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
3 02, 2020

3 Tools for Building an Ownership Mindset

2023-09-21T03:10:26+00:00

In this article you will learn...

  • Students have the ultimate power to own their own learning.
  • An ownership mindset is the key that allows students to become active participants in learning.
  • The three most important tools for building an ownership mindset are to delegate the authority, build the capacity, and entrust the responsibility for learning to the students themselves.
3 Tools for Building an Ownership Mindset2023-09-21T03:10:26+00:00
6 01, 2017

Increased Student Ownership = Elevated Student Achievement

2023-09-21T02:57:00+00:00

In this article you will learn...

  • The most effective method to elevate student achievement is to increase student ownership.
  • Students can be taught to own their learning by their teachers when teachers delegate the authority, the capacity, and the responsibility to the students.
  • Administrators play a vital role in supporting teachers to develop student ownership.
Increased Student Ownership = Elevated Student Achievement2023-09-21T02:57:00+00:00