1. CHALLENGE-BASED LEARNING
DIGITAL SCHOOLS NETWORK MAY 2020
KIM FLINTOFF
Learning Futures Advisor
Curtin University

2. EDUCATION NEEDS TO EVOLVE
“THE SOLUTION TO
CURRENT EDUCATION
CONCERNS IS NOT MORE
SCHOOLING – WE NEED A
DIFFERENT KIND OF
SCHOOLING”

3. WHEN AM I GOING TO USE THAT?
“A FRONT LOADED
CURRICULUM HAS
LITTLE RELEVANCE
TODAY – WE HAVE TO
GET BETTER AT
GENERATIVE PLAY AND
LEARN TO ASSESS BY
CATCHING THEM DOING
IT”

4. THERE HAS TO BE SOME CHALLENGE
“THE KINDS OF
PROBLEMS WE OFFER
STUDENTS TO SOLVE
SIMPLY AREN’T BIG
ENOUGH”

5. ENTER CHALLENGE-BASED LEARNING
https://images.apple.com/education/docs/CBL_Classroom_Guide_Jan_201
1.pdf
CHALLENGE-BASED LEARNING ACTIVATES THE DESIGN-THINKING PROCESS THROUGH
INTERDISCIPLINARY ENGAGEMENT AND HIGHER LEVELS OF LEARNER AGENCY

6. CHANGE THE FRAME AND CHANGE THE RELEVANCE
“They came up with the idea of
educating people on how to grow crops
that would survive in the climate they
live in,”
“They could pass the information along
to larger groups of people so we would
reach a bigger population.”
Lindsay Doughty

7. CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE
“It is a pedagogical approach
that actively engages students in
a situation that is real, relevant
and related to their
environment, which involves
defining a challenge and
implementing a solution.”
Observatory of Educational Innovation
Read the Article

8. CHALLENGE-BASED LEARNING ENHANCES CAPABILITIES
“The role of the teacher is
to create the conditions for
invention rather than
provide ready-made
knowledge.”
Seymour Papert

9. CHALLENGE-BASED LEARNING ENABLES LEARNER PROGRESSION
“Its chief insight is that
Australia needs to shift
away from a year-based
curriculum to a curriculum
expressed as “learning
progressions”,
independent of year or
age.”
The Guardian Read the Report
The other Gonski report

10. GLOBAL CHALLENGE IS BUILT UPON CBL PRINCIPLES
https://globalchallenge.org.au/

11. STAY IN TOUCH
Kim FLINTOFF
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