Beyond the Furniture: Creating a Learner-Centered Environment: Teacher Behaviors

Participant Outcomes and Indicators:

Outcome:  Participants will be able to identify and apply teacher behaviors that support a leaner-centered environment.

Indicator: Participants will explore the teacher component of the Professional Learning Tool in order to create their own learner-centered environment.

Beyond the Furniture:Teacher Behaviors

Resources

Professional Learning Tool: Teacher Behaviors
Beyond the Furniture: Teacher Behaviors - PowerPoint

Learner-Centered Environments (use the Teacher infographic)

Answer Garden: https://answergarden.ch/view/368556

Articles:

Ch. 1: Culturally Responsive Instruction
Teaching Basic Communication Skills
Learners Should be Developing Their Own Essential Questions
Response: Ways to Include Students in the Formative Assessment Process 
Responding to Formative Data 
3 Tips to Make any Lesson Culturally Responsive
What are Formative Assessments and Why Should We use Them? 
How to Get Students to Talk in Class
5 Ways to Help Your Students Become Better Questioners      
Authentic Learning for the 21st Century  (see the section starting on page 2: “What is Authentic Learning?”
5 Key Strategies to Get/Keep Kids Engaged at School      
21 Different Ways of Responding to Formative Assessments
The Power of Peer Feedback

How Student-Centered is Your Classroom?

A Clear Rationale for Learner-Centered Teaching

5 Research-Based Tips for Providing Students with Feedback