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Best Design Characteristics

Published on Nov 21, 2015

Characteristics of an exemplary learning experience as collected by Wiggins and McTigue

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Teacher as more of a facilitator

or a coach
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Safe supportive environment

for risk-taking, trying out new learning

Immersion and hands-on

sooner rather than later
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Clear goals

and explicit performance requirements
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A genuine problem or challenge

frames the work

Meaningful tasks

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Lots of focused practice

and feedback and opportunities to use it
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Trial and error, reflection and adjustment

are encouraged and built in.
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Models and modeling

are used to make expectations concrete
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Work is personalized

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Mix of Collaboration

and solo work

Logical sequence of activities

and building of content
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