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Need a practical roadmap for increasing student ownership? So much of teaching now revolves around teacher accountability, but the same accountability and ownership can be transformative for students as well! Students who have opportunities to increase their ownership over their learning throughout the school year can complete more assignments on time, they feel more confident during testing, and they feel less anxiety over time when it comes to academics.
In today’s episode, I’m interviewing Erika Waltherr, who’s been working in Baltimore City Public Schools since 2012 is currently doing work there as a school-based Literacy Coach. She’s observed the difference in students since the start of the pandemic, and how many of them struggle to be independent and self-motivated.
Erika wrote an article for our Truth for Teachers writer’s collective, and I’m interviewing her here to go even deeper. We’re discussing practical ways to get your students to be more independent, take more responsibility for their own learning, and shift the balance in your classroom from teacher-centered to student-centered. This advice will be especially helpful for teachers who may struggle with letting go of control in their classrooms.
Read/share Erika’s article here: https://truthforteachers.com/truth-for-teachers-podcast/student-centered-learning-reality/
If you teach 8th-12th grade, check out Finding Flow Solutions, my new curriculum lined designed to help students find flow in the classroom and manage their time, energy, and focused attention: https://shop.truthforteachers.com/collections/finding-flow-solutions
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EP227 Five things teachers wish their admins knew
EP226 Seven takeaways from this school year that simplify teaching from now on (with Amy Stohs)
Power through with...release of regrets
EP225 To solve for ALL kids, start with ONE...
Power through with...reflecting
EP224 Deciding what matters: Authentic teaching through setting boundaries (with Gerardo Munoz)
Power through with…reframing
EP223 A powerful way to help kids (and ourselves!) with time management
Power through with...resilient thinking and planning
EP222 Bring back joy by teaching outdoors: A how-to guide for any classroom
Power through with...relationship reconnection
EP221 Three ways to make social-emotional learning REAL for students (with Dr. Byron McClure)
Power through with...rest
EP220 How to use podcasts in the classroom (with Listenwise)
Power Through: A special 6 week Wednesday series on Truth for Teachers
EP219 Processing pandemic teaching: An honest, healing conversation (with Pernille Ripp)
EP218 Ten tips for teaching critical thinking + information literacy (w/ LaGarde & Hudgins)
EP217 Good things ARE happening: How to find thoughts that feel better
EP216 How to be an informed media consumer + advocate for truth (with the News Literacy Project)
EP215 When no one’s showing YOU grace, make space instead
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