The limited role of students by Haley Helton

Student led activities

helto006 — 2025-03-04 01:29:13 UTC

Having students want to stay engaged in the content they are learning can be hard but this article gives examples of how to change that.

Studies have found that having more student led activities also leads to more active learning. Have students share their opinions and topics, give them more authority in the classroom and put higher expectations on them and what they are able to do.

Choices

helto006 — 2025-03-04 01:36:32 UTC

This article touches on the idea of choice based learning. This concept means that students have more of a say in what they are reading and other assignments they my have. When it comes to text students are reading teachers can have multiple choices ready for them to pick so that students can select something that actually seems interesting to them, this will make for students who are more interested in what they are reading.

Student led learning

helto006 — 2025-03-04 02:13:19 UTC

This article explains that having students have more control over projects and what they are doing in school leads to them being more engaged in what they are doing and learning. It continues to explain that when students have bigger interests it results in more motivation for students to face different challenges.

Leadership roles

helto006 — 2025-03-04 02:18:57 UTC

When doing group projects it is important to have roles in the groups to ensure that students know they have expectations and that students are all working together. It's important that students know they have responsibilities and they are functioning parts of the class, this also allows for a since of purpose and belonging in the class.

Personal Accountability

helto006 — 2025-03-04 02:24:08 UTC

Students should have expectations on themselves but also that be able to be accountable in their own education. For example teachers can't force students to learn, they have to be willing to put effort into their own education.