Staff Meeting: Learning Maps

"Changes almost never fails because its too early.  It almost always fails because its too late."
The Innovators Mindset
George Couros
  • Da Vinci - innovations never took off.  He was seed-planting though!

Infinity Learning Maps
A practical in-road into the science of learning-how-to-learn...

Why? Findings from Learning & Change Networks.
  • Students often passive recipients
  • Teachers are important in the students learning.
  • Parents are important in their childrens learning.
  • Students would like more agency in their learning.
  • Students are unsure of what an active-connected learner looks like.
Process
  • Draw
  • Discuss and reflect
  • Set a change goal
  • Record
Outcome

Each learner, with support from teachers, family and whānau, setting a learning-to-learn change goal.

Purpose of Learning Maps
  • For learners to take responsibility for their learning
  • For learners to better understand and improve their learning
  • To find out some big picture trends across the school.
  • For teachers/parents to get to know learners/child
  • A catalyst for learning conversations with students, teachers and whānau.

To get to know ourselves as learners.
  • Who helps you with your learning?
  • What tools helps you with your learning?
  • Where do you learn?
  • What are your interactions between the people, places and tools?
Interactions are shown by arrows:
  • A little bit of learning (skinny arrow)
  • A lot of learning (fat arrow)
  • Learning comes in to me and I give it back (reciprocal)
  • A challenge in my learning (zigzag)
Every map is the right map!
It's not an art competition!

My Learning Map:








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