BW PD

Student-centred teaching


Description
The participants will learn to differentiate between teacher-centred and student-centred approaches with appreciating how student-centred approaches foster learning more effectively. After an introduction to teacher-centred and student-centred approaches, five cornerstones of student-centred teaching will be presented with each having three parts: theory, practice, reflection. The theoretical part aims to explain the concept, put forward pros and cons along with other considerations. (These are what Dylan Wiliam would call “strategies” albeit he would not necessarily agree with these.) The practice part aims to show several ways (what Dylan William would call “techniques”) to realise the key points, along with further readings, suggestions and potential pitfalls. In-person and online teaching will be both addressed. The participants are encouraged to adapt these techniques and try them out in their teaching with the aim of making their practice more student-centred. The course also includes a section on IB-related issues, including reference to the learner profile and the approaches to teaching and learning. The final part will ask the participants to reflect on what they have just tried out, draw conclusions, make modifications, plan for improved teaching, and set up an action plan. The last part is the submission for final assessment.

Content
  • Intro
  • Intro to course
  • Indicate your pre-course attitudes and confidence level
  • Set your goals for the course
  • Section 1: Introduction to student-centred teaching
  • KWL chart (Intro)
  • Comparison of teacher-centred and student-centred teaching
  • Reflection
  • Benefits and limitations of student-centred classrooms
  • The five (+1) cornerstones of student-centred teaching
  • Reflection (Intro)
  • Section 2: Student-centred teaching is active
  • KWL chart (#1 Active)
  • 1. Theory (#1 Active)
  • 2. Practice (#1 Active)
  • 3. Reflection (#1 Active)
  • Section 3: Student-centred teaching fosters thinking
  • KWL chart (#2 Thinking)
  • 1. Theory (#2 Thinking)
  • 2. Practice (#2 Thinking)
  • 3. Reflection (#2 Thinking)
  • Section 4: Student-centred teaching gives agency to students
  • KWL chart (#3 Agency)
  • 1. Theory (#3 Agency)
  • 2. Practice (#3 Agency)
  • 3. Reflection (#3 Agency)
  • Section 5: Student-centred teaching allows for transfer
  • KWL chart (#4 Transfer)
  • 1. Theory (#4 Transfer)
  • 2. Practice (#4 Transfer)
  • 3. Reflection (#4 Transfer)
  • Section 6: Student-centred teaching is inclusive
  • KWL chart (#5 Inclusive)
  • 1. Theory (#5 Inclusive)
  • 2. Practice (#5 Inclusive)
  • 3. Reflection (#5 Inclusive)
  • Section 7: IB extension
  • IB extension - Introduction
  • IB extension - Learner profile
  • IB extension - Approaches to learning
  • IB extension - Approaches to teaching
  • Section 8: Reflection and course feedback
  • Review your aims + reflection
  • Action plan
  • Indicate your post-course attitude and confidence level
  • End-of-course survey
  • Section 9: Final assignment
  • Final assignment
  • Congratulations
Completion rules
  • All units must be completed