Opening Day Authentic Learning Update

On Opening Day for 2025–26, we kicked off our journey into Authentic Learning across Barrington 220. Thank you to everyone who brought energy, ideas, and curiosity to the first session!

Participants accessed the Authentic Learning course in Schoology, where they:

1. Listened to an introduction to Authentic Learning.
2. Completed Phase 1, which used Brisk Boost to guide learning.

In Phase 1, participants demonstrated their understanding of the district’s definition of Authentic Learning by identifying its key components in both hypothetical lesson ideas and actual videos from Barrington 220 classrooms.

If you completed Session 1 on Opening Day, thank you! You’re ready for Phase 2 coming later this Fall.

If you didn’t get the chance, you can access the course using this Join Code: 6FDS-PHDK-SCNMH

You can start by clicking through and reading Authentic Learning Phase 1, the Google Slides document in Framework 220 Authentic Learning, and then move on to the two Defining Authentic Learning AI-guided activities.

For each activity, click the square+arrow icon in the top-right corner before getting started. Please be sure to enter your first and last name to record your progress.

Click Allow cookies to proceed.

Please follow the directions on the first slide. The arrows in the bottom-left allow you to navigate between slides. The text box on the right is where you can type in your responses to the Brisk Boost chat.

As you meet the lesson objectives (outlined in the top right), you will see an increasing amount of green filling the Lesson Objectives progress bar. Once you complete each task, close the window, and your progress will be saved.

The upcoming sessions will build on this foundation and include moving from defining Authentic Learning to applying it in your classrooms and teams.

If you have any questions, please email me, jjrobinson@barrington220.org