Several psychologists (such as Vigotsky and Schank) have provided the learning theories that underpin
a new agile educational mindset. To apply these theories practically in an agile classroom, some additional important pedagogical issues need to be considered:
1- Download the full article "
Educational Agility"
2-Read the article to identify the main concepts and theories, and try to find some practical examples and evidence of the following changes, in your own school:
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Educational and social aim: inclusion, consciousness-raising, citizenship.
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Communicative concept: holistic interaction in the digital age.
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Psycho-educational theory: connectivism, social constructionism.
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Teachers’ roles: facilitator, creator of opportunities.
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Students’ roles: the protagonist of autonomous growth experiences.
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Skills and competencies: International frameworks for micro/macro
skills for intrapersonal, interpersonal, and proactive development.
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Methodologies: contextualised personalisation in hybrid environments
(human-machine interaction).
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Space, time, and additional resources: meaningful tools, material
resources, and organisational strategies, needed to apply a specific
methodology.
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Assessment criteria: principles for establishing multi-level indicators
of success.
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Dynamics of change: expectations for cognitive, social, and cultural
transformation.
To know more:Kowalczuk-Walêdziak, M., Korzeniecka-Bondar, A., Danilewicz, W., & Lauwers, G. (Eds.). (2019).
Rethinking Teacher Education for the 21st Century: Trends, Challenges and New Directions (1st ed.). Verlag Barbara Budrich. https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctvpb3xhh