3. Northern Learning Centre
• Choice program
• Project based personalized learning with a focus on 21st Century
skills
• Grade 8 ,9 and 10 students
• Different Reporting
• Applied learning where teachers & students pull out Prescribed
Learning Outcomes
• Digital world–reporting, PLOs and portfolios – meeting students in
their world
• All students needing a digital device. (laptop, net-book, tablet,)
• Approximately 1 to 25 ratio – hopefully a cohort of 50-100
4. Northern Learning Centre
• Vision
• To engage learners through a personal learning choice program. Where
real life connection to student learning matters!
• Mission
• To ensure each student is ready for the 21st Century with the skills,
attitudes, experiences and mindsets to be successful.
• Values
• Promote creativity and innovation
• Practice collaboration, teamwork, leadership
• Foster cross cultural understanding
• Develop communication and media literacy
• Ongoing career learning – self reliance
• Promote a lifestyle of caring for personal health
5. Rationale
The students we are teaching today are very different than students
we taught ten years ago. The ability to access information anytime,
anywhere is the reality of our learners. Students are looking for
ways to apply their knowledge to extend their learning. Our system
needs to respond to our learners.
Recently, the Ministry of Education has released the BC’s Education
Plan. This plan outlines the need to prepare our learners for the
21st Century.
We are preparing our learners for jobs that
don’t even exist.
6. Project Based Learning
In Project Based Learning (PBL), students go through an extended
process of inquiry in response to a complex question, problem, or
challenge. Rigorous projects help students learn key academic
content and practice 21st Century Skills (such as collaboration,
communication & critical thinking).
7. Project Based Learning
Students gain a deeper understanding of the concepts and
standards at the heart of a project. Projects also build vital
workplace skills and lifelong habits of learning. Projects can allow
students to address community issues, explore careers, interact
with adult mentors, use technology, and present their work to
audiences beyond the classroom. PBL can motivate students who
struggle to find connections between school curriculum and their
lives.
8. Northern Learning Centre
• Increased levels of learning
• Engagement
• Projects/Flexibility/Connections
• Community
• Technology
• Local example
9. Northern Learning Centre
8:45-9:00 Connect time
9:00–9:45 Physical activity or PE
9:45–10:00 Nutrition break
10:00–11:00 Direct instruction (class or seminar)
11:00–12:00 Direct instruction (class or seminar)
12:00 12:45 Lunch
12:45– 3:00 Project work
11. Projects –Who am I and where to I fit in?
Objective: You are going to
explore the question “Where
do I come from?” using a map
to show a visual representation
of how you came to be here
today emphasizing different
geographic regions in North
America. This may include
where you want to go in the
future. You will pair this map
with research on the
geographic regions which you
will use to describe the region
as it may have appeared to
your ancestor or appears today.
19. Feedback
• For us *'s experience is, as they say, "night and day" from last year to this. I mean
this in the positive. * is far more engaged, less stressed, and I believe more
content. He is also clearly enjoying the work more than the traditional approach.
There seems to be an increase in opportunity for him to feel successful and to
have some experience with leadership which is just so, so important for all youth
at this age. I can speak for both my husband and I to share that we are very happy
with the NLC and what you and Beth are able to offer the students. Don't hesitate
to let us know how, as parents, or community partners we can support the
program.
• Good morning. % and I used the rubrics to review his slides. Those rubrics are so
great!!! The slides are now ready for your re-review. Thank you for giving % this
opportunity to have some learning time with mom! Ask % about
www.easybib.com. He is still a bit unsure about the difference between resources
and references. We had some fun using easybib to make his references slide :)
23. Next steps
• Check out our info – online (twitter, youtube, facebook, website)
• Take a pamphlet
• Our students are going to foundation schools
• Another parent meeting with NLC teachers Feb 28th 7pm
• Apply online at krss.sd57.bc.ca – March 1st
• Application due March 15th.
25. More Info
Feel free to drop into our Student Exhibition
Of Learning on January 30th! It will be held at
Kelly Road Secondary School from 7-8 pm.
26. Web references
The NLC current events map is also found at
http://goo.gl/maps/6kcD5
The opinion 250 article can be found at
http://www.250news.com/blog/view/25815/1/students+rise+to+challenge+o
f+shoreline+clean+up
Projects can be found at
http://goo.gl/WwhGL
Editor's Notes
www.innovationunit.org
We have been receiving several calls from parents asking about what a typical day would look like at the NLC. One big advantage of this program will be the integrated approach to the curriculum. The whole grade 8 or grade 9 learning outcomes will be identified. Over the course of a year students would be covering the entire grade curriculum. The curriculum would be covered through practice and application in their project work. A typical day could look like this:8:45-9:00 Connect time - class connection time with teacher9:00–9:45 Physical activity - in the gym or outside. Students would pick which activities or sports they would like to participate in.9:45–10:00 Nutrition break/health seminars10:00–11:00 Direct instruction (class) - This would be class time where teacher would be teaching specific items to students. Content specific skills or ideas that they need to know about in order to proceed with their project. Student’s classes would be organized based on # of students.11:00–12:00 Direct instruction (seminar) - Break out into small groups where students would be grouped according to interests. Specific skills may need to be taught. Students and teachers may request time to offer direct assistance with specific parts of their project.12:00 12:45 Lunch12:45– 3:00 Project work - After a phasing in time period. Students would be spending time researching and applying knowledge to complete projects. Some time would be outside the school where connections to real life would me made. This session could be a time to work on solutions, ask questions, consult with teachers, ask experts and apply knowledge. As you can see this timetable offers lots of flexibility and a whole bunch of freedom to explore. As with many new ideas we need to phase this in. As a grade 8 or 9 student starting this for the first time, this freedom to learning will need to be phased in and taught how to use their time for productive learning.
We have been receiving several calls from parents asking about what a typical day would look like at the NLC. One big advantage of this program will be the integrated approach to the curriculum. The whole grade 8 or grade 9 learning outcomes will be identified. Over the course of a year students would be covering the entire grade curriculum. The curriculum would be covered through practice and application in their project work. A typical day could look like this:8:45-9:00 Connect time - class connection time with teacher9:00–9:45 Physical activity - in the gym or outside. Students would pick which activities or sports they would like to participate in.9:45–10:00 Nutrition break/health seminars10:00–11:00 Direct instruction (class) - This would be class time where teacher would be teaching specific items to students. Content specific skills or ideas that they need to know about in order to proceed with their project. Student’s classes would be organized based on # of students.11:00–12:00 Direct instruction (seminar) - Break out into small groups where students would be grouped according to interests. Specific skills may need to be taught. Students and teachers may request time to offer direct assistance with specific parts of their project.12:00 12:45 Lunch12:45– 3:00 Project work - After a phasing in time period. Students would be spending time researching and applying knowledge to complete projects. Some time would be outside the school where connections to real life would me made. This session could be a time to work on solutions, ask questions, consult with teachers, ask experts and apply knowledge. As you can see this timetable offers lots of flexibility and a whole bunch of freedom to explore. As with many new ideas we need to phase this in. As a grade 8 or 9 student starting this for the first time, this freedom to learning will need to be phased in and taught how to use their time for productive learning.
We have been receiving several calls from parents asking about what a typical day would look like at the NLC. One big advantage of this program will be the integrated approach to the curriculum. The whole grade 8 or grade 9 learning outcomes will be identified. Over the course of a year students would be covering the entire grade curriculum. The curriculum would be covered through practice and application in their project work. A typical day could look like this:8:45-9:00 Connect time - class connection time with teacher9:00–9:45 Physical activity - in the gym or outside. Students would pick which activities or sports they would like to participate in.9:45–10:00 Nutrition break/health seminars10:00–11:00 Direct instruction (class) - This would be class time where teacher would be teaching specific items to students. Content specific skills or ideas that they need to know about in order to proceed with their project. Student’s classes would be organized based on # of students.11:00–12:00 Direct instruction (seminar) - Break out into small groups where students would be grouped according to interests. Specific skills may need to be taught. Students and teachers may request time to offer direct assistance with specific parts of their project.12:00 12:45 Lunch12:45– 3:00 Project work - After a phasing in time period. Students would be spending time researching and applying knowledge to complete projects. Some time would be outside the school where connections to real life would me made. This session could be a time to work on solutions, ask questions, consult with teachers, ask experts and apply knowledge. As you can see this timetable offers lots of flexibility and a whole bunch of freedom to explore. As with many new ideas we need to phase this in. As a grade 8 or 9 student starting this for the first time, this freedom to learning will need to be phased in and taught how to use their time for productive learning.
We have been receiving several calls from parents asking about what a typical day would look like at the NLC. One big advantage of this program will be the integrated approach to the curriculum. The whole grade 8 or grade 9 learning outcomes will be identified. Over the course of a year students would be covering the entire grade curriculum. The curriculum would be covered through practice and application in their project work. A typical day could look like this:8:45-9:00 Connect time - class connection time with teacher9:00–9:45 Physical activity - in the gym or outside. Students would pick which activities or sports they would like to participate in.9:45–10:00 Nutrition break/health seminars10:00–11:00 Direct instruction (class) - This would be class time where teacher would be teaching specific items to students. Content specific skills or ideas that they need to know about in order to proceed with their project. Student’s classes would be organized based on # of students.11:00–12:00 Direct instruction (seminar) - Break out into small groups where students would be grouped according to interests. Specific skills may need to be taught. Students and teachers may request time to offer direct assistance with specific parts of their project.12:00 12:45 Lunch12:45– 3:00 Project work - After a phasing in time period. Students would be spending time researching and applying knowledge to complete projects. Some time would be outside the school where connections to real life would me made. This session could be a time to work on solutions, ask questions, consult with teachers, ask experts and apply knowledge. As you can see this timetable offers lots of flexibility and a whole bunch of freedom to explore. As with many new ideas we need to phase this in. As a grade 8 or 9 student starting this for the first time, this freedom to learning will need to be phased in and taught how to use their time for productive learning.
