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Scoop.it!
Student engagement is one of the most reliable predictors of gains in learning. We can all agree that students who actively participate in learning are m Via Beth Dichter 
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Empowering Students In the Classroom When I think of change that needs to happen in Education, my immediate thought goes toward student autonomy. To be autonomous as a student is to be able to independently manage the freedom one has in the classroom, while maintaining a harmonious relationship with the teacher. For a student to be autonomous, a student must realize:
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Gust MEES's curator insight,
June 30, 2014 9:00 PM
This fits by 100% my meaning also! When I think of change that needs to happen in Education, my immediate thought goes toward student autonomy. To be autonomous as a student is to be able to independently manage the freedom one has in the classroom, while maintaining a harmonious relationship with the teacher. For a student to be autonomous, a student must realize:
Stevi Quate's curator insight,
July 2, 2014 9:28 AM
When John McDermott and I wrote Clock Watchers and The Just Right Challenge, we wrote about empowering students and captured similar ideas to this posting. Since these ideas aren't new and seem to be shared widely, I wonder why these ideas aren't the norm in classrooms that we watch. |
Teacher actions can influence how students engage [with a course], making it relevant to understand their conceptions of student engagement and how to facilitate it,”
Cited From: http://www.opencolleges.edu.au/informed/features/student-engagement/#ixzz3S1EF19HV
Engagement is more than just sitting and looking attentive. I like how the focus is on what the teacher can do and examines the general beliefs and misconc ptions around engagement through the lens of research.
Reminds me of Alfie Kohn, "If a child is off task, perhaps the problem is not the child, but the task."
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