How can you help students to not only track their own proficiency level but empower them to be self-directed focused learners and create visibility to inspect and adapt in real-time? See how in this example of using Learning Canvas to track student proficiency (and more!). Read more about this on the Agile Classrooms blog: www.agileclassrooms.com

1. The Learning Canvas
The visible way for students to manage their own learning
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2. Visible Self-
Management
Using the Learning Canvas from Agile Classrooms

3. This is the Learning Canvas

4. What is the big idea,
project, or
essential question?
Where do
we
need help?
What are we
focusing on
now?
What have we
achieved?
What is our
progress?
What are the
steps to meet
each goal?
What is next?
What is left?
What are our
goals?
What are the
success
criteria?
It Asks Powerful Questions

5. Let’s see one way of
tracking proficiency using
the Learning Canvas

6. What is the big idea,
project, or
essential question?

7. How do transitions
make my writing
more effective?
What are our
goals?
What are the
success
criteria?

8. PLAN THE WHAT
Break down the learning into
small learning goals with
verifiable success criteria for
each.

9. How do transitions
make my writing
more effective?
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4

10. How do transitions
make my writing
more effective?
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
What are the
steps to
meet each
goal?
What is
next?
What is left?

11. PLAN THE HOW
Chunk goals into small tasks
required to accomplish the
goal.

12. How do transitions
make my writing
more effective?
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
task 1 task 2 task 3
task 1 task 2 task 3
task 1 task 2 task 3
task 1 task 2 task 3
What are we
focusing on
now?

13. LEARNING IN ACTION
Move the tasks to keep
focus and track progress

14. How do transitions
make my writing
more effective?
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
task 1task 2 task 3
task 1 task 2 task 3
task 1 task 2 task 3
task 1 task 2 task 3
What have
we
achieved?
What is our
progress?

15. How do transitions
make my writing
more effective?
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
task 1task 2task 3
task 1 task 2 task 3
task 1 task 2 task 3
task 1 task 2 task 3

16. How do transitions
make my writing
more effective?
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
task 1 task 2task 3
task 1 task 2 task 3
task 1 task 2 task 3
task 1 task 2 task 3

17. How do transitions
make my writing
more effective?
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
task 1 task 2task 3
task 1 task 2 task 3
task 1 task 2 task 3
task 1 task 2 task 3
Where do we
need help?

18. GETTING UNSTUCK
If get stuck and need help
from peers or the teacher,
placing that task impeding
task into the Need Help box.

19. How do transitions
make my writing
more effective?
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
task 1
task 3
task 1 task 2 task 3
task 1 task 2 task 3
task 1 task 2 task 3
task 2

20. How do transitions
make my writing
more effective?
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
task 1 task 3
task 1 task 2 task 3
task 1 task 2 task 3
task 1 task 2 task 3
task 2

21. GETTING TO DONE!
In this example, we move the
goal to done when all the
tasks for that goal are
completed and verified
against their success criteria.

22. How do transitions
make my writing
more effective?
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
task 1 task 3
task 1 task 2 task 3
task 1 task 2 task 3
task 1 task 2 task 3
task 2
Level 1

23. How do transitions
make my writing
more effective?
Level 3
Level 4
task 1 task 3
task 1 task 2 task 3
task 1 task 2 task 3
task 1 task 2 task 3
task 2
Level 1
Level 2
task 1 task 2 task 3

24. How do transitions
make my writing
more effective?
Level 4
task 1 task 3
task 1 task 2 task 3
task 1 task 2 task 3
task 2
Level 1
Level 2
task 1 task 2 task 3Level 3

25. How do transitions
make my writing
more effective?
Level 4
task 1 task 3
task 1 task 2 task 3
task 1 task 2 task 3
task 2
Level 1
Level 2
task 1 task 2 task 3Level 3

26. How do transitions
make my writing
more effective?
task 1 task 3
task 1 task 2 task 3
task 1 task 2 task 3
task 2
Level 1
Level 2
task 1 task 2 task 3Level 3
Level 4

27. Benfits of the Learning
Canvas
• Highly visual, real time tracking, so feedback can be evoked
• Breaks down progress for rapid feedback
• Multiple dimenstions of measurement at once
• Provides as sense of students control
• Serves as powerful cues and prompts to create clarity and focus.
• Integrates learning goals, activities, and measurement in one.
• Much more…

28. The Learning Canvas
The visible way for students to manage their own learning
Download yours at AgileClassrooms.com
©