H-B Woodlawn Secondary School as an existing learning-centered learning environment¶

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Description¶

The article presents H-B Woodlawn Secondary School in Arlington, Virginia, started in the early 1970s as an alternative to traditional high schools, as a public-school example of learning-centered learning. Most decisions are made by committees on which some members are students; students create new classes, are free from hall passes, and call teachers and staff by first names. The school 'was also ranked number five in Newsweek's 100 Best High Schools in the country for 2005.'

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Institutional willingness to give students much of the control and responsibility for the learning environment.

Constraints¶

• The author describes learning-centered learning in practice only on a limited basis across U.S. education.

Target Learners¶

• Public high school students

Target Learning Goals¶

• Student self-direction and shared governance of the learning environment

Claims¶

Related Elements¶

• The League for Innovation's Learning College movement as community-college reform toward learning-centeredness

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Key Sources¶

• Jim Reynolds. (2006). Learning-Centered Learning: A Mindset Shift for Educators. Inquiry, Volume 11, Number 1, Spring 2006, 55-64. http://www.vccaedu.org/inquiry/inquiry-spring2006/i-11-reynolds.html