coming up with thoughtful,

rich and compelling answers.

Inquiry learning is ‘active’ learning…

Student driven

Students are provided an opportunity explore and question on their own

(and also with the facilitation of a teacher).

Creating good questions and coming up with thoughtful,

rich and compelling answers.

Inquiry learning is ‘active’ learning…

Student driven

Students are provided an opportunity explore and question on their own

(and also with the facilitation of a teacher).

Creating good questions and coming up with thoughtful,

rich and compelling answers.

“Inquiry is not about the pursuit of the perfect

question or the next exciting project. It is about being

open to new learning and taking informed action.”

Judy Halbert and Linda KaserInquiring learning environments:

New mindsets required, April 2012

What are students doing?

http://2di.me/ihubgarden

What are students doing?

Current inquiries include:• Designing 3D models to scale• Improving writing in different genres • Developing a commercial glass recycling program• Inventing a vortex water fountain• Studying game theory and human behavior• Creating a mural with community influence• Building a mirokernel (coding) • Constructing aquaponic and hydroponic gardens• Promoting healthy eating

What are students doing?

Current inquiries include:• Designing 3D models to scale• Improving writing in different genres • Developing a commercial glass recycling program• Inventing a vortex water fountain• Studying game theory and human behavior• Creating a mural with community influence• Building a mirokernel (coding) • Constructing aquaponic and hydroponic gardens• Promoting healthy eating

What are students doing?

Current inquiries include:• Designing 3D models to scale• Improving writing in different genres • Developing a commercial glass recycling program• Inventing a vortex water fountain• Studying game theory and human behavior• Constructing a mural with community influence• Building a mirokernel (coding) • Creating aquaponic and hydroponic gardens• Promoting healthy eating

And some of them will fail…

(Or at least I hope so!)

And some of them will fail…

Because if none of them did…

(Or at least I hope so!)

And some of them will fail…

Then we didn’t push them hard enough!

http://2di.me/fail2learn By David Truss

“To teach is to modeland demonstrate,

to learn is to practice and reflect.”

Stephen Downes

‘Push-ups’ by Ann Truss

http://2di.me/inquirypoints

(Students learning about learning.)

“We have been defining learning according to what is to be learned… while what learners in fact

want is not to learn per se but rather to do.”Stephen Downes

‘Father and son surf lesson in Morro Bay, CA 11 of 12’ by mikebaird on flickr

So…

Do you want your answer from here?

Shifting Learning:What did You Learn at School Today?

If you ONLY ask:

What mark did you get on your test?-or-

How much homework do you have?-or-

How did your team do in today’s game?

Do you want your answer from here?

Shifting Learning:What did You Learn at School Today?

If you ONLY ask:

What mark did you get on your test?-or-

How much homework do you have?-or-

How did your team do in today’s game?

Do you want your answer from here?

Shifting Learning:What did You Learn at School Today?

If you ONLY ask:

What mark did you get on your test?-or-

How much homework do you have?-or-

How did your team do in today’s game?

What are you telling your child is important?

- What do you want your child to say?- What do you really want to know?- What else can you ask?

What did You Learn at School Today?

- What do you want your child to say?- What do you really want to know?- What else can you ask?

What did You Learn at School Today?

What do you want your child to ‘do’ at school?

What do students ‘do’ at school?

Learn how to learn?What was your biggest challenge today?

Show compassion? Who did you help today?

Enjoy learning? What was your favourite part of the day?

What questions did you ask today?

What do students ‘do’ at school?

Learn how to learn?What was your biggest challenge today?

Show compassion? Who did you help today?

Enjoy learning? What was your favourite part of the day?

What questions did you ask today?

What do students ‘do’ at school?

Learn how to learn?What was your biggest challenge today?

Show compassion? Who did you help today?

http://2di.me/whodidyouhelp

Enjoy learning? What was your favourite part of the day?

What questions did you ask today?

What do students ‘do’ at school?

Learn how to learn?What was your biggest challenge today?

Show compassion? Who did you help today?

http://2di.me/whodidyouhelp

Enjoy learning? What was your favourite part of the day?

What questions did you ask today?

What did You Learn at School Today?

Nothin’

Shifting Learning: What else can you ask? What kind of answers do you want?

http://2di.me/SortOfDunno

Shifting Learning:What did You Learn at School Today?

By David Trusshttp://DavidTruss.com http://2di.me/2dimes

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