Student Ownership/Agency
Students invest in their learning through reflection, goal setting, and choice over time, pace, path, and place.
Student Ownership Resources for Early Learning
What Blended Learning Looks Like in Kindergarten - Getting Smart
Barbara Gosset, Kindergarten teacher at Woodlawn Elementary (Lawrence Public Schools), is highlighted in this article on the Getting Smart website. Ms. Gosset set up different stations, allowing them to work as self guided groups or independently throughout their math lessons. Note the improvement in collaboration and engagement in the article.
Student Agency: The Heart of Personalized Learning
This article by Dr. Sebastian Cognetta talks about the need to encourage student agency (ownership) through personalized (blended) learning by using student choice and reflection.
Student Ownership Resources for Grades 3-5
Blended Learning Can Help Students Take Ownership of Their Learning
Brandon Johnson, a 4th/5th grade math and science teacher talks about how blended learning has changed student relationships and classroom management in his classroom.
In this article, Ms. Diane Meloscia, fourth grade teacher at Patrick Henry Elementary in Chicago talks about how she does a gradual release of student ownership through four levels of autonomy. Be sure to watch the video and look at the strategy spotlight.
Student Ownership Resources for Middle School
3 Ways to Encourage Ownership of Learning
This article outlines 3 ways to promote student ownership:
- providing choice
- encouraging voice
- encouraging leadership
Lisa Spangler, a 6th grade ELA teacher in Florida, shares some very practical ways to encourage student ownership:
- Use FOMO
- Student Choice
- Self-Assessment
- Interactive Learning
- Cooperative Learning
Balancing Student Choice and Needs with Playlists
In this Learning Accelerator article about Cisco Junior High (Cisco, Texas) details how to develop student ownership by using skill-level appropriate playlists.
Student Ownership Resources for High School
This article about Bronx Arena Alternative High School (New York City), talks about consistent learning structures that shift from teacher-led to student-led as students gain ownership of their learning
Student-Centered Learning: Building Agency and Engagement
Teachers and students at Francis T. Maloney High School in Connecticut share how to building student agency. Topics include student grouping, collaborative work, student choice, depth of knowledge, and authentic tasks.
Student Ownership Resources for Career and Technology Education
The 12 Best Differentiated Instruction Strategies for CTE
This article by Barbara Coyle, Delaware Valley High School, gives 12 practical ways to support all students in classrooms, particularly CTE classrooms.
Student Ownership Resources for Fine Arts Education
How I run my elementary art classroom with flipped videos, gamification, and TAB teaching for artist
Mrs. Russell (Miss Russ) is an elementary art teacher encourages student ownership through classroom organization and structure. Notice the multiple blended learning techniques she uses (station rotation, flipped learning, mastery, goal setting, etc.)
Flipped over Flipped Classrooms
Mark T. Burke lists the reasons for flipping the music classroom in this first of his series of posts about Flipped Learning.
Strategies for Flipped Music Classrooms
In this article by Mark T. Burke outlines the benefits to moving from a traditional apprentice model of teaching to flipping the learning to demonstrate mastery of skills.
Flipping the Switch for Music Technology
This article focuses on practical ways to use flipped learning in a music classroom to capture class time, conduct music labs, and foster creativity and ownership.
Student Ownership Resources for Languages Other Than English (LOTE) Education
Finding the Right Blend: World Language Education in a Blended Learning Environment
This webinar moderated by eSchool News is a discussion by multiple language teachers on the use of blended learning in language classrooms.
Student Voice and Choice in Language Learning
In this article Meriwynn Mansori suggests 4 ways for building student voice and choice in the language classroom:
- Use an inquiry based approach
- Employ personalization strategies
- Make learning relevant
- Invite students to make connections
Student Ownership/Agency Strategies Playlist for Teacher Study
TeachingandAgency.pdfBased on studies from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation among others, Harvard's Achievement Gap Initiative determined 7 Components that impact Student Agency:
- Care
- Confer
- Captivate
- Clarify
- Consolidate
- Challenge
- Classroom Management
