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Painting the Portrait of a Learner with Learner Variability

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Colorado Convention Center, Bluebird Ballroom Lobby, Table 34

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Sr. Research Scientist
Digital Promise
Alison Shell is the Senior Research Scientist on the Learner Variability Project at Digital Promise. She is passionate about bridging the research-practice gap and thinking about how we can share our knowledge across. Her work focuses on surfacing research across the learning sciences to empower educators to use research to better understand their students and support learner success. She recently moved from D.C. to return to her Boston roots with her two young children who she learns more from than she could from reading all the research in the world. Alison received her Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Maryland.

Session description

The goals of education are shifting from academic, to dispositions, yet little has been done to shift pedagogical approaches. The Portrait of a Learner will: ground these dispositions as research-based factors inside a whole-learner framework; and provide research-based practices to empower learners for the future.

Purpose & objective

Participants will engage in discussions to uncover: 1)What the research says about the core values/21st century skills highlighted across frameworks and portraits 2)What these look like in early childhood and how they shift through development 3)How these connect across our whole learner framework to other key factors of learning and why this matters 4)Key pedagogical practices that can support these skill directly and through other key factors of learning 5)How to use and apply research in teaching practices using tools like the Learner Variability Navigator to support inclusive learning

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Outline

20 mins presentation and discussion on 21st century skills/POG frameworks and the research behind the Portrait of a Learner with audience input of what they value as core learner skills and how this shows up in their lives + peer discussion.

10 minute intro to learner variability - research, discussion, myth-busting

20 mins w/intro to how learner models are developed, and interactive exploration of the Portrait of a Learner models on the LVN website including factors, strategies, workspaces, and tools.

10 mins of debrief and questions and follow up discussions

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Supporting research

The learner variability navigator: https://lvp.digitalpromiseglobal.org/

About LVP and research process: https://lvp.digitalpromiseglobal.org/about

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Session specifications

Topic:
Science of Learning
Grade level:
PK-12
Skill level:
Beginner
Audience:
Coaches, Teachers, Teacher education/higher ed faculty
Attendee devices:
Devices useful
Attendee device specification:
Smartphone: Android, iOS, Windows
Laptop: Chromebook, Mac, PC
Tablet: Android, iOS, Windows
Subject area:
Language arts, STEM/STEAM
ISTE Standards:
For Educators:
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  • Design authentic learning activities that align with content area standards and use digital tools and resources to maximize active, deep learning.