1. Don't Be a Sage -
Engage!
Jenna Cooper
Instructional Technology Specialist
Center Grove Schools
Laura Lawrence
High School Science Teacher
Asheville School

2. Our Webinar Design
Challenge...

3. I. Recall a learning experience
II. Polls
III. Students vs. learners
IV. Five myths
V. Five strategies
VI. Plan a lesson
Webinar Plan

4. Finkel, D. L. (2000). Teaching with your mouth shut. Portsmouth, NH:
Boynton/Cook Publishers, Inc.

5. Finkel, 2000

6. Finkel, 2000

7. Finkel, 2000
Coach? Minister?
School
counselor?
Theater
director?
Other role
model?

8. Poll

9. Poll

10. Students vs. Learners
Warlick, D. (2010, October 8). Are they students or are they learners? [Blog
post]. Retrieved from http://davidwarlick.com/2cents

11. Relationships with Educators
Warlick, 2010

12. Relationships with Other Students
Warlick, 2010

13. Warlick, 2010

14. Compensation
Warlick, 2010

15. Mode of Operation
Warlick, 2010

16. Why do they do their work?
Warlick, 2010

17. Assessment
Warlick, 2010

19. Thoughts
and Reminders

27. Five Myths about
Teachers, Students, and
Classroom Designs

28. Students learn
from listening to
lectures.

29. Students DO NOT learn from lectures.

31. Learners teach
themselves;
teachers can’t
set goals.

32. Ideas to create a goal oriented learner-centered classroom:
o "Let the book do the talking."
o Widen the audience
o Flip your classroom
o Differentiate instruction
o Have the students get up and move
o Give the students jobs/roles
Fact: You CAN set goals.

33. Teachers should
never lecture;
direct instruction
is not important.

34. Fact: Sometimes a small lecture is the right
choice.
Other methods to consider:
o Conceptual workshops
o Experiential learning
o Independent study
o Interactive instruction
Variety is key.

35. When flipping,
teacher is not
engaged.

36. Teacher's primary responsibilities:
o Listen to students
o Ask questions
o Design the experience
o Give feedback
The teacher plays a DIFFERENT role.

37. Teachers create learning environments.

38. Whiteboard Activity
What are some important nutrients for
a learning experience?

40. Restructuring is
difficult and time
consuming.

41. Start with
one lesson...
...add at least one
experiential component.

42. o Think/Pair/Share
o Jigsaw
o KWL (Know, Wonder, Learned) charts
o Peer feedback
o Concept Mapping
o Generating Examples
o Students move/act as models for some concept
o Decision exercises - get off the line, post-its, etc.
o Exit slip
Some activities only take 2-3 minutes.

43. Actions for the classroom:
• Create a project, movie, comic
• Compose a story
• Compile a collection
• Draw a diagram
• Build a model
• Act out - become human models
Focus on what the kids are doing.

44. Examples of technology you can use to design a
learner-centered classroom:
o Google Docs for collaboration
o VoiceThread
o Blogs
o Video recording equipment/YouTube
o Glogster
o Mindmapping
Integrating technology can help.

45. Summary:
Five Ways to Make Your
Classroom Learner-Centered

53. Challenge activity: think of
one upcoming lesson.
How will you make it a
learner-centered experience?

54. What questions or
comments do you have?

55. Finkel, D. L. (2000). Teaching with your mouth shut. Portsmouth,
NH: Boynton/Cook Publishers, Inc.
Maggart, E. (2012). Experiential education [Video]. Retrieved from
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=db6QVERKs_c
Pink, D. (2009). Drive: the surprising truth about what motivates us.
Penguin Books: New York
Warlick, D. (2010, October 8). Are they students or are they learners?
[Blog post]. Retrieved from http://davidwarlick.com/2cents
References