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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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EP178 How to act (rather than react) and stop wasting class time when kids are off-task
EP177 Rage Becomes Her: Supporting students — and ourselves — in expressing our full range of emotions (with Soraya Chemaly)
EP176 Radical acceptance: How to deal with teaching frustrations you cannot change
EP175 Four myths about great teaching debunked (with Jennifer Gonzalez of Cult of Pedagogy)
EP174 Eight ways to move out of overwhelm when everything feels exhausting
EP173 Breathe for Change: Tools for teacher well-being and mindfulness
EP172 Some things a teacher shouldn't be "neutral" about...
EP171 Teach Like Yourself: Why YOU are the person your students need most (with Dr. Gravity Goldberg)
EP170 Five ridiculously unhelpful things I’ve said to students
EP169 The workshop model: beyond the basics (with Jen Bengel)
EP168 Tell yourself a better story this school year
Summer Series Pt 4: Purpose
Summer Series Pt 3: Authenticity
Summer Series Pt 2: Alignment
Summer Series Pt 1: Presence
EP167 Five summer traps to avoid so you can slow down and rejuvenate
EP166 How Kim Lepre trimmed 15 hours off her workweek
EP165 Overcoming mom guilt / dad guilt
EP164 How do you know when it's time to quit teaching?
EP163 I was a disengaged student who nearly failed high school
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