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Embracing Student-Centered Learning: Strategies for Effective Engagement and Assessment

This lecture by Dr. Sherwan Rahman Sulaiman at Hawler Medical University provides insights into student-centered learning (SCL), emphasizing its benefits and implementation strategies. Participants will explore the shift towards prioritizing student engagement and ownership in the learning process. Key topics include fostering critical thinking and problem-solving skills, aligning curriculum with real-world applications, and understanding the role of assessments in reflecting student mastery. By the end, attendees will be equipped to apply SCL principles effectively in their educational practices.

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Embracing Student-Centered Learning: Strategies for Effective Engagement and Assessment

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  1. Student centered learning Dr. Sherwan Rahman Sulaiman MD MSc PhD College of Medicine Hawler Medical University 2016-2017

  2. Learning Outcome By the end of the lecture the participant must be able to: • Describe what is student centered learning and its benefits. • Be able to implement SCL in the class.

  3. Student Centered Learning SCL The shift from teachers teaching to students learning: more than semantics

  4. Why shift? • Need to produce students who are good critical thinkers, problem solvers, and creative • Explosion of information: need to make sense of it, not memorize it • Improve student engagement and ownership of learning

  5. Indicators

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  10. Student-Centered Classrooms Focus on • What do we want students to know (deeply and forever) and be able to do? • How will we know when they know it? (assessment of mastery) • How will we respond when they don’t/can’t learn it? (interventions) • How will we respond when they already know it? (enrichment)

  11. Implications for curriculum • Written by teachers • Based on State and National Standards • Coverage versus depth of concepts • Facts and trivia versus big ideas • Isolated command of content versus real world connections • Balance between content and skills

  12. Shift in Role of Assessment

  13. Shift in role of assessment

  14. Importance of alignment • Curriculum aligned to standards • Teaching aligned to curriculum and student needs • Assessments accurately reflect student mastery • Student mastery of curriculum results in school improvement • Teacher Evaluation Plan and contract reflects district expectations • Staff development and resource allocation supports the instructional core

  15. Questions ? • Do it …

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