Further Reading

To learn more about Learner-Centered Education and the Inspired Learner Model, click the titles below.

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Basic overview:

"A Brief Introduction to the Inspired Learner Model"

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More detail:

"Inspired Learner Model Concept Paper"

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Transforming a school:

"Implementing the Inspired Learner Model"

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Implementation on a smaller scale:

"Micro-School: An ILM School Within a School"

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Prototype school catalog:

"Springfield Elementary"

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The case to replace our current education model:

"Expert Witnesses"

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Situation critical:

"Washington State Students In Crisis"

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Foundational research & conclusions:

"Evidence for Student-Centered Learning"

from Education Evolving

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The paradigm shift from school-centered to learner-centered:

"What is Meant by Learner-Centered"

from Education Reimagined

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Key terms of the learner-centered movement:

"Practitioners Lexicon"

from Education Reimagined

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A fundamental commitment for all children to love learning:

"Education Reimagined Origin Story"

from Education Reimagined

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The conclusions of 28 widely respected education leaders:

"A Transformational Vision for Education in the U.S."

from Education Reimagined

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Survey: the vast majority of Americans want individualized education:

"Purpose of Education Index"

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Wyoming's Governor: The state's education future is student-centered:

"Reimagining and Innovating the Delivery of Education."

from RIDE / Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon

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KEY TERMS

Whole Classroom Instructional Model (WCIM)

The century-old structure of sorting children by age, randomly placing them in groups of 20 to 30, then teaching them the SAME material, at the SAME time, at the SAME pace, in the SAME way, by the SAME teacher. Children are seen as passive recipients of information and knowledge and rarely, if ever, take ownership of their learning. Students move between classrooms during the day, move “up” through grade levels over the years, and eventually leave school for the workforce, likely to never step foot again in the place where they spent so much of their childhood. Assessments in this rigid system are done primarily via test-taking. The teacher is at the center of the learning process.
Synonyms:

Standardized Education
Teacher-Centered Learning
One-Size-Fits-All Instructional Model
Factory (Assembly Line) Education Model
Taylorist Model
Coercive Schooling

Learner-Centered Model (LCM)

The impetus for learning comes from a child’s innate curiosity. This structure gives students control over the content of lessons and the learning method and promotes autonomy and active learning. The learner is at the center of the learning process. The teacher is seen as a facilitator of the learning process rather than “the sage on the stage.”
Synonyms:

Individualized Learning
Student-Centered Learning
Adaptive Learning
Blended Learning
Personalized Learning
Competency-Based Education

Inspired Learner Model (ILM)

A learner-centered education model developed by the Center for Inspired Learning that is designed to work in US public elementary schools using existing school infrastructure, budgets, and staffing. Its components include project and activity-based learning (PABL), peer mentoring, enhanced learning through technology, student choice, parental involvement, community engagement, and other mechanisms to support and encourage children to become lifelong curious learners. Besides traditional elementary school curriculum, ILM may include an emphasis on self-care, financial literacy, media and digital literacy, communication skills, conflict resolution, global citizenship, the arts, and learning at least one foreign language.

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