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Responsive Pedagogy

Published on Nov 18, 2015

Responsive pedagogy addresses the personal and academic needs of students to engage them and deepen learning.

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

responsive pedagogy

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responsive pedagogy is

flexing pedagogy to meet all students personal and academic needs

purpose

students are engaged and learning is deepened
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it's student centric

enrich students' strengths while improving areas of weakness

It's Focused

all methods are explicitly chosen to engage students & deepen learning
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building learning capacity

responsive pedagogy is about
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guide & coach

educators partner with students in learning leaving "center stage"
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21st Century teaching

educators collaborate, communicate, think critically, & create

collaborative

educators plan, analyze data, & reflect on their practice together
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communicate

educators speak frequently with students about learning
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critical thinking

educators analyze data to modify instruction for all students 
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creative

educators are always looking and learning new ways to engage students

technology

opens doors to the world to connect with experts & relevant content
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PLN & social media

informs educators of trends, ideas, methods, tech, and teaching methods

compelling

students want to learn because educators are responsive

Suggestions to educators

  • Respond to your students' needs
  • Tailor learning experiences to individuals and groups
  • Reflect often on what is working and what is not, change what is not
  • Take risks. Failure is learning what to do better.
  • Know each student's strengths and weaknesses

suggestions to adminsistration

  • Hold educators accountable for responsive pedagogy
  • Focus on learning as the primary goal of the school
  • Engage educators in reflective communication-What's working and what's not?
  • Converse about learning, assessment, differentiation & enrichment
  • Creative a collaborative culture to sustain and build learning capacity

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