Hinsdale School District (SAU 92)

     Hinsdale School District has long recognized and embraced the shift from the traditional instruction-centered approach in its public schools to the learner-centered journey resulting in agency for all, so it is only fitting that the district’s definition of agency has been developed by our students:

 

Learner agency is defined as “having the courage and the selflessness to co-create a better school community”.

 

     To set the conditions for this learning framework, the school district is redesigning its pedagogical approach to recognize and build upon each student’s unique strengths, interests, and learning styles. As a result, educators are varying forms of assessment and increasing reliance on student reflections to identify individual assets and tailor instruction accordingly. While the primary architecture of the revised platform is differentiated instruction, there is a much heavier reliance on relationship building with an emphasis on personalized student learning plans and career aspirations. Collaboration among all of the community stakeholders is critical in order to appropriately and successfully support personalized learning pathways that foster growth in our core values and Portrait of a Learner skills and dispositions.

 

For detailed information on the Hinsdale School District, please visit their website at https://www.hnhsd.org