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“Educational experts suggest that to prepare students for the future, the curriculum must be learner-centered and flexible and maintain a focus on literacy and numeracy, while supporting deeper learning through concept-based and competency-driven approaches. It is meant to support the development of citizens who are:
- Competent Thinkers
- Competent Communicators and
- Personally and socially competent
It is for this reason I decided to introduce Learning in Depth into the school. The first strategy was to get “buy in” from the teachers. This was done by describing the program as an excellent first step to implementing the re-designed curriculum, the next strategy was to share the LiD kit, an excellent hands-on resource, to the teachers. I then contacted Simon Fraser University’s Imaginative Education Research Group (now called, the Centre for Imagination in Research, Culture and Education) for support. The teachers would get full support in the form of on-site coaching in how to implement Learning in Depth.
All the teachers and parents were involved in our innovation. So too was the Imaginative Education Research Group (now CIRCE).
The major focus for our school is about how we engage our students in meaningful learning. Our end state is to create learning environments where both teachers and students have a re-energized enjoyment of the learning process; where students and teachers are not so focused on the “end result” but rather gain a trust in their own abilities as a learner and as a teacher.”
St. Michael school’s continues to use the LiD program across all grades. Teachers are supported in their implementation of the program. The schoolwide collaboration likely provides students with an excellent example of positive interpersonal learning.
Many teachers, at a certain point in their practice, find themselves in a rut with their course planning. The LiD program offers a manageable amount of meaningful change to refresh and enliven the teacher looking for more, or simply, different. I can’t wait to hear more stories from those engaging with LiD in creative and inspiring ways.
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