EdWeek Jennifer Barnett - 7 Ways To Increase Student Ownership
Here are 7 areas where schools can focus on students in helping them develop more ownership in their school and producing positive change. I always get frustrated when all that schools are required to do - pushes out one of the biggest influences and motivators to its population - both professionals and students.
Given there are only a set # of hours in a day when educators finish all the requirements that come from "outside" groups - state, federal, local laws, regs, to do lists - there isn't enough time to create "buy-in" from students to help them learn.
Schools that can work in student conversation and changes where they impacted the design and procedures will enhance the motivation and willingness to succeed - just like employees who have a voice in their companies have better morale and company metrics, performance, and profits are usually just as improved.
Some of the companies that have been shown to grow the fastest and been given high marks for the best places to work have some policies where on given days they are allowed to work on/create/design projects/topics of their interest and give a report/feedback on what was developed. It's a similar conecpt and certainly makes sense that the work would be more "engaged", "in the zone", "productive", and more "high acheiving" to use some educational buzzwords on how it could positively impact student achievement in evaluating how well a school is performing in regards to preparing its students for the 21st Century skills and marketplace.
Here are 7 areas where schools can focus on students in helping them develop more ownership in their school and producing positive change. I always get frustrated when all that schools are required to do - pushes out one of the biggest influences and motivators to its population - both professionals and students.
Given there are only a set # of hours in a day when educators finish all the requirements that come from "outside" groups - state, federal, local laws, regs, to do lists - there isn't enough time to create "buy-in" from students to help them learn.
Schools that can work in student conversation and changes where they impacted the design and procedures will enhance the motivation and willingness to succeed - just like employees who have a voice in their companies have better morale and company metrics, performance, and profits are usually just as improved.
Some of the companies that have been shown to grow the fastest and been given high marks for the best places to work have some policies where on given days they are allowed to work on/create/design projects/topics of their interest and give a report/feedback on what was developed. It's a similar conecpt and certainly makes sense that the work would be more "engaged", "in the zone", "productive", and more "high acheiving" to use some educational buzzwords on how it could positively impact student achievement in evaluating how well a school is performing in regards to preparing its students for the 21st Century skills and marketplace.
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