We know student voice is crucial to effective pedagogy -- both literally and figuratively. If teachers and students can’t hear one another, their contributions to the learning are negated.
“Hearing the tone, speech, and passion in students’ words is what drives our educators,” says Matthew X. Joseph, Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment at Leicester Public Schools in Worcester County, MA, a PK-12 district with 1,400 students. “Having the option to have clear sound to include both at-home learners and in-school learners gives a true ‘one class’ feeling.”
By voice, I mean the ability to recognize their own beliefs, practice articulating them in a variety of forms, and then find the confidence — and the platform — to express them."
We've taken a deeper look at how students are feeling about online learning, pulling together student feedback across the sector with trends we've seen in Cadmus.
As I think that leaders should be able to describe what they are looking for in schools I have thought of eight things that I really want to see in today's classroom. I really believe that classro...
Although this was posted in 2013, the ideas of what we should look for in our classroom are still relevant. George Couros provides an image (as seen above) as well as more detailed explanations for each suggestion. Ask yourself if your learners have these options in your classroom.
1. Voice - the ability to learn from others and share their learning.
2. Choice - about how they learn and what they learn.
3. Time for reflection (often overlooked in our very busy classrooms).
4. Opportunities for innovation
5. Critical thinkers - asking the questions and challenging what they see, respectfully.
6. Problem solvers/finders - what is a problem the learners see? How would they solve the problem?
7. Self-assessment - do your learners assess themselves or do you do the assessment? What would happen if they were given this opportunity?
8. Connected learning - bringing in experts from your community or further afield (perhaps by using Skype).
The post is worth reading as he provides additional insights to each area. In addition he provides one more piece that is also critical in your classroom. Click through to the post to learn more.
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