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When students get excited and engaged in the lesson we are doing!

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When students get excited and engaged in the lesson we are doing!

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I felt empowered when I was able to share with peer professionals. 

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I felt empowered when I was able to share with peer professionals. 

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I feel empowered when I have a voice and someone truly listens.

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Mastered a skill/concept I had trouble with but I worked hard to to be successful at.

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Mastered a skill/concept I had trouble with but I worked hard to to be successful at.

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I felt empowered as a student when I attended a college class in High School. I was engaged in planning for the class.

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I felt empowered when I was asked to give my opinion on a topic in the classroom. 

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I felt empowered when I was asked to give my opinion on a topic in the classroom. 

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When I can have choices when it comes to completing an assignment.

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I am empowered when I have a choice of activities. I prefer hands on activities.

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I am empowered when I have a choice of activities. I prefer hands on activities.

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When I realized I was making a difference with my students

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I felt empowered when I mastered a skill that I thought was too difficult for me

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I feel empowered when I can use my creativity to present a skill to my students. 

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I feel empowered when I can use my creativity to present a skill to my students. 

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I felt empowered as a learner when I was engaged as a student. I had a really great teacher. She made each student feel as if they had a say in the class.

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I felt empowered as a learner when I was engaged as a student. I had a really great teacher. She made each student feel as if they had a say in the class.

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I felt empowered when I was given a choice board and able to choose a project that was something I enjoyed. It gave me creativity.

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When my
creativity in any area is recognized

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I felt empowered as a learner when I was able to choose how to demonstrate my knowledge on a topic.

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I felt empowered as a learner when I was able to choose how to demonstrate my knowledge on a topic.

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When I am able to have the freedom to be able to learn the way that works for me.  When I am able to present what I have learned and having the freedom to show what I have learned without having rigid guidelines.

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When I am able to have the freedom to be able to learn the way that works for me.  When I am able to present what I have learned and having the freedom to show what I have learned without having rigid guidelines.

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In high school, we were allowed to debate controversial subjects.

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I felt empowered as a learner when I finally started my education courses in college and was able to interact with students.  

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I felt empowered as a learner when I finally started my education courses in college and was able to interact with students.  

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I felt empowered when I was asked as a student to show my classmates how to solve a math problem.

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I felt empowered when I was asked as a student to show my classmates how to solve a math problem.

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When I was able to choose what I wanted to read as a child.
As an adult teacher, when I am able to create my own lessons and students "get it!"

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I feel empowered when I engage with the students and show through examples. They can see first hand the teacher wants to be involved.

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I feel empowered as a learner when I feel successful.

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I feel empowered as a learner when I feel successful.

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When I am involving learners and inviting them to take charge of their learning.

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When I am able to take something that I've learned and help someone else .

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I'm empowered when I have a choice to learn about something that is interesting to me. 

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I'm empowered when I have a choice to learn about something that is interesting to me. 

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When doing science experiments and projects where I could use my creativity

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When doing science experiments and projects where I could use my creativity

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I feel empowered when I see something I used in the classroom work - and know it is something I can use again to reach other students - it works and I know I can reach many students with positive outcomes.

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I feel empowered when I see something I used in the classroom work - and know it is something I can use again to reach other students - it works and I know I can reach many students with positive outcomes.

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When I realized Google was a tool.

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I felt empowered when I was given a choice in my learning and a sense of ownership.

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I have felt empowered when I am interested in the topic and have been given some choice.

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I felt empowered when given choice of how to present something.  Not just told a certain way to do it.

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I feel empowered when I

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A time I know that learning was achieved was in a master class when I was completing an interactive assignment but knew it could be used in my classroom.

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As a grad student when I was given a topic and I was able to choose any media of my choosing to create projects.

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As an adult I have been an empowered learner while in grad school and would participate in discussions where I felt like I had a voice in the conversation.

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I feel most empowered when I am allowed to learn something that directly connects to my daily life in the classroom.

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When I was given clear directions and expectations backed with the proper knowledge to be SUCCESSFUL and do well in my class!!

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I feel more empowered when I have a choice about either how I can present my learning. I naturally gravitate towards creative activities so when I can choose to do something to creatively share my learning, it is empowering!

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I feel more empowered when I have a choice about either how I can present my learning. I naturally gravitate towards creative activities so when I can choose to do something to creatively share my learning, it is empowering!

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As I began my masters work, I learned to use all kinds of new technology based programs.  My success using these problems made me feel extremely empowered.

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Empowered

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when I was told i could present it in any way

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When I am able to learn something that I find value in and builds my confidence.

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I think it would be easier for me to talk about when I don't feel empowered as a learner. I don't feel empowered when I don't have a voice as a student. I don't feel empowered when I don't have an interest in the subject matter. I don't feel empowered when I don't see the purpose or the "so what" in what I am supposed to be learning. I also don't feel empowered when I feel like the teacher doesn't care about what they are teaching.

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As an adult learner I have felt most empowered when I am allowed to work and learn in an active setting. I experienced this at NC State working with the Lab Quest to create citizen science activities. 

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As an adult learner I have felt most empowered when I am allowed to work and learn in an active setting. I experienced this at NC State working with the Lab Quest to create citizen science activities. 

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In my most recent grad school class, the teacher made each of us discussion leaders for the documents and books that we read. She set clear parameters but we were allowed to guide the discussion for our classmates and develop our own ideas related to the text. It made the course more engaging, the conversation more fruitful, and the material more accessible. We didn't get a choice in the document/chapter we were assigned but being allowed to choose the structure and direction of the conversation was empowering.