Designing for Learning

Welcome Edcamp organizers and participants! Digital Promise and Transcend are excited to offer this resource for the Edcamp community!

We encourage educators to use Transcend’s Designing for Learning Framework to enhance classroom design and practice. This framework includes a 16-card deck that aims to inspire teachers and school leaders to design effective learning environments and experiences for students, based on insights from neuroscience, cognitive science, psychology, and education. Download a digital version.

We hope you are as excited about these cards as we are and take the opportunity to integrate them into your teaching practice. The insights from these cards can be used to improve your students’ learning experiences, whether you are in person, online, or using a hybrid model.

To get started, try one of the design activities from the booklet found inside the card deck, or use our “Designing Your Online or Hybrid Learning Environment” activity.

Please share this resource with your colleagues and professional learning community! Perhaps consider organizing an Edcamp on the Design for Learning principles. To learn more about organizing an Edcamp, please email us at edcamp@digitalpromise.org and we will help get you started.

Extend your learning with Digital Promise Micro-credentials aligned to the Designing for Learning cards developed by Transcend Education. Micro-credentials, or digital certifications, recognize the skills and competencies you demonstrate in the classroom that can grow from using the cards.

COGNITION	MOTIVATION	IDENTITY	INDIVIDUAL VARIABILITY
1. Focused Attention Active Listening* Attention 2. Manageable Cognitive Load Foundations of Practice in Working Memory* 3. Meaningful Encoding Activating Prior Knowledge* 4. Effective Practice Challenge Based-Learning – Nano Challenge 5. High-Quality Feedback Kind Critiquing Observation & Feedback Using PAs Formatively to Provide Feedback 6. Metacognitive Thinking Self-Regulation Student Agency: Metacognition Eliciting Metacognition while Reading* Foundations of Practice in Executive Function* Facilitating Productive STEM Discourse: Construct and Organize a Variety of Public Records of Student Thinking	7. Value Personal Purpose* Making Projects Real Designing a Profession-Based Learning Experience for Student Self-Discovery Seeking Student Input 8. Self-Efficacy Learner Independence Personal Learning Goals Growth Mindset* Neuroplasticity: Educators as Brain-changers 9. Sense of Control Student Agency: Motivation Choosing Learning Strategies Self-reliance & Autonomy 10. Constructive Emotions Emotional Regulation Seeking Well-Being Getting Help & Support Resolving Conflicts* Relationship Skills Mindfulness* Creating a Positive STEM Learning Environment	11. Self-Understanding Expressing Personal Perspectives Self-Awareness Practicing Open-Mindedness 12. Sense of Belonging Belonging & Caring* Creating Inclusive Environments for Students of All Sexual Orientations 13. Navigating Identity Threats Anti-Bias Instruction* Creating an Inclusive Environment for Computational Thinking Developing a Mindset for Culturally Responsive Assessment Culturally Responsive Performance Assessment	14. Life Experiences Social and Emotional Learning & Trauma-Informed Approaches in Refugee Education Cultural Proficiency & Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy in Refugee Education Understanding Types of Poverty Building Relationships Positive and Productive Home-School Connections 15. Developmental State Customized Learning Paths Proficiency-based Progress Learner as Resource Scaffolding Learning to Support Refugee Students Scaffolding Challenging Texts for Growing Readers 16. Learning Differences Differentiating Learning to Support Refugee Students Apply Student-centered Strategies to Support Learning Differences Visual Processing Auditory Processing Speed of Processing Attention Response Accommodations

*Denotes a micro-credential with an assessment fee. Use code MC4EDCAMP. Do not share this coupon code with others.