6 04, 2020

How to Shift Students from Managed to the Managers

2023-08-17T19:59:32+00:00

In this article you will learn...

  • We as teachers need to change the traditional approach to classroom management to one that focuses less on the teacher’s rules and more on student’s role in the class.
  • It is critical for students to understand that, first and foremost, their role is to actively pursue their own learning while respectfully, cooperatively, and collaboratively helping others actively pursue theirs.
  • Three strategic learning practices can greatly help students achieve ownership of the academic climate and thereby elevate their academic achievement.
How to Shift Students from Managed to the Managers2023-08-17T19:59:32+00:00
1 03, 2020

How to Create a Culture of Achievement

2023-09-21T02:58:03+00:00

In this article you will learn...

  • Teachers can increase student motivation and achievement by increasing student ownership.
  • Teachers can develop student ownership by integrating the strategic learning practices across all four areas of a framework for elevating achievement—Curriculum, Instruction, Assessment, Climate.
  • When implemented together, these strategic learning practices can make a significant impact on student ownership, learning, and achievement.
How to Create a Culture of Achievement2023-09-21T02:58:03+00:00
24 02, 2020

The Most Crucial Decision Teachers Make Every Day

2023-09-21T03:07:13+00:00

In this article you will learn...

  • Our greatest power as teachers is in our decision-making.
  • Teachers make important decisions across four broad areas: curriculum, instruction, assessment, and climate, which make up an integrated learning framework.
  • The most crucial decision teachers make is how to share this information with students.
The Most Crucial Decision Teachers Make Every Day2023-09-21T03:07:13+00:00
17 02, 2020

Three Ways Students Interpret Their Role

2023-07-24T01:59:24+00:00

In this article you will learn...

  • Students pick up on cues from the teacher, other students, their parents, and even society that they use to interpret their role in the classroom.
  • Some students think their role is to “do” school. Other students begin to “understand” school. And, a few realize that their role is to “own” their learning.
  • Students who are supported to take full ownership of their learning will, in tandem, build intrinsic motivation.
Three Ways Students Interpret Their Role2023-07-24T01:59:24+00:00
10 02, 2020

12 Questions Your Students Should Be Able to Answer

2023-09-21T03:15:50+00:00

In this article you will learn...

  • Students, as well as teachers, must be able to answer key questions about their learning.
  • These questions fall into four broad areas: curriculum, instruction, assessment, and climate, which make up an integrated learning framework.
  • Students must be supported across the entire learning framework in order to take full ownership of their learning.
12 Questions Your Students Should Be Able to Answer2023-09-21T03:15:50+00:00