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Agency in Literacy http://bexteacherstoolbox.co.nz What- CSI
Agency/inquiry approach has been watered down so much in schools - it can become must do / can do or discovery. Lost in translation - Inquiry is agency. Agency is inquiry. Same with the Thinking Hats. Agency is such a powerful concept that we need to do this properly. Agency is about kids becoming agents of their own learning. As teachers we tend to make all of the decisions. Agency is when the learner initiates the learning. They want to learn this. Pg 2 in handout To be an agent of my learning, I need learning designed so learners can:
Give children the amount of agency that they can cope with. Agency shouldn’t be based on their ability but their behaviours they show - e.g. growth mindset, key competencies. It’s a journey not a destination. Process
Start with one area in the classroom to get this started. What if students had open access to the resources teachers use when planning activities for them? Bek's sample resources - This workshop was really just a push for everyone to subscribe to her website. Where to from here? Most of this workshop was not new for me. My next step is to no longer have ability groups for reading. All my kids are at or above so I don’t need to be teaching any of my kids to read. I want to have a deep concept/issue with a wide range of texts/topics within. Students can select which direction they are heading in & they form the reading groups. Things to consider? What is the point of the kids timetabling their day? Is it really necessary? How important is it that they have to be doing what they planned at their exact time of the day? As adults we might have goals/things we want to achieve in a given timeframe but do we plan (& stick) to it? |
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