PROGRESS

REAL PROGRESS

is Measured by the student's Level of Mastery

AS MEASURED IN A STUDENT-CENTERED

CURRICULUM ---Dorothy Srickland's "WHOLE - PART - WHOLE"

WHOLE -- Profuse Exposure (Reading, Research, Simulations, Technology) ----> Enables learner to learn through Vicarious & Real-World Experience. 

Distance Learning -- Satellite, Cable, Interactive Video, Online Courses enrich this whole, literacy and research rich environment.

Example: "Volcanoes" -- there are no volcanoes in Arp, Texas! 

PART -- Basic Skills, Terms, and Concepts (Phonetics, Decoding Skills, Dissection, Formulas) which Enable learners to see important building blocks of language, science, math, technology, social systems, and teamwork.

WHOLE -- Relating the broad experiences and fundamental skills to a relevant problem or project.

No skill should be learned in ISOLATION ---> All skills should be utilized by the learner in a meaningful relevant way through personal interaction ( Engaged Learner Model).

Technology allows for diversity -- word processing, video collage, 3-D animation, presentations, graphics, simulation, desktop publishing, poetry, song writing, Web page publishing, HyperStudio stack, can be utilized to motivate the learner.

Technology allows for productivity in both:

Purposeful -- TAAS writing (persuasive, informative)

and

Reflective -- journaling, qualitative narrative

Instruction

WISDOM OF

RANSPARENT

ECHNOLOGY