{"id":1871,"date":"2011-04-04T06:00:16","date_gmt":"2011-04-04T11:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/?p=1871"},"modified":"2019-03-27T14:29:14","modified_gmt":"2019-03-27T19:29:14","slug":"paradigm-shift-in-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/k12teacherstaffdevelopment.com\/tlb\/paradigm-shift-in-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Paradigm Shift in Education"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Check<\/a> “Research is the bricks. Our informed, educated intuition is the mortar. It’s impossible to construct a worthy structure without either one.”<\/span> – Dr. Michael Allen, ezine January 26, 2006
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The most significant issue relating to learning is the relatively recent paradigm shift in education. This change is illustrated in the way in which curriculum is defined and technology is used. The distinct roles of teachers and learners are becoming increasingly blurred.<\/span><\/p>\n

Education is no longer defined in terms of what a teacher will teach but rather in terms of what a student will be able to demonstrate<\/strong>. Thus, it is from here that instruction must work backward.<\/span><\/p>\n

If we are to be responsible for what a student learns then it is essential that we understand WHAT a student knows before <\/em>new learning begins and HOW best to build on what each student already <\/em>knows.<\/p>\n

“To learn is to change. Education is a process that changes the learner.” –<\/span> George Leonard
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“Our dominant paradigm mistakes a means for an end. It takes the means or method called “instruction” or “teaching” and makes it the end or purpose…. We now see that our mission is not instruction but rather that of producing learning with every student by whatever means work best.”<\/p>\n

Principles that guide this change in learning include:
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