Accelerate: Student‑Driven Learning and Independence
In the Accelerate stage, digital learning empowers students to take increased ownership of their learning through the purposeful and authentic use of technology. Educators shift from modeling tool use to designing learning experiences where students select strategies and digital tools that best demonstrate their understanding. Students engage in meaningful tasks that require decision‑making, problem‑solving, and responsible collaboration. To support this stage, coaches and leaders cultivate conditions where students consistently drive the learning process, ensure access to a variety of tools, and promote instructional practices that deepen conceptual understanding and independence.
What You’re Seeing
The Accelerate phase emphasizes student agency, authentic work, and deeper application of digital tools. Roles evolve as students choose tools strategically, collaborate purposefully, and demonstrate understanding in flexible ways. Educators, coaches, and leaders create environments where digital learning becomes increasingly student‑directed and inquiry‑driven.
- Choose from a set of digital tools to demonstrate conceptual understanding.
- Select appropriate tools or combinations of tools to complete learning tasks.
- Drive the learning process with increased independence and purpose.
- Present problems or questions and allow students to choose strategies and tools.
- Facilitate learning through feedback, coaching, and flexible structures.
- Encourage student decision‑making and promote deeper conceptual understanding.
- Support educators in designing authentic, student‑driven digital learning experiences.
- Provide targeted professional learning focused on tool selection, inquiry, and conceptual understanding.
- Help teams analyze evidence of student decision‑making and ownership.
- Ensure access to a diverse set of digital tools that enable student choice.
- Prioritize professional learning that builds educator capacity for student‑driven instruction.
- Create systems and expectations that promote authentic, independent, and meaningful digital learning.
