How to Help Students Own How They Are Learning

Jane Kennedy2023-07-25T15:09:40+00:00

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We as teachers need to focus less on what we need to do to teach the curriculum and more on how students need to learn the required content and skills.
Like student ownership in general, student ownership of instruction occurs along a predictable continuum and eventually leads to deep individual metacognition.
Three strategic learning practices can greatly help students achieve ownership of their instruction and thereby elevate their academic achievement.

How to Help Students Own How They Are LearningJane Kennedy2023-07-25T15:09:40+00:00

9 03, 2020

How to Help Students Own What They Are Learning

Robert Crowe2023-09-21T03:17:47+00:00

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We as teachers need to flip the typical approach to curriculum planning on its head to focus less on what we need to teach and more on what students need to learn.
The best place to start developing ownership in curriculum is by assuring that all learning is driven by a standards-based curriculum with measurable and achievable outcomes that are accessible to all students.
Three strategic learning practices can greatly help students achieve ownership of the curriculum and thereby elevate their academic achievement.

How to Help Students Own What They Are LearningRobert Crowe2023-09-21T03:17:47+00:00

1 03, 2020

Jane Kennedy2023-09-21T02:58:03+00:00

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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 AchievementJane Kennedy2023-09-21T02:58:03+00:00

24 02, 2020

Robert Crowe2023-09-21T03:07:13+00:00

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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 DayRobert Crowe2023-09-21T03:07:13+00:00

17 02, 2020

Robert Crowe2023-07-24T01:59:24+00:00

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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 RoleRobert Crowe2023-07-24T01:59:24+00:00