Week 5

Is student centered learning impacting the flipped model? Yes! Is the flipped model impacting the student centered learning and student achievement? Yes! This article https://thejournal.com/articles/2016/11/01/report-flipped-classroom-market-in-north-america-to-grow-35-percent-over-next-4-years.aspx talks about how the increase interest in student centered learning will increase the flipped model by 35% over the next 4 years. The other positive side of these approaches is that they are increasing student achievement and graduation rates! It is amazing how technology is changing education and empowering our students!

The diversity and achievement levels of our classrooms are changing. All students need an individualized learning plan. How can we reach all students? Read this article http://edscoop.com/personalized-learning-can-aid-increasingly-diverse-classrooms-digital-promise-report?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=34261632&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--k0yV3SCLp7hHWOGaFWpWjZMWjo8tkWopklmt_PhIWW0wGLkdAUy0b2SuqrJNNchdxgHk8w_P6ub5bUdv29wJ3_CvCjaLS8F7KdyL1RzswDnJJAL0&_hsmi=34261632 to find out how! Digital opportunities are making individual learning plans possible for all learners to succeed.  Not only are our students at different academic levels but also growing up at different socioeconomically statuses. This article talks about how using adaptive technologies and student centered learning can help us to better reach our students growing up in poverty. How can we make these technological tools more personalized to better reach all learners? 

Can student centered learning lead to job advancements? Read the article http://www.theindependent.com/life/yazmine-metteer-after-learning-english-woman-finds-rewards-in-career/article_fef4ed8c-a1fd-11e6-bb61-ab23dd6df472.html to find out how Yazmine went from a Perkins waitress to a manager at Wells Fargo. In the article she speaks about how being a waitress challenged her! It put her on the spot and forced her to learn English. The challenge forced her to grow and prepared her for her future life endeavors. It is truly amazing how using an approach that forces you to apply your knowledge to the real world can allow you to grow! This story truly shows how you can achieve any goal when you apply your learning to the real world!