Expanded Student Talk ZONES

EXPANDED STUDENT TALK

LEARNING PATHWAY ZONES

What's next? Use the Navigation Menu, the "complete & continue" button, OR click on one of the zone tiles below to choose your next step.

What do you believe makes a lesson powerful and memorable—or forgettable? How do your current lesson design habits support learner competency, agency, and engagement?

In the LAUNCH zone you’ll have opportunities to:

reflect on your current approach to lesson design and its underlying assumptions.
surface the mindsets that shape what you prioritize—content delivery, control, engagement, growth.
be introduced to the Learning Cycle as a way to design learning experiences).

GO TO LAUNCH

What does it take to design a learning experience that actually builds competency?
How do we align daily instruction with the way learners build schema, skills, and self-direction?

In the INVESTIGATE zone you’ll have opportunities to:

explore the three phases of the Learning Cycle—Make Meaning, Explore & Practice, Synthesize & Reflect
examine sample lessons and formative tasks built on the Learning Cycle
learn how to write Learning Targets aligned to competencies, skills, and readiness criteria
discover how inquiry framing, scaffolding, and synthesis deepen both thinking and engagement

READY TO INVESTIGATE?

How can I build what I’m envisioning? How can I practice the approach I’m working on?

The CREATE zone is all about building and practicing. Whether you are working on a plan, a product, a process, or an approach, you will find resources to help you with your specific need. You can access:

AI-supported bots to help you design effective learning experiences that support competency development
A learning experience design toolkit filled with protocols, explanations, and templates to use "as-is" or to adapt
A checklist to help ensure you're keeping the Culture of Care and Learning at the forefront of your work

Let's Create!

How am I doing? How can I measure impact? How can we embed these designs and practices into our system? How do I share and expand the learning?

The IMPACT zone involves learning from what you designed in the CREATE zone and learning from and expanding the impact.

Did my product have the intended effect
How might I collect and analyze data
How can I expand the impact in my classroom? In my school?

Let's measure & expand our impact!

LEARNING PATHWAY ZONES

What do you believe makes a lesson powerful and memorable—or forgettable? How do your current lesson design habits support learner competency, agency, and engagement?

What does it take to design a learning experience that actually builds competency?How do we align daily instruction with the way learners build schema, skills, and self-direction?

How can I build what I’m envisioning? How can I practice the approach I’m working on?

How am I doing? How can I measure impact? How can we embed these designs and practices into our system? How do I share and expand the learning?

What does it take to design a learning experience that actually builds competency?
How do we align daily instruction with the way learners build schema, skills, and self-direction?