from "Learner Agency" a section from "The Learner" in "PYP: From Principles Into Practice"
The idea of agency is closely connected to self-efficacy, a belief in one's own ability to succeed. When learners believe in themselves and have a strong sense of identity, they are more likely to exercise agency.
When students are agentive, they:
- Take initiative, responsibility & ownership
- Express interest
- Make choices
- Are aware of their own learning goals
- Monitor and adjust their learning
- Voice opinions
- Influence and direct their own learning
- Develop approaches to learning & dispositions
- Make decisions together
- Create shared agreements
- Create shared routines
- Set up learning spaces
- Reflect together
- Working in partnership, building relationship
- Actively listening
- Respecting and responding to learner ideas
- Noticing learners’ capabilities, needs and interests
- Reflecting on when students need help, intervening & giving feedback
- Establishing a welcoming culture
- Modeling desired behavior and language
- Students and teachers collaboratively creating learning engagements and assessments.
- Students setting learning goals and monitoring progress.
- Students fostering their own belief in themselves and their own ability to succeed.
- Students being active, engaged participants in thinking and learning.
After reading the Learner Agency section of the IB document "PYP: From Principles Into Practice", I'm inspired to take ACTION!
- I will ADVOCATE for learner agency in my school by
- Modeling what learner agency looks like for teachers during PD
- Celebrating agentive learning when I see it by documenting it through pictures and videos on Twitter
- Asking reflective questions in situations when learners are not exercising agency
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ReplyDeleteFor the first time ever, we will be implementing the Exhibition and we have chosen to do it on the Global Goals. Children will take the lead starting from their interests and will be working to creatively work together to think beyond themseklves to feel empowered to act. Let us see what they will come up with.
ReplyDeleteSuch an exciting experience!
That s an amazing post. Thank you!
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