Student-Centered Learning by Design

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One great way to help students engage actively in their research is to help them discover their own investment. Actionable research is the result of student-centered curriculum design: moving from assignments that ask students to "prove you understand" toward those that encourage them to "use this knowledge to make a difference." In this course, Jacquelyn Whiting shared the benefits of and strategies for helping students use research to apply newfound knowledge to a situation they can see firsthand in their own lives, strengthening problem-solving skills through direct, positive action. *Please note all documents availble on the mentioned website have been provided with this course.

So you have the website, which is absolutely Chock a block full of resources for you beyond the workshop resources here, you've got the videos embedded are there's a student centered unit template, a template for unit planning for you. There's models of design thinking for you. And on the design materials page, you've got other templates that you can use for working with students if you're going to try this work with them. And I do hope that you do do this work with them. And I also hope that you keep in touch while you're doing it. So you have my Twitter handle and my book hashtag and please keep in touch, bring me into the conversation. And let me celebrate the good work that your students are doing. Thank you so much for being here with me today.

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About the Author

Jacquelyn Whiting is the Instructional Coach and Technology Integrator for a school district in Connecticut. She has a bachelor's in Government Studies and Studio Art from Connecticut College and a master's in Social Studies and Education from South Connecticut State University. She is also a Google Certified Innovator, a Google Certified Coach, and Local Activator for Future Design School. Jacquelyn is the co-author of News Literacy: The Keys to Combating Fake News and the author of Student-Centered Learning by Design. She presents frequently on human-centered design, student and educator voice, and innovative educational technology practices. You can follow her tweeting @MsJWhiting.

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Whiting, Jacquelyn. "Student-Centered Learning by Design. Closing [:51]." School Library Connection, ABC-CLIO, August 2021, schoollibraryconnection.com/Content/Course/2267095?learningModuleId=2267090&topicCenterId=2247903.

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