Partnering with Students: Building Ownership of Learning

Empower students to own their learning

This resource is designed to empower teachers and leaders with strategies to develop learners who have the confidence and tools to engage in any challenge. By flipping the focus to student ownership of learning, the authors provide clear and simple ways to:

• Develop collaborative relationships
• Jointly establish clear expectations for learning and criteria for success
• Intentionally build learner strategies that last a lifetime
• Use formative assessment results to monitor progress
• Harness the power of reciprocal feedback to improve teaching and learning
• Empower and motivate students set meaningful goals and prove learning