Create Learner Jobs
Create Learner Jobs Learners identify classroom leadership roles, creating a sense of accountability for their classroom community. Learners can take on jobs like classroom photographer, greeter (for guests), birthday celebrator, historian, etc. There are so many ways that students can help! Learner jobs create a sense of ownership for the students and empower them…
Provide Learners With Tools to Prioritize Their Time
Provide learners with tools to prioritize their time A powerful way for learners to build their agency and determine priorities, self-management skills that are crucial for learners to build, is for them to plan and prioritize their time. First educators must provide opportunities for learners to do this instead of planning learners’ time for…
Provide goal setting frameworks and tools
Provide goal-setting frameworks and tools Goal-setting is an important life skill and leads to better learning outcomes when done right. Providing tools and frameworks, such as SMART Goals and WOOP Goals, to learners to scaffold their goal-setting and reflecting process has proven to be an effective strategy that leads to long-term goal-setting Bright Spots…
Make Thinking Visible
Make Thinking Visible Metacognition, the ability to think about your thinking and act on that reflection, has been shown to lead to greater learning outcomes and higher learner agency. To start the metacognitive process, educators can make their own thinking visible by thinking out loud and modeling metacognition. They can also provide sentence stems…
Support Learner Self-Assessment
Support Learner Self-Assessment Self-assessment is empowering learners to consider where they are in their own learning by intentionally creating transparency of the learning process, and creating a safe space to make mistakes. Self-assessment is often supported by a rubric or other criteria for mastery as well as providing options for communicating needs throughout the…
Provide non-verbal options for participation
Provide Non-Verbal Options for Participation Not all learners are prepared to participate by speaking out loud. Technology can be used to provide polls or virtual chat spaces, such as polleverywhere, mentimeter, and padlet. If you want a low-tech way for students to non-verbally participate, have them write on post-it notes, use hand signals or…
Encourage Retakes & Test Corrections
Encourage Retakes & Test Corrections Encouraging retakes and test corrections provides learners with an opportunity to identify their mistakes, review their work, revisit the content, address misconceptions, and correct their answers. This practice not only helps students improve their grades but also ensures they understand key concepts. Additionally, it builds confidence, motivates continuous learning,…