Learner Agency
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Stephen King | Leigh Duncan | Mark Hassall |
Champion | Lead ASL | Support ASL |
Remuera Primary School | Meadowbank School | Remuera Primary School |
Across School Leaders
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In School Leaders
Shana Mutton | Cathy Richardson | Laura Wheeler | Kim Carson |
Remuera Primary | Remuera Primary | Meadowbank | Meadowbank |
Susan Bridgman | Grace Hessell | Anita Hewitt/Jo Simpson | Lisa Murphy (ASL) |
Parnell District | Parnell District | Maungawhau | EGGS |
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“Learners have agency when they have influence and a sense of ownership over their learning, having the ability and opportunity to be part of the learning design process”
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Where did we begin?
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What have we done?
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Has the initiative enhanced the learning process?
“I can choose one of the things I don’t know from the ladder. Those are the things I need to work on. If I do a knowledge card and I get two wrong, I know I need to get them all right to move on. In a test, if there are some (questions) I don’t know or are interesting, I can choose that.”
Year 3 student
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How do you know what your next steps in learning are?
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Are we making a difference?
and addressing their own learning needs
Agency are happening within PLGs
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Inquire into teacher practice
Pre and Post Intervention Research into Learner Agency
from Teachers’ & Students’ Perspectives - their voice
CORE Education Research Paper - the ten conditions
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Share and promote best teacher practice
Establishing a common ‘Language of Learning’
Engaging students in planning, timetabling & curriculum design
De-privatising assessment - ‘with’ not ‘to’
Assessment for Learning
Cross-curricular benefits of Learner Agency
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Useful links to research and evidence
CORE Learner Agency Final Research Report * Highly Recommended Reading
OECD - 7 Principles of Learning in the 21st Century
NZ Curriculum Online Spotlight #3 on Learner Agency
Personalize Learning by Bray & McClaskey
Cognition on Student Voice & the Learning Environment
Student Voice: Learner Agency Rubric
Professor Welby Ings - Knowing the Learner Video Clip
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