Mighty Morsels
Helpful snippets for inspiration.
Our previous Mighty Morsels have covered adaptive technology, workflow, and blended learning. You have loads of data at your fingertips, so how do you make it more transparent for your students?
"What" and "Why" of Learning Progressions
Learning progressions are very similar to a map of stepping stones students take to reach a learning goal. Students might take the commonly-travelled route, or they might need to use some alternative routes. Either way, they are reaching their learning goal in a methodical way without skipping essential steps. Learning sciences is uncovering those commonly- and uncommonly-travelled routes students use to reach their learning goals. (Achieve.org)
The gallery below shows examples of learning progressions that were created by teachers right here in CCSD.
CD at Goodwin
(Teacher: Mandy Martin)
Media at Hunley Park
(Teacher: Rebecca Wade)
1st Grade at Lambs
(Teacher: McEachern Thompson)
How to Begin
1. Choose one subject where you'll do learning progressions and dive in!
2. Pick a standard.
3. Create a learning progression poster in kid-friendly terms and drawings. Don't eliminate vocabulary that's important to gain from the standard. I advise creating this poster ahead of time and keeping it for the future.
4. Present it to students as part of a mini lesson or introduction. Aim for 5-10 minutes.
5. Keep the progression posted on the wall while teaching that standard for frequent referencing (like an anchor chart).
6. Post the next poster on top of the old one, rather than throwing each one away. Students might even need to refer back to previous posters.
Book an appointment with me to help with this!
The Steps in a Learning Progression
Links for Further Exploration
Article on Learning Progressions - The Role of Learning Progressions in Competency-Based Pathways
Explosion Graphic - John Hattie's Effect Size
Quotes about Feedback - Infographic
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Courtney Kozelski, Innovation and Digital Learning
Email: courtney_kozelski@charleston.k12.sc.us
Website: http://www.ccsdinnovation.com/
Location: 75 Calhoun Street, Charleston, SC, United States
Phone: 843-937-6466