Week 1 Summary

  • Learning is not fixed by time limits
  • There is increased autonomy in students and inclusion of every type of learner. Groups are more complex than the obvious age grouping
  • Spaces in schools to provide stimulating environment for independent learning, inside and outdoors.
  • Cooperation between members of the community fosters better practices
  • Students acquire autonomy and self-management skills, new skills meaningfully applied.
  • Closer relationships.
  • Flexible timetables.
  • Improved communication with families that spark real connections with what is happening at school and make everyone feel safe
  • Intentional search for deeper knowledge and understanding about everyone in the community
  • Skills and values focus- which skills are really important for children to learn
  • New pedagogy to foster autonomous learning and engagement.
  • Empower teachers to change practices, building holistic learning experiences or including SDGs in the curriculum
  • Give students a voice and build their input into decisions as to how and what they learn.
  • Assessment that takes the students’ point of view, asking them for feedback and that includes student wellbeing.
  • Curriculum that emphasizes breadth over depth focusing on skills rather than content.
  • PBL at the core of the curriculum to foster student collaboration in authentic projects.
  • Assessment that is more effective and includes more than only tests.
  • Interdisciplinary projects help break the boundaries of disciplines.
  • Emotional development becomes part of the assessment and it has impact on student perfomance.
  • Transdisciplinary approaches that focus on concepts.