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In order to find value in their learning, students need to find their voices. Teachers can encourage student participation by enabling rather than enforcing it. 
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"What motivates students to engage in learning and achieve academic success? The authors synthesize research on achievement motivation, school engagement, and student voice, concluding that the more educators use student-centered approaches to reinforce student agency, the more motivation and engagement are likely to rise."
The executive summary and report by Eric Toshalis, Ed.D. and Michael J. Nakkula, Ed.D. can be downloaded on this site.
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This has been a very busy fall with many requests for our process to build sustainable personalized learning environments for the Race to the Top - District proposals. On top of that, we are leading webinars, participating in panels, speaking in keynote addresses, doing workshops, creating eCourses, setting up Communities of Practice (CoP), interviewing thought leaders, and important research on motivation, engagement, and voice. This means we continue to create new resources, refine the process, and personalize our services to meet your needs.
Roles change for teachers and learners when personalizing learning in all three stages. Moving to Stage One where learners have a voice and choice takes time, a shared vision, and a Community of Practice (CoP) supporting each other. This chart above provides how roles change for teachers and learners in Stage One.
The research by Tashalis and Nakkula on Motivation, Engagement, and Student Voice from Students at the Center provides a great rationale for learners who have a voice in how they learn and are more motivated and engaged in the learning process. This is about learners having a stake in their learning. We highly recommend reading this research if you plan to personalize learning for your learners.
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Rebecca Wilkins's curator insight,
July 30, 2015 10:28 PM
Learning has moved from something students have done to them to something they get to guide through the thoughtful support of a highly qualified teacher.
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To transform a classroom to a personalized learning environment is challenging. First, you need to know what personalized learning means. On February 2nd, a panel discussion on personalized learning for the Future of Education hosted by Steve Hargadon with Barbara Bray, Kathleen McClaskey, Lisa Nielsen, and Shannon Miller took place. We agreed that it is all about the learner and that student voice and choice is necessary to personalize learning. Personalized learning is all about the learner, starts with the learner, and means the student drives their learning.
Barbara clearly outlines the "Ten Steps to Encourage Student Voice and Choice"
"Ten steps to motivate your students to want to learn. Encourage students to take responsibility for their learning. Give them voice and choice about what they learn."
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Joshua Block from SLA in Philadelphia shares the importance of learner voice and how he plans to help learners amplify their voice this year. Here are his suggestions where I have changed "student" to "learner" in this list:
> Have learners share their work out loud.
> Have learners generate questions and facilitate.
> Have learners evaluate their own work (My note: this is called Assessment AS Learning)
> Integrate presentation into projects> Remember to get out of the way