OUR "Aha Moment!"
Chuck & Bea had been working with school districts around the country and beyond in the following areas:
Curriculum
Assessment
Grading
Instruction
Leadership
Not transforming schools! What’s getting in the way?
No matter how well educators were implementing the latest research based strategies they were already confined by, restrained by policies, practices, procedures, STRUCTURES that prevented them from honoring 3 Foundational Principals of Learning.
Kids learn in different ways
Kids learn in different timeframes
Mistakes are inherent in learning
Chuck & Bea realized (Aha!) that all of these “researched-based” interventions were designed to live comfortably within STRUCTURES which perpetuate the one-size-fits-all assembly line delivery system of Industrial Age Schools.
It’s all about the STRUCTURES!
The MCL Vision is about REPLACING the Industrial Age structures with those that enable Customized Learning for all learners; honoring the 3 Foundational Principles of Learning. Different Essential Questions (EQs) lead to Different Structures.
| STRUCTURES for Customized Learning Communities | STRUCTURES for Industrial Age Schools |
| EQ: What do learners need to know, do, and be like to be prepared for LIFE? Future Focused Outcomes |
EQ: What content do students need to prepare them for MORE SCHOOL? Textbooks, Curriculum, Programs |
| EQ: Where is the outcome best learned? Tutorials, Seminars, Labs, Mentorships |
EQ: Where is the content taught? Courses and Subjects |
| EQ: How do we organizate learners for learning? Flexible Grouping and Regrouping |
EQ: How do we organize students for convenience? Age-based Grade Levels |
| EQ: How do we inspire learning? Feedback (Intrinsic Motivators) |
EQ: How do we monitor compliance? ABC Grading (Extrinsic Motivators) |
| EQ: How do we develop talent? Anywhere/Anytime Year Round Learning (Time as the Variable) |
EQ: How do we sort out talent? Schedule, Periods, Semesters (Time as the Constant) |
| EQ: How do we inspire learning? Technology to Create Customized Learning for All |
EQ: How do we monitor compliance? Technology to “Do School” more efficiently |