Unfortunately, in many ways
the idea of student voice and choice is being used as a surrogate for actually understanding Meaningful Student Involvement.
To fully embrace
the idea of student voice, teachers must be willing to do the work to ensure its continued existence in their classroom.
If you're completely new to
the idea of student voice, Imagine Education has a good primer on the overall concept, and the 4 major steps toward making student voice work.
This is a school that is so fiercely dedicated to
the ideas of student voice and collaboration that even the school's architecture has been designed around them.
Not exact matches
Imagine the power
of supporting a
student who struggles with written output by allowing him to quickly record his thoughts, in his own
voice, and connect those
ideas to the content.
The strong relationships that appear to exist between teachers and
students help open the door for
students to express their
ideas, hopes and needs — all
of which are important parts
of fostering
student voice.
During one
of these conversations last November, I was particularly emotional as I encouraged my
students to think
of ideas — to come up with ways for their
voices to be heard.
But if school systems are committed to fostering civically engaged young people, they must be ready to take seriously the
voices and
ideas of their
students.
These processes are often scary and can be fraught, but when class norms include space for
student voices and responses to authentic
student ideas, learning becomes a self - affirming process
of risk taking, experimentation, and growth.
We need
voices and
ideas from many places to continue to improve our understanding
of how well
students are learning in our public schools.
I am keen to represent the
voice of many
students here at the school and share their
ideas with the Headteacher and the leadership team.»
I certainly could have simply told passive
students the definition
of this term and what it means, but by enabling them to actively construct their own knowledge, they internalize the
ideas more deeply — as well as internalize their ability to have
voice and agency in an academic setting.»
For
students like seventh grader Huber, who found himself the object
of media scrutiny when he participated in a protest to call attention to the plight
of children in Iraq, it means asking questions, exploring opinions and
ideas, and finding his own
voice.
Students should understand how to use their bodies as metaphors, how to project emotion with their
voices and, for the history aspect
of the curriculum, to think about Euripides» own context and then apply his
ideas to the present.
From all kinds
of seating and configurable furniture to space - planning events that involve
student suggestions and community
ideas for inventions, libraries have become productive and comfortable places for putting
student voices at the center.
In documenting the difference that
student voice made, this book helps expand
ideas of distributed leadership, professional learning communities, and collaboration.
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The
ideas of student action research and
students as allies in school reform are both relatively new
ideas, stemming from a growing appreciation
of the importance
of student engagement and
voice.
(or just do the unit)
Students: - Invent, describe and inhabit an imaginary world - Identify and make character choices - Create story
ideas - Use improvisation to explore elements
of the story - Put themselves in someone else's shoes and reflect on characters - Respond to directions - Use
voice, movement and gesture to convey meaning - Collaborate with peers to create scenes and contribute
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Students will: - Visualize the world
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voice - Conceptualize a story, using the body to convey meaning - Develop, share and reflect on movement - Communicate
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During the writing block,
students use the Six Plus One Traits
of Writing, strengthening the
voice,
ideas, word choice, sentence fluency, organization or conventions in a specific piece.
Beginning in the fall
of 2012, we spent a school year researching, debating, and testing
ideas to make the case for
student voice in the Prichard Committee.
But why is it that the
ideas of the people we're ultimately trying to serve, and arguably those most affected — the
students — tend to be the last
voices heard and acted upon?
By using the phrases «
student voice» and «
student engagement», educators, leaders, and advocates are implying their interest in listening to the unfettered opinions,
ideas, experiences, and wisdom
of students.
The notion
of student voice and choice limits the perspectives, actions, wisdom,
ideas and knowledge
of students according to what, how, when, where and why adults want to hear them.
If before teaching one or more
of the activities listed below you would like
ideas for how to foster civil discourse and create a classroom environment where all
of your
students can develop and voice their ideas, read Facing History Associate Program Director for Staff Development Laura Tavares» article Nine Ways to Help Students Discuss Guns and V
students can develop and
voice their
ideas, read Facing History Associate Program Director for Staff Development Laura Tavares» article Nine Ways to Help
Students Discuss Guns and V
Students Discuss Guns and Violence.
The habits
of behavior found in a reflective classroom community — attentive listening to diverse viewpoints,
voicing clear
ideas, and raising relevant questions — not only help
students deeply understand historical content, but also require them to practice skills essential for their role as engaged citizens.
Appreciating assets and successes and acknowledging the
ideas and
voices of students and staff create a community ownership
of the culture and future
of a school's path to success.
Perhaps most heinously, a small (and actively growing) group
of adults learned how to use
student voice against
students, actually using their words, deeds and
ideas to keep them from becoming active partners throughout the educational process.
I have been told by
student voice practitioners that this approach has been adapted for use in: a) primary grades using drawings to express
ideas; b) guidance departments to ensure the needs
of all
students are met; and c) a whole school event (secondary school) to gather
ideas from
students to inform the school improvement plan.
After working with hundreds
of K — 12 schools across the United States and Canada over the last 10 years, I have come to define
student voice as any expression learners make about education, schools, or learning, including their
ideas, wisdom, and actions.
Strong Arts is infused by providing a vehicle for
students to demonstrate their understandings and express their thoughts in and through the arts while Democratic Practice becomes a natural means
of giving
students choice and a
voice for communicating their
ideas.
Teacher
voice and
student diversity, largely forgotten goals from the earliest
ideas about charter schools, may hold the best hope for improving charter schools — and thereby illuminate a path for strengthening our entire system
of public education.
Student Voices, Collaboration, Real - World Connections The Centennial High School Learning Studio in Howard County completely transformed the
idea of traditional teaching and learning with their Quarter 2 project on climate change.
Moffett, a great champion
of the
voices of K - 12 teachers, focused on such
ideas as the necessity
of student - centered curricula, writing across the curriculum, alternatives to standardized testing, and spiritual growth in education and life.
Once you open your ears to
student voice, and open your mind to their
ideas and your hand in a gesture
of partnership, there is no limit to the positive impact.
In her conversations with 65
students across the United States, the author got a clear
idea of what high school
students need to become engaged in their schools: a
voice in determining course offerings; academic courses that relate to things they care about; respect for their nonacademic interests; inspiring role models; and opportunities to connect with the community.
MPS
students receive thousands
of dollars less in per pupil funding than their suburban counterparts, yet groups like MMAC, rather than help create jobs for a city rocked by unemployment and crippling poverty, can only offer up
ideas that take away the
voice and self - determination
of the people
of Milwaukee.
When positioned at the center
of learning and teaching,
student voice can illuminate many approaches to fulfilling Common Core, whether through various methods,
ideas or activities.
Student / Youth Voice When WKCD embraced student voice as part of our guiding principles in 2001, the idea that youth should be welcomed as crucial investors in improving their schools and communities had few adv
Student / Youth
Voice When WKCD embraced
student voice as part of our guiding principles in 2001, the idea that youth should be welcomed as crucial investors in improving their schools and communities had few adv
student voice as part
of our guiding principles in 2001, the
idea that youth should be welcomed as crucial investors in improving their schools and communities had few advocates.