RELATIONAL
The design of the assessment is rooted in sharing power to support meaningful exchanges of insight and learning between all those engaged in the learning, and to reduce positionality
- "sage on the stage" to "guide on the side"
- eliminates the notion that the teacher is the expected and only expert
- requires active engagement of all parties rather than passive "sit and get"
what MINDSET SHIFTS might be needed
- co-designed, transparent, shared quality criteria for success that guide the process and the product of any given learning experience
- partnerships/ collaborations within a classroom, across classrooms, and with the larger community
- learners as teachers, teachers as learners
- learners participating in adult professional development to offer feedback/input
What this could look like
- challenges the "individualism" characteristic of white supremacy culture (Okun) by affirming place and abundance in community rather than valuing individual role competition over collaboration.
how might this be liberatory?
SEE IT IN PRACTICE...
abbotsford SCHOOL DISTRICT
british columbia, canada
At the Abbotsford School District, we empower our students to share their voices to ensure they have a personalized learning journey and influence decisions that may affect their education.
Student Created Vision: Our collective student voice is heard, respected and utilized in all education related decisions in Abbotsford.
Student Created Mission: To create vision and direction for education in Abbotsford by facilitating opportunities for students to be heard and consistently relay these ideas to senior leaders in Abbotsford’s education system.
FONTY's PULSED ACADEMY
HIGHER ED, NETHERLANDS
Fontys Pulsed Academy for Transformation offers student-centered, talented-based teaching approaches captured in four act-provoking programs.
These are primarily aimed at a challenging cocktail of technology & craftsmanship, entrepreneurship & business, and design & creativity.
In every program, both technical and non-technical students work closely together on unique open-ended challenges. Fontys Pulsed Academy for Transformation is committed to supporting every student to find their unique spark and set it ablaze.
The mission of Rock Tree Sky is to cultivate an inclusive learning community where everyone develops their whole self through directing their learning in relationship with others.
Rock Tree Sky was founded in 2016 by parents, loving partners, and professional educators Natasha Efross and Jim Bailey. RTS started as a homeschool support and enrichment group and it has grown to serve over 200 learners per week on the campus of the former Summit Elementary School. Rock Tree Sky truly is an embodied example of the evolution of learner-centered education.
Rock tree sky
Ojai, California
