Active Learning for Future Success

The fact that the traditional way students are taught in school rarely prepares them for a work environment is addressed in "The Active Learning Continuum: Connecting Education Environments to Careers." This article discusses the need for students to work more collaboratively to solve problems and learn important skills in high school and college if they are to be truly successful in a professional environment. It also addresses strategies and work environment arrangements to assist with active learning and discusses the experiences of several school districts and institutions of higher education in regards to implementing successful active learning communities.

As someone who has worked in an environment outside the education community as well as been an administrator and teacher for almost fifteen years, I can honestly say that my time in my prior occupation had a major impact on my instructional style. Years of collaborative meetings for planning and problem solving taught me the importance of students being able to confidentially participate in a professional community. This is not something that is easily learned from a traditional lecture style in the classroom, and it is the reason that my students work together with a variety of resources at hand on most assignments. This is closer to what they will encounter in a work environment than lectures with a test to follow.  

Link to the article:
http://www.eschoolnews.com/pdfs/active-learning-continuum-connecting-education-environments-careers/

References
The active learning continuum: Connecting education environments to careers. (2017, February 25). Retrieved March 27, 2017, from http://www.eschoolnews.com/pdfs/active-learning-continuum-connecting-education-environments-careers/