Student Ownership with Technology

Tech Tip Tuesday (March 28, 2023)

No, this isn't easy.

Worksheets aren't cutting it.

To achieve genuine success in education, students must transcend the mere completion of assignments or comprehension of school material and take ownership of their learning. Those who take ownership of their education can effectively communicate what they are learning and the reasons behind it, elucidate their optimal learning methods, express when they encounter difficulties or require assistance, and comprehend their role in any academic environment. This implies granting all students the power, ability, and accountability to take charge of their learning.

How can I set this up?

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Teacher: The teacher directs learning for the majority of the lesson

Students: Evidence of student engagement via exit ticket or formative assessment

Example: Teacher leads a traditional lesson while students take notes and complete some form of accountability.

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Teacher: The teacher shifts to facilitating learning

Students: Students begin to shift from student engagement to student ownership of learning

Example: Teacher works to retrieve banked knowledge, and students begin to question where they can go next.

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Teacher: Teacher and students cofacilitate learning with an exchange of ideas and strategies

Students: Students take ownership of their learning and show mastery via their own presentation of learning

Example: Students begin and complete showing how they know what they have learned, either from teacher or through own inquiry.

Before you say your students can't handle it,

think if YOU can do it!

Strategies for Student Ownership

Developing Student Ownership Of Learning - 5 Key Points | Puzzle Shift Create

Hello! I am writing this article as a part of my own learning - as I develop Innovative Arts class, student ownership in their learning is a core principle. My goal is to help students grow in creative confidence as they control their own learning.

puzzleshiftcreate.com

9 Teacher-Tested Ways to Build Student Ownership into Informational Reading

When we think of choice-based reading, we often imagine silent reading with novels. However, we can take a student-centered, choice-based approach to non-fiction as well. In this article, we explore nine different areas of student empowerment within informational text reading.

spencerauthor.com

5 Ways to Increase Student Ownership in Your Clasroom

We've all had those students. They sit in their chair and do absolutely nothing for an entire class period. Chances are, we've tried many ways to engage them...rewards, punishments, phone calls home, poor grades on progress reports, even giving them supplies to do the work...yet try as we might, we can't seem to get through to them.

weareteachers.com

Tech Tools to Try

Four ways to help kids take ownership of their learning

Learning is not a passive process. Students are not sponges for facts. Teachers cannot assume they will have each pupil's full attention simply by standing in the front of the room and talking. Injecting exciting visuals and interactive elements within a lesson is a step in the right direction, but to be an effective teacher, you need to help your kids take ownership of their learning.

nearpod.com

5 Ways Video Can Increase Student Ownership of Learning

n a student-centered classroom, it is important for students to take ownership of their learning and make it meaningful in a way that fits their needs and learning styles. This is much easier said than done. As a teacher, it can be difficult to get out of the way and let students take the reins.

shakeuplearning.com

Book Creator lets students take ownership of the learning experience - Book Creator app

High School teacher Courtney Pepe admits that her only regret is that she didn't start using Book Creator earlier! As a teacher who has been using technology in my various learning environments for the past seven years, I pride myself in never doing the same project twice.

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