Alameda Community Learning Center

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Alameda Community Learning Center

• A New Learning Model

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School Can Be Different!

• Just because schools have not changed much in
  the last 50 years doesnt mean they need to
  continue to be the way they are.
• The kids are ready for the
• School of the Future.

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The Future of Education

• The question is
• Are educational leaders and teachers ready for
  the future?

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Essential Components

• Participatory Democracy (Learner, Parent and
  Facilitator Empowerment)
• Transition to a Learning to Learn Curriculum
• Independent and Group Self-Directed Time Within
  the School Day
• Free Access to Technology as a Tool
• Multiage Community / One Room Schoolhouse Concept
• The Five I am becomings
• Freedom to Succeed / Freedom to Fail
• Teacher as Facilitator

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Participatory Democracy

• Learner Leadership
• Facilitator Collaboration
• Parent Support and Involvement
• Governance by All of the Stakeholders

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Learner Leadership

• Leadership Seminar
• Executive Function
• Contemporary Community Citizenship
• Discussion and Legislative Function
• Judicial Committee
• Judicial Function

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Facilitator Collaboration

• Collaborative Time Within the School Day
• Decisions by Consensus on Matters of Scheduling,
  Curriculum, etc.
• Lead Facilitator Model

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Parent Support and Involvement

• Parent Asset Committee
• Creative Community Education Foundation
• Support Within the School Day
• Learner-Led Conferences

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Governance by All of the Stakeholders

• Governing Board (Voting Members)
• 3 Facilitators
• 2 Parents
• 2 Learners
• 1 Community Representative

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Transitioning From a Traditional Curriculum to
a Learning to Learn Curriculum

• Traditional Curriculum
• Math
• Language
• Science
• History and Social Studies

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Learning to Learn Curriculum

• Time and Task Management
• Reading
• Research
• Systems Thinking
• Effective Presentations
• Participatory Democracy
• Personal Visioning
• Teamwork
• Oral Communication
• Writing
• Understanding How We Learn
• Teaching Others
• Note-Making
• Technology Skills as Tools for Learning and
  Communicating

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Independent and Group Self-Directed Time Within
the School Day

• Traditional Model - Classes Meet 5 Hours Per Week
• New Model Much Like University System
• Classes Meet 2-3 Hours Per Week
• Therefore, 12-15 Hours of Independent/Group
  Project Time Generated Within School Day
• Small Seminar Sizes (15-20 learners)
• Time For Self-Directed Learning
• Time for Social Interaction

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Free Access to Technology as a Learning Tool

• No Teacher Controlled Access
• Learners Teach Learners
• Modern Office Applications
• Word, Power Point, Web Software, etc.
• Internet Access

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Multiage Community One Room Schoolhouse

• Our School Serves Ages 11-18
• Learners Chose Randomly from Applicants
• Young Benefit by Interacting With Older Role
  Models
• Older Benefit by Being Leaders
• Learners Can Take Seminars at Appropriate
  Academic Level

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The 5 I am becomings

• Self-Directed
• Self-Motivated
• Problem Solver
• Active Team Participant
• Focused on Quality

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Freedom to Succeed Freedom to Fail

• Achieve Beyond Your Traditional Year
• No Child Left Behind
• No Blaming of Others for Your Own Actions
• No One Forced to Leave the School
• Parent / Learner Decision to Return to a
  Traditional School

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Teacher as Facilitator

• Change from Deliverer of Knowledge
• To
• Providing Opportunities for Learning

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Teacher Role

• Curriculum Specialist
• Sole Assigner of Grades
• Enforcer of the Rules

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Facilitator Role

• Teacher as Learner
• Organizes Projects with Choice Components
• Keeps the Course Going in the Right Direction
• Provides Opportunities for Learning
• Provides Necessary Direct Instruction

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• Alameda Community Learning Center
• A New Learning Model
• For More Information
• Alamedaclc.org