New changes coming and needed… What will happen to “Whole Class Instruction?”
I shared this the other day in response to a question on K12Leaders.com- “What should we leave behind as we look forward to school next fall?”
My response was Whole class instruction…The idea that one size fits all has been disappearing for decades as the one red school house becomes a relic of the past destined to be clipart or postcard photos taken while driving through the countryside.
In its place has been a slow adoption to differentiation and individualized learning. With an enormous push to adopt 1:1 devices and free wifi for all, teachers ability to use technology for meaningful differentiation and student-paced curriculum will become increasingly more common. Further more, this will impact scheduling and assessments as those that “move ahead,” will have a need to demonstrate their understanding.
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efit from being strategic with their time management and project/task completion. Schools will pivot to this quickly, or lose their students to online/private instruction. I am sure this change will be faster than most Tinkerings we assume will occur in public education because the dynamics are evolving too quickly as evident by the corporate world remote shifts and access to remote learning.
I was just asked to support a districts MTSS (Multi-Tiered Support System) initiative so ALL students are appropriately tracked for the relevant support SOME require, while FEW are provided the intensive interventions necessary for success. This new work furthers my commitment to strategically using data, professional development, and relationship building, so ALL staff are aware of their role in serving ALL students ALL the time as we embrace technology infused differentiation in a culture of whole class instruction.