Hello! I'm Kevin Goodman, fourth grade teacher at @BPEKnights. MindMatters defines student empowerment as, "giving young people the opportunity to actively participate in school activities and decisions that will shape their lives, their families and their peers." #WeAreWayne
Dan Wilson, principal, Lynhurst 7th & 8th Grade Center! Got my hot chocolate, fire in the fireplace, and the glow of the computer screen. I'm ready! #wearewayne
Chris Landis, Assistant Principal at Bridgeport. Student empowerment is giving students choice. They learn about control and consequences. #wearewayne@BPEKnights
Hi Amy Guerrettaz @gtazgab#wearewayne@MrG00dman Giving kids the opportunity to be leaders/ participants @bpe grows school community and student empowerment!
Hi, @MrG00dman! Melissa Smith, Instructional Coach @ BPE, ROE, and WLE. Student empowerment means giving students the knowledge and skills to pursue their passions and interests #WeAreWayne
Elizabeth Camacho, Title I RT @CWECHAMP Student empowerment leads naturally to student accountability for the effort they put into their learning. #ownership#wearewayne
I was trying to get my #1stgrade to think 3-dimensionally and they made this singer performing with a crowd. *Sound on* How creative! #edtech#WeAreWayne
Chris Landis, Assistant Principal at Bridgeport. Student empowerment is giving students choice. They learn about control and consequences. #wearewayne@BPEKnights
A:1 #wearewayne@goodman Giving kids choice in the classroom... having kids track their own data....choice in reading allows kids to feel empowered @BPEKnights
A1: Choice reading - books, nonfiction text, and especially current events articles. Not only are they involved in decision-making process, they are also learning to be informed citizens! #wearewayne
A1: Giving students choices is always empowering! I also work daily on self-advocacy skills to help students feel confident asking for what they need to succeed academically. #wearewayne#StudentEmpowerment
A1: simple things...just ask the kids when they moan at your assignment...what would they like to do to show their learning? S's often come up with a more challenging assignment than the teacher! #wearewayne
A1: Choice in their learning. It can be something small as choosing what game they will play, or it can be big in helping shape the classroom rules. #wearewayne
A1: Choice in their learning. It can be something small as choosing what game they will play, or it can be big in helping shape the classroom rules. #wearewayne
A2: A downfall can definitely be the unpredictability of what their choice could bring. But the huge positive is giving our kiddos the chance to be heard, take risks, and feel safe doing that! #wearewayne
A2: students feel valued and engagedāthereās no limit to what they can achieve! Sometimes it can be more challenging to keep track of accountability for all #wearewayne
Q2: kids take ownership for their own learning.... thrive in their own responsibility... downfall- kids can fall through the cracks if teachers arenāt systematic in checks and balances of skills #wearewayne
A2: Benefits are ownership of learning and then they can make their own goals for life long learning. Downfall, if the next year they are not given as many choices. #wearewayne
A2: benefits include self-motivation, intrinsic rewards; downfalls could be seeing failure as an end instead of a new pathway for exploration; fear of taking risks #wearewayne
A3: I like to have my students create their own benchmarks and deadlines when we are doing a project! This works great for book clubs, too! #WeAreWayne#StudentEmpowerment
A3: Google forms is a great way for kids to vote for a choice without the influence of other students' opinions. Allows s's real voices to be heard. #wearewayne
Donna Young @DonnaYo30802772 3rd grade BPE Day1 students choose a room responsibility they would like to be in charge of and we go from there to academic choices! They need to feel it is their room not mine! #wearewayne#StudentEmpowerment@MrG00dman
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A3: Passion-projects like Genius Hour. Menu of options for showing their learning. Providing rubrics ahead of time with āmust havesā but allowing students to use their own creativity in how they show their knowledge of those things. #WeAreWayne
A2: one benefit of student empowerment could be expanded extra-curricular options. Last year I empowered students to find a sponsor if they were interested in a club that did not exist and create it. It spawned "gamer's club" and this year we have "chess club" #wearewayne
A2: one benefit of student empowerment could be expanded extra-curricular options. Last year I empowered students to find a sponsor if they were interested in a club that did not exist and create it. It spawned "gamer's club" and this year we have "chess club" #wearewayne
A3 Google classroom has been great for storing links and resources in a central location when my kids get to choose how they learn #geniushour@GoogleForEdu#wearewayne
A4: A great quote from this article says āThe moment you add student ownership to student engagement, you have empowerment.ā https://t.co/zBI3bhdrWq. #WeAreWayne
Last question of the night! Q5: What is one takeaway you gained tonight that you can implement in your classroom tomorrow? Think small steps! #WeAreWayne
Q5: Student empowerment is all about ownership. Reminding students that choice is not about ādoing whatever you wantā but about doing what you need. #wearewayne
Thank you so much for participating tonight! You guys are all incredible, thanks for sharing your ideas! I want to leave you with this little bit of food for thought to chew on. #WeAreWayne
