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Principles of Equitable Learning After the Pandemic
This article presents six principles of equitable learning. The principles were created by a group of researchers and teachers this past spring, brought together by the Spencer Foundation and the Learning Policy Institute, to guide educators in a vision of education after the pandemic The six design principles are: (1) center relationships; (2) create a culture of affirmation and belonging; (3) build from students’ interests and take a whole child approach to their development; (4) engage students’ and families’ knowledge in disciplinary learning; (5) provide creative, inquiry-based forms of learning; and (6) address educator needs and learning. The article elaborates on these principles through the presentation of three examples that illustrate how to create equitable post-pandemic learning environments.
En este artículo se introducen e ilustran seis principios acordes con el aprendizaje equitativo. Dichos principios fueron sugeridos por un grupo de investigadores y profesores durante la primavera del año 2020, reunidos por la Fundación Spencer y el Learning Policy Institute, con el objetivo de orientar al cuerpo docente en relación a una visión propositiva de lo que podríamos llamar “educación post-pandemia”. Los principios son: (1) centrarse en las relaciones; (2) cultivar una cultura de la afirmación y la pertenencia; (3) construir aprendizajes a partir de los intereses de los y las aprendices, y centrarse en el desarrollo integral de los niños y niñas; (4) vincular el conocimiento de estudiantes y familias con el aprendizaje curricular-académico-disciplinar; (5) promover formas creativas de aprendizaje basadas en la investigación; y (6) abordar las necesidades de aprendizaje de los y las docentes. El artículo elabora estos principios a través de tres ejemplos que permiten ilustrar cómo generar y crear ambientes de aprendizaje equitativos post-pandemia.</p
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A professional development model to integrate computational thinking into middle school science through codesigned storylines
This article describes a professional development (PD) model, the CT-Integration Cycle, that supports teachers in learning to integrate computational thinking (CT) and computer science principles into their middle school science and STEM instruction. The PD model outlined here includes collaborative design (codesign; Voogt et al., 2015) of curricular units aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) that use programmable sensors. Specifically, teachers can develop or modify curricular materials to ensure a focus on coherent, student-driven instruction through the investigation of scientific phenomena that are relevant to students and integrate CT and sensor technology. Teachers can implement these storylines and collaboratively reflect on their instructional practices and student learning. Throughout this process, teachers may develop expertise in CT-integrated science instruction as they plan and use instructional practices aligned with the NGSS and foreground CT. This paper describes an examination of a group of five middle school teachers’ experiences during one iteration of the CT-Integration Cycle, including their learning, planning, implementation, and reflection on a unit they codesigned. Throughout their participation in the PD, the teachers expanded their capacity to engage deeply with CT practices and thoughtfully facilitated a CT-integrated unit with their students.</p
Connected learning: an agenda for research and design
This report is a synthesis of ongoing research, design, and implementation of an approach to education called “connected learning.” It advocates for broadened access to learning that is socially embedded, interest-driven, and oriented toward educational, economic, or political opportunity. Connected learning is realized when a young person is able to pursue a personal interest or passion with the support of friends and caring adults, and is in turn able to link this learning and interest to academic achievement, career success or civic engagement. This model is based on evidence that the most resilient, adaptive, and effective learning involves individual interest as well as social support to overcome adversity and provide recognition. This report investigates how we can use new media to foster the growth and sustenance of environments that support connected learning in a broad-based and equitable way. This report also offers a design and reform agenda, grounded in a rich understanding of child development and learning, to promote and test connected learning theories