Actualized Learning's Model
The design of an Actualized Learning school is centered on two overriding objectives: providing avenues for students to discover and realize their potential largely facilitated by a comprehensive/authentic/immediate evaluation and feedback system, as well as reorienting the educational experience to better match how people actually learn. It will primarily accomplish those goals by restructuring the learning environment so it engages students in meaningful tasks that are contextualized within the key arenas of their lives. In addition, blanketing all activities will be the exploration of pressing issues that add a sense of common purpose and continuity to the students' educational pursuits. The hierarchical structure of AL's plan consequently has three dimensions: scenarios acting as umbrellas of purpose; sectors approaching that purpose from different perspectives and relevancy; plus, departments carrying out the detailed work that develops understanding.
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Key Components of the AL Model
- Create a gestalt learning experience
- Restructure the learning environment to accommodate and incorporate all best practices to better serve all students
- Provide flexibility and an array of choices for placing, engaging, and advancing students appropriately to ensure true learning takes place
- Engage all students in the community, and engage all of the community in the school
- Promote a collaborative work environment with embedded support mechanisms, and where educators and students are allies
- Extensive use of technology
- Aligning the learning experience across all levels (vertical and horizontal integration)
- Administrative tools for optimally placing and advancing students
- Database for building student profiles (self-discovery, revealed potential, and guidance)
- Readily accessing best practices and activities for all learning objectives
- Facilitating authentic, formative evaluations
- Platforms for displaying student accomplishments, collaborative learning, mentoring, stakeholder involvement, simulations, and communication channels
- Fostering computer competency and ethical behavior
- Developing strong application, troubleshooting, research, and networking skills
- Focus on student potential
