Developing Lifelong Learning
No matter what grade level or content area you teach, you are preparing students for lifelong learning. The thinking, collaboration, innovation, and creativity skills that students learn in school equip them for personal and professional success in a global market.
In this course, we will examine the Standards Aligned System (SAS), a comprehensive approach designed to support student achievement across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. We will explore how SAS aligns six elements of student success to ensure that students master the knowledge, understanding, and skills that they need to be academically successful. We will also investigate using SAS as a basis for developing instruction that encourages students to use the critical thinking skills they will need to become lifelong learners who are successful in a global, knowledge-based economy.
Learning Objectives
After completing this module, you will be able to:
- Analyze the gap that exists between what many current graduating seniors know and the qualities that higher educational institutions and employers look for in candidates.
- Explain how the SAS methodology aligns the six common elements that support student achievement to ensure students have the resources to be academically successful.
- Describe the goal of the Standards Aligned System and how you could use SAS to provide students with a foundation to become lifelong learners.