What does student-centered learning actually look like?

April 12, 2025What does student-centered learning actually look like? Filed under: virtual school — Michael K. Barbour @ 9:07 pm Tags: blended learning, cyber school, education, high school, Highlander Institute, Throughline learning, virtual schoolAn item from a K-12 blended learning organization.Our latest webinar recording, #100DistrictConversations insights, & more!No images? Click hereMissed Our Live Webinar This Week? Recording Now Available!“This is exactly what our district needs to hear.

” – Webinar AttendeeThis week, we hosted our Leading Powerful PLCs webinar in partnership with edWeb, sharing how to supercharge small group meetings to drive student engagement and significant academic growth.We highlighted the critical role collaborative planning sessions can play in refining instruction and ensuring accessible implementation of rigorous curriculum. Attendees walked away with concrete strategies and provided incredibly positive feedback:“This gives me so much hope.



You are speaking to my educator soul!”“My students were just struggling yesterday with trying to come up with guiding questions about their lesson...

This webinar’s guidance would have been so helpful to assist them in the whole process!”“Thank you for this phenomenal session. I appreciate the emphasis on adult learning being part of the daily work.”“This is excellent – thanks for all the examples.

I’m excited to take this back to my school.”Watch the RecordingConnect with MalikaThis Week’s Insights from #100DistrictConversationsAngie Holt, Director of Curriculum and Development, Woonsocket Education Department, RI“What does student-centered learning actually look like? It’s not just about putting students in groups; it’s about truly empowering them to take ownership of their learning. This cognitive shift hasn’t been easy, but we’ve been at it now for almost four years.

We laid a foundation through our collaboration with Throughline Learning working with the learning pit from James Nottingham, helping teachers embrace productive struggle as a critical part of the learning process for students. Now we are working with the team at Instructional Empowerment to change the way we approach teaching and learning. Much of our progress has come from focusing on and returning to 3 key questions:Can our students articulate why they’re doing what they’re doing in every lesson, every day?Are we truly standards-driven, not textbook-driven?How are we connecting learning to our competencies for success, which we’ve brought all the way down to kindergarten? Even our youngest learners are saying, ‘Today I was a reflective thinker because I did.

..’ “More from AngieJulie Moore, Assistant Superintendent of Innovation and Learning, Liberty Public Schools, MO“Our approach to innovation and learning is deeply rooted in collaboration – both within our district and through strategic external partnerships.

Our internal capacity was showcased beautifully on Valentine’s Day when we hosted a district-wide professional learning (PL) event centered around 5 hubs: AI, SEL, Real-World Learning, MTSS, and our Graduate Profile.Each hub featured a community keynote speaker and sessions led by our teachers. We had an impressive 79 presentations, making sure to include our paraprofessionals by soliciting their learning interests.

The planning for this large-scale PL day is a collaborative effort starting in August. I typically set the vision for the day and our talented innovation and learning coaches bring it to life, shaping the program for each hub and identifying rockstar teachers to lead the workshops.”More from Julie Share Tweet Share Forward Throughline Learninghttps://throughlinelearning.

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