Student+Centred+Learning+Project

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Set up a 'Student-Centred' based project for your students. Recognise ways to place your students at the centre of their learning. Collaborate with others to create a student-centred project. Reflect on your own project and make plans to improve on future projects.
 * By the end of this project you will be able to:**

=**What does student-centred learning look like?**=

@http://www.challengebasedlearning.org/pages/welcome
 * Challenged Based Learning website.**

Ringwood North Primary School students video

=The Process= This is the process to establish the Challenged based learning environment.


 * 1) =**Big Idea**=
 * 2) =**Essential Question**=
 * 3) =**The Challenge**=
 * 4) =**Guiding Questions**=
 * 5) =**Guiding Activities**=
 * 6) =**Guiding Resources**=
 * 7) =**Solution**=
 * 8) =**Implementation**=
 * 9) =**Evaluation**=
 * 10) =**Reflection**=

=**1. Big Idea**= Start by working with students to identify the big idea. A big idea is one that is important on a global scale and that students can work with to gain the deep multidisciplinary content knowledge and understanding that is required by the standards for their grade level. A good place to look for big ideas is in the major news stories of the day.
 * What would you like the big idea to be?**


 * Samples**


 * ** Sustainability ** of natural resources such as water, food, energy, and air


 * ** Climate change ** and its effect on the planet


 * **Public health** threats such as pandemics


 * **Economy** downturns, recovery, and growth


 * **Conflict** and human nature


 * Personal, group, or cultural **identity**


 * ** Health and wellness **


 * **Education** and students

=**2. Essential Questions**= Next, work together to formulate the essential question, which serves as the link between their lives and the big idea. The question should be answerable through research, help focus students’ efforts, and provide a framework for the challenge.
 * Write down as many questions as you can that will help you come up with your challenge.**

= = =**Is education catering to each students needs?**= = Is education providing a student-centred learning environment? =

Your challenge

 * ==** Always design student-centred curriculum with ICT. **==
 * ==**Change the classroom to allow for a student-centred learning environment.**==
 * ==**Create a team teaching learning environment to encourage student-centred learning.**==

How can the education department assist us to deliver a student-centred using ICT?
= My Challenge Story =

=Beginning= =I would like to begin to use technology in the classroom to provide a student-centred learning environment.= = = =Middle (how are you going to do this?)= =I will be using an iPad to deliver some of my lessons.= =I will design a multitouch book for iBooks.= =I will work with my team to help encourage each other to create a student-centred learning environment.= =I will talk to my Principal and show him/her what the potential is.= = = =End (what will be the benefits?)= =This will provide an exciting and engaging curriculum. Students will become excited about what they are learning and think for themselves. Teachers will be able to enhance the curriculum and help students become more confident.=

**Some suggestions of b****ig ideas and essential questions**


= 3. Set the challenge - This is a statement that will come from the essential question. = This is a statement for your team to work on. The challenge turns the essential question into a call to action by charging participants with developing a local solution to a global problem. A challenge is immediate and actionable. Choosing and setting up the challenge is crucial. If it is interesting and sufficiently close to home, students will derive personal meaning and feel a sense of accomplishment upon proposing and implementing a solution. If the challenge also has greater global significance, students will gain confidence and self-esteem as they engage with issues they know to be truly important.

Samples of challenges from big ideas are:

 * ** Sustainability: ** Reduce your family’s (or your school’s) water consumption.
 * **Climate change**: Reduce your family’s (or your school’s) use of fossil fuels.
 * **Public health**: Increase the availability of flu vaccines to children in your community.
 * **Economy**: Increase the percentage of students in your class who stay in school for one more year.
 * **Conflict**: Improve tolerance at your school.
 * **Identity**: Create opportunities for group dialogues at your school.
 * **Health and wellness**: Increase the number of healthy food choices served at school (or at home).
 * **Education:** Make the classroom a student-centred classroom.

=**4. Guiding Questions**= =**5. Guiding Activities**= =**6. Guiding Resources**=
 * Write as many questions down as possible. Turn statements into questions.**
 * How will you find out the answers to the questions?**
 * What will you use to find out the answers to the questions?**


 * Place your guiding questions and guiding activities in this Popplet once you have discussed them with your partner.**

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=**7. Solution**=
 * Choose just one question you can now find a solution to. What will the solution to the big question be? You may have 3 solutions and need to decide on one solution.**
 * This is the solution you will action.**

=**8. Implementation**=
 * How will you come up with the solution?**
 * What steps do you need to take to begin your project?**

=**9. Evaluation**= = = =**10. Reflection**=
 * How will you know if it worked?**
 * What will be your evidence that your project worked?**
 * Reflect on the project.**
 * Create a blog and reflect on your project.**
 * You may like to set up your blog on one of these sites.**

**@http://www.vimeo.com**

 * Check if any website is available in China here**