Ownership/Agency

Ownership/Agency is the focus area for this month's newsletter.  The image, below, is one part of the Blended Learning "Look-For" document.  To understand Ownership/Agency, consider this metaphor:  In a game of chess, the player strategizes and decides the next move.  Ownership/Agency in the classrooms allows for students to decide their next move.  What standard do I really need to review?  What topic would I like to research?  What tech tool could I use to show what I learned?  Ownership/agency gives the student a voice.  A voice to set goals, a voice on how to achieve those goals, and a voice to reflect on those goals.  It shifts the classroom from being teacher-centered to one that is student-centered.

Blended Learning Focus: Ownership/Agency

In Catlin Tucker's Blog " 3 Ways to Build Student Agency into Your Lessons", she states, Although many teachers recognize the importance of making students active agents in the classroom, it is easy to overlook student agency when we plan our lessons. However, the ability to make key decisions about their learning is a powerful motivator for students. If they are invited to tailor the learning to their interests, decide how to approach a problem, or determine what they will create, it makes them feel valued as individual learners. It also has the advantage of getting more students to lean into the learning happening in the classroom.