The course provides an overview of current pedagogical, psychological and philosophical theories and approaches, accompanied by a large practical block on the design of personalized learning environment in the classroom. The broad goal of this course is to spread relevant pedagogical solutions to a wide range of teachers. An important element of the course is the practical block, providing clearly presented recommendations and guidelines for creating personalized learning environment in the classroom, including tools and techniques to provide individualized instruction.
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Changes in professional style do not occur revolutionarily, it is an evolutionary process. Each week students would be given practical tasks to redesign their lesson plans to make them more personalized and student-friendly.
By the end of this course students will be able to:
- identify learning theories
- choose teaching and learning activities relevant to the chosen course objectives
- rethink and redesign their own teaching practice through the lens of personalised learning
- create student-friendly instructions and teaching materials
- gradually implement methods of personalised learning in their work
What You Will Learn
- Learners will rethink and redesign their teaching approaches through the lens of personalized learning
Syllabus
WEEK 1
Theoretical bases and principles to create personalized learning environment in the classroom
In the first week, we will take time to review pedagogical, psychological, and philosophical theories and techniques that provide the basis for designing a personalized learning environment. Based on the results of this module, you will be able to explain the prerequisites and features of personalized learning.
WEEK 2
Curriculum design, Instructional strategies and Learning outcomes
This week, we focus on the learning outcomes through two lenses: from the teacher’s perspective and from the student perspective.
Educators have some pillars for their work: state educational standards, teaching materials, syllabus etc. But what do the students come with to the lesson? Do the students understand the learning outcomes written in the «educator’s» language? No. And no one really teaches students to understand this language. Therefore, to start teaching learners to reflect on their education, we need to translate these categories from teacher-oriented to student-friendly language, in other words, at the end of this week, you will take the first step to creating student-friendly materials».
WEEK 3
Understanding the mechanisms (drivers) of competence formation
This week, we'll look at several educational approaches so you can see how a well-designed course can differ from a set of classes. Keep in mind that no matter how interesting and exciting your lesson materials are, these tools don't work if we choose them based on the "tool for tool's sake" principle.
WEEK 4
Assessment and progress maps
This week we will remember and talk about an important component of any course – assessment. Which methods work best for personalization?
WEEK 5
Managing a personalized lesson environment
This week is dedicated to practical issues. It contains materials dedicated directly to the development of a student-friendly curriculum . In this way, you will be able to put into practice the theories and approaches covered throughout the course.
WEEK 6
The criteria for the program evaluation. Final project. Course overview.
The final week of the course is devoted to professional reflection of the teacher and improvement of the developed materials.
