Workshop discussing Personalized Learning, developing ideas for group to take to home school to begin trying something new to meet the needs of their learners.

1. Next Generation Learning
thelandscapeoflearning.com
John Tyler
August, 2013

2. Who is this John Tyler?

4. Intentions for the day
• Leave here with actionable
ideas
• Share our experiences
• Time to collaborate with
others
lotusofgoogle.com

6. Our kids live in their own personalized
world.

7. Courtesy Rod Allen,“DPAC June 2013”

8. What are we going to ask on our
tests, when our students are
walking in with Google in their
pocket? Are they going to ask
better questions than
we ask today?
David Warlick
Courtesy Rod Allen,“DPAC June 2013”

9. “This Classroom” July 29, 2013 © Michael Prince/CORBIS

10. http://www.leadershipnow.com/leadingblog/images/Double-LoopLearning.gif

18. When will what we know change what we do?
What will it take for what we know to change what we do?
Courtesy Rod Allen,“DPAC June 2013”

19. Will Richardson
• “What happens to
traditional concepts of
classrooms and teaching
when we can now learn
anything, anywhere,
anytime?”
21st Century Learning

22. Brain Break
Take a few minutes to discuss/think about some obstacles
you anticipate given what has been shared so far.
Image credit: chrissieadamsdotcom.files.wordpress.com

23. Personalized learning is the tailoring of pedagogy,
curriculum and learning support to meet the needs and
aspirations of individualized learners. - Wikipedia.

24. Technology is a way of life for our students.

25. Personalized Learning is not just about the use of
technology.

26. How many times have you heard this question…
Slide courtesy Chris Lehmann - 2010

27. To Personalize Learning makes
information relevant
Slides courtesy of Chris Lehmann

28. Ask Better Questions

29. most
students today aren’t going to have a fixed, single career; instead, they are most likely
going to follow a working trajectory that encompasses multiple careers.
“...most students today aren’t going to have a fixed,
single career; instead, they are most likely going to
follow a working trajectory that encompasses multiple
careers.” - John Seely Brown

30. Why Trust in Schools?
Courtesy Rod Allen,“Sept 2011”

31. 21st Century Teaching & Learning
Adapted from Gabriel Rshaid – 2009
Teachers
Classroom
New Paradigm
A completely
new paradigm
has transformed
a pedagogy of
poverty into
infinite
abundance.
Teachers to
change their
central role,to
become
facilitators.
Classroom of
the Future is
about facilitating a
plan that is co-
created with
parents and
students using
technology.

32. Behaving Yourself Out
of Problems…& into Positive
Trusting Relationships
Courtesy Rod Allen, Sept 2011

33. Innovations to pursue:
Reporting on higher-level learning standards inclusive of competencies
Using performance standards language to communicate student learning in
of letter grades
Use of technology to support communication of learning
Personalized Learning:
Communicating Student Learning
Courtesy Rod Allen,“DPAC June 2013”

34. “Our students should be able to
translate their everyday/social
experiences using technology to
formal learning.” - Gabriel Rshaid

35. The revolution doesn’t happen when society adopts new tools, it
happens when society adopts new behaviors.
Clay Shirkey
Courtesy Rod Allen,“DPAC June 2013”

36. Brain Break/Break-Out #2
At your table, based on what you have seen, please list
some benefits that this culture shift would yield. (ie
why would you want to ask teachers to Personalize
Learning for learners in you building?)
cc licensed ( BY ) flickr photo shared by marsmet543

38. Examples
Twenty X 20

39. Independent Directed Studies

40. ...School Facebook

41. ...SchoolTwitter Account....
...monitored and updated by students for credit.

42. ✤ Sport Specific Conditioning
• Community Leadership
Examples continued...
✤ Peer Mentoring
✤ Calculus Support
“Weights.” © Jan 11, 2011, the_green_squirre “Calculus.” © April 21, 2010, Bard College at Simon's Rock's
http://www.dfwonline.org/images/KM_Community_Leadership_web.jpg

43. Burnaby South I-Phone App

44. Innovation Week at
Greystone Centennial Middle School

46. Genius Hour

47. Promoting Learning
Together

48. 1.Engagement
2.“In their element…”
3.Ownership
4.Personalities
5.Enjoyment
Reflections

49. 1.Range of delivery
2.Flexibility
3.Energy
4.“Joy of teaching”
5.Pride
Reflections

50. 1.Know your learners
2.Building connections
3.Relationships
4.“The big ask”
Reflections

51. Example of an Inquiry Project Pathway
*Adapted from InquiryHUb model 2013

52. How to go from here?
• Allow students to explore their passions.
• Look for examples that connect school to
community and/or...
• Provide Responses To Interventions...
• Create experiences that will engage students, giving
each of them what they need.

53. Where to go from here?
• Increase current success to a larger scale.
• Continue to explore what is best for learners.
• Explore and try NEW possibilities.

54. “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said,
people will forget what you did, but people will never forget
how you made them feel.” Maya Angelou

56. What do they think?

57. Student testimonials from Greystone Centennial Middle School
courtesy Jesse McLean

58. “To sell well is to convince someone else to
part with resources—not to deprive that
person, but to leave him better off in the
end.” Daniel Pink

60. Discussion #3
• In your small groups please share some examples
from your school/district of Personalized Learning
that are currently taking place.

61. Planning for Action: Extension to greater
scale. 15 minutes
1. What is something you are going to try?
2. What is something you will stop doing?
3. How can you sell this idea in 3 minutes
to your PLN?

62. 1 in 3

63. What I like...
What I wonder...
What I recommend next...
Critical Friends Protocol (1 minute)

65. contact me:
@mrjtyler
Blog: johntyler.ca
email:
mrtylervp@gmail.com

66. References
• “Weights.” © Jan 11, 2011, the_green_squirrel, used under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic
• “Calculus.” © April 21, 2010, Bard College at Simon's Rock's, used under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic
• “Community Leadership” http://www.dfwonline.org/images/KM_Community_Leadership_web.jpg
• “21st Century Learning” April 18, 2011.Alec and George Couros. Conquering the Myths of Social Media and Learning.
• “This Classroom” July 29, 2013 © Michael Prince/CORBIS Used under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic
- BC Ministry of Education. BC Superintendents’Association Presentation Summer 2010. Retrieved November 18, 2010 from http://www.bcssa.org/powerpoints/SLA2010/MoE-SLA2010.htm
- Lehmann, Chris. High School Stinks. Retrieved from http://www.slideshare.net/chrislehmann/tedxphilly-high-school-stinks November 19, 2010.
- Robinson, Ken. Changing Education Paradigms. Retrieved November 11, 2010 from http://sirkenrobinson.com/skr/rsa-animate-changing-education-paradigms
- Rshaid, Gabriel. 21st Century: new teaching strategies, but are the learners ready? Presentation for the LAHC Conference 2009. Retrieved November 19, 2010 from www.lahc.net/
Site_2008/4_Conferences/21st_Century_LAHC.ppt
- Seely Brown, John. New Learning Environments for the 21st Century. Retrieved July 29, 2013 from http://www.johnseelybrown.com/newlearning.pdf