YouPlanIt is an online learning platform that is designed specifically to lessen a teacher's time spent on planning and allow a sliding approach for students to engage with and be responsible for their learning.
The platform uses the NZ Curriculum as the basis for marking rubrics and measuring progress. It allows for an individual's learning rhythm in a way that works best for them.
It is designed to make learning visible, traceable, and responsive to the needs and goals of the student. It permits a sliding approach to learning which allows movement around the quantity of prescribed teaching and student-driven learning. There are times when a single approach or a combination of both, works best for what is most suited at any given stage or moment.
The platform allows teachers to quickly and easily build a plan for a student (singular or group) within a range of subject areas in the platform (no subject or learning area is unable to be captured). If the student has the capacity, they can develop their own learning plan, with due dates, specific learning goals within the platform, also.
The student is able to communicate within the platform with their teacher and the teacher is able to view student's work as they progress through the learning plan. The student's work is transparent for the teacher at all stages.
There is only so much talking and explaining about the platform we can do before we lose and overwhelm teachers. There is nothing else similar to YPI on the market, so understanding what it can do and how it works really needs to be seen and played with. If you are interested in doing so, let us know!