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  • New Grant Opportunity From Agentic Learning Will Help Schools Successfully Implement Student-Centered Learning

    New Grant Opportunity From Agentic Learning Will Help Schools Successfully Implement Student-Centered Learning

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    updated: Feb 2, 2018


    PORTLAND, Ore., February 2, 2018 (Newswire.com)
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    ​​​​​Empowering students by fostering student agency has been shown to improve outcomes, leading to gains in student engagement and achievement. But many school systems struggle to implement this approach effectively.

    To remedy this problem, Agentic Learning today launched a competitive grant opportunity for school districts to work with the organization on an innovative and comprehensive one-year program to engage all learners and improve academic outcomes. Agentic Learning is conducting a nationwide search for school districts that believe student agency should be a primary goal in education and will award grants to two districts upon completion of a rigorous review process.

    We have uncovered the key to raising student achievement and preparing students for the dynamic and ever-changing world they are facing.

    Dr. Michael Gielniak, CEO

    “We believe we have uncovered the key to raising student achievement and preparing students for the dynamic and ever-changing world they are facing — and this key is student agency. When student-centered learning is implemented authentically, student agency occurs. Unfortunately, this is not the experience in many schools today. As a result, students are disengaged — and learning is stagnant,” said Dr. Michael Gielniak, CEO of Agentic Learning. “We are looking to partner with two school districts who believe in the importance of student agency and who are willing to do this challenging but groundbreaking work.”

    “In most school districts, new innovations are implemented top-down, and teachers are treated as cogs in a machine, not given the agency they need to authentically put the deep substance of new pedagogies in place,” said Marie Bjerede, President of Agentic Learning. “Instead, we help districts give teachers ownership over the path and pace they use to lead student agency and turbo-charge learning in their classrooms.”

    In Agentic Learning’s student agency program, the goal is to produce teachers who say, “I can’t believe I get paid for this,” and students who say, “I can’t believe I get credit for this,” as they find themselves achieving their goals with hard work that feels like fun. Agentic Learning’s tools and resources help districts foster these outcomes by offering an environment that supports student agency, intrinsic motivation, and flow.

    Beginning today, school districts can apply for the grant, which provides the one-year Agentic Learning program and support free of charge. The application period closes on March 1, 2018.

    More information can be found at www.agenticlearning.org. Follow us on Twitter @agenticlearning.

    NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

    • Agentic Learning is offering free consulting for one year to two qualified districts to help them successfully activate student agency in their learning.
    • Recipients will get monthly coaching of their leadership teams, co-creation of a Formal Improvement Process that supports teachers, and 1 free year of the REFLECT app that gives insight into practices and successes.
    • Agentic Learning empowers learners and can reduce behavioral issues, increase engagement and raise student achievement.

    CONTACT:
    ​Marie Bjerede
    ​Agentic Learning
    503.341.0566
    marie@agenticlearning.com

    Agentic Learning is a mission-driven company formed in 2017 to address the challenges districts face in implementing initiatives in a way that actually drives improved student outcomes. Too often initiatives with great promise have no significant effect once they make it to the classroom, or if they work in one classroom they don’t scale. Agentic Learning has developed a protocol that addresses the failure of promising initiatives to scale throughout a district that is based in fostering student agency as a component of these initiatives and empowering teachers to take ownership of the path and pace of implementation.  Through these mechanisms, the frequent systemic failure of initiatives like Project Based Learning, Inquiry, Design Thinking, and others to significantly impact student outcomes is addressed.

    Source: Agentic Learning

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  • Westside Christian Academy Welcomes Mathnasium Master Kimberly M. Smith to the Master Class Series

    Westside Christian Academy Welcomes Mathnasium Master Kimberly M. Smith to the Master Class Series

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    Kimberly Smith, owner and director of two Mathnasium Learning Centers, one in Canton and one in West Bloomfield, addressed the Westside Christian Academy high school students as part of the Westside Master Class Series which focuses on the beneficial aspects of an education in STEM.

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    updated: Jan 23, 2018


    DETROIT, Michigan, January 23, 2018 (Newswire.com)
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     Ms. Smith told the class to ask themselves if they think they are going to be successful and to think about what they need to do to make sure they are successful. “You can make that decision,” she said, “your environment doesn’t make that decision for you.”

    The Westside Master Class Series focuses on careers in STEM — science, technology, engineering, and math — and is held at the school on the last Thursday of every month.

    Ms. Smith gave our students valuable insight into why they need the STEM skills to compete in the real world and showed them a list of career opportunities that were possible with those skills.

    Henry Wells III, Campus principal and head of Westside Christian Academy

    “Ms. Smith gave our students valuable insight into why they need the STEM skills to compete in the real world and showed them a list of career opportunities that were possible with those skills,” said Henry Wells III, campus principal and head of the school.

    “The top paying jobs in America all have math in common,” Smith told the students. “If you don’t know what you want to do yet, if you are strong in math, doors can be opened for you.”

    Ms. Smith is a strong and versatile senior manager with leadership experience in both manufacturing and education. Her talents as a detail-oriented multitasker serve to explain her present success as the managing director of all operational aspects at her two Mathnasium Learning Centers.

    “There are people in the world,” she told the students, “who are successful and you have access to those people through the Master Class Series. You can speak to those people and take that information and reflect on it and how it translates to your life. What are you doing now, and what are you doing to change yourself?  Reflect on that then begin to take action.”

    “Westside is committed to educating strong servant leaders who influence their relationships, communities and the world for the glory of God,” said Mr. Wells III.  “Ms. Smith was a great example of a strong leader who is influencing her students.”

    About Westside

    Westside Christian Academy is a beacon of hope providing children a holistic, Christ-centered education in a loving community. Founded in 1994, Westside Christian Academy is located at 9540 Bramell Street on the western edge of Detroit.  Westside Christian Academy is led by Mr. Henry Wells, Campus Principal and Head, and is supported by a board of directors dedicated to excellence. Graduates of Westside can be found in colleges and universities, the military and various careers such as business, education, ministry and law enforcement. For more information call 313-255-5760, or visit www.westsideca.org

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    Kimberly Smith

    Source: Westside Christian Academy

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