The Role of Agency by Mondrea Mitchell https://padlet.com/mondrea7/e8h81cz2lmgh0p49 en-us 2023-01-12 12:17:15 UTC 2026-02-25 20:28:27 UTC hello@padlet.com mondrea7 https://padlet.com/mondrea7/e8h81cz2lmgh0p49/wish/2429976807 2022-12-28 18:07:10 UTC https://padlet.com/mondrea7/e8h81cz2lmgh0p49/wish/2429976807 https://padlet.com/mondrea7/e8h81cz2lmgh0p49/wish/2442658475 The reading is connected to some of the programs and elements the school has been implementing.

agency= voice, choice and ownership
agency is connected to self-reflection, goal setting, well-being, self-efficacy, awareness, partnering

We are doing some of the teacher's : strategies to support agency
- Establishing a respectful and welcoming culture. Collaborate with students to create shared agreements about how to interact with others to create a culture of respect and trust where all students feel welcomed, significant and emotionally safe.
- Creating shared routines. Ask for students’ input into developing routines around arrival, transitions, communication signals, meetings, clean up and dismissal.

Strategies to foster self-efficacy
- carefully group and regroup students in different ways—
]]> 2023-01-12 18:06:08 UTC https://padlet.com/mondrea7/e8h81cz2lmgh0p49/wish/2442658475 https://padlet.com/mondrea7/e8h81cz2lmgh0p49/wish/2442663997 I appreciate the different strategies suggested in the article - those would be wonderful to share and use for coaching and supporting teachers.
This should also be share with the whole community as we all have to play our part.]]> 2023-01-12 18:10:15 UTC https://padlet.com/mondrea7/e8h81cz2lmgh0p49/wish/2442663997 This is constructivist teaching, more or less. https://padlet.com/mondrea7/e8h81cz2lmgh0p49/wish/2442668168 2023-01-12 18:13:25 UTC https://padlet.com/mondrea7/e8h81cz2lmgh0p49/wish/2442668168 I hadn't particularly considered the social and collaborational aspects of agency https://padlet.com/mondrea7/e8h81cz2lmgh0p49/wish/2442670175 2023-01-12 18:14:56 UTC https://padlet.com/mondrea7/e8h81cz2lmgh0p49/wish/2442670175 https://padlet.com/mondrea7/e8h81cz2lmgh0p49/wish/2442670214 Build teacher knowledge around the concept of agency
Discuss how to plan and document 
Build the routine and the language so students will be aware and will be able to reflect]]> 2023-01-12 18:14:58 UTC https://padlet.com/mondrea7/e8h81cz2lmgh0p49/wish/2442670214 I try to encouraging students to be self advocates and actively engaged in their learning. https://padlet.com/mondrea7/e8h81cz2lmgh0p49/wish/2442673114 2023-01-12 18:17:21 UTC https://padlet.com/mondrea7/e8h81cz2lmgh0p49/wish/2442673114 Students take the lead of their learning, express what they want to learn about and make choices. It's important teachers know students interests so students can be guided and the learning comes from them. Teachers at our school set up the stage for inquiry and allow students to demonstrate ownership of their learning. https://padlet.com/mondrea7/e8h81cz2lmgh0p49/wish/2442676402 From the beginning of the year, students have agency on deciding what rules they want in their classroom, who they want to work with (depending on the task and subject area) and how they want to demonstrate their learning, self efficacy. (different forms of expression). At Stokes teachers are careful at looking at their cultural beliefs, they want students to learn from others, but respect their beliefs and cultural backgrounds. It's important for all to embrace everyone's cultures, so students can see themselves as part of the community. ]]> 2023-01-12 18:20:01 UTC https://padlet.com/mondrea7/e8h81cz2lmgh0p49/wish/2442676402 Great, but "agency" requires unpacking https://padlet.com/mondrea7/e8h81cz2lmgh0p49/wish/2442680194 Like camembert and camembert, there is "agency" and "agency." The question is in the how, especially in terms of implementation with teachers.  I also think there needs to be a discussion about the scope of agency.  In my mind, ideally, agency should be balanced with structure (freedom within structure), since without that, students will tend to lapse into confirming or reexamining that which they already know or like--or it can lead to fluffy teaching.]]> 2023-01-12 18:22:53 UTC https://padlet.com/mondrea7/e8h81cz2lmgh0p49/wish/2442680194 Strategies to foster self-efficacy https://padlet.com/mondrea7/e8h81cz2lmgh0p49/wish/2442680601 The strategies for fostering self-efficacy was a big help. To foster self-efficacy, teachers strive to:
• model behaviour and language use, considering implicit and explicit messages to students
• offer opportunities for reinforcement and mastery
• give timely, specic and well-considered feedback on learning
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]]> 2023-01-12 18:23:11 UTC https://padlet.com/mondrea7/e8h81cz2lmgh0p49/wish/2442680601 Student led activities empower them and allow them to apply their leadership skills. Also, constant reference to the learners' profile helps them try their best to identify to at least one of the attributes. georgetteb https://padlet.com/mondrea7/e8h81cz2lmgh0p49/wish/2442682683 2023-01-12 18:24:45 UTC https://padlet.com/mondrea7/e8h81cz2lmgh0p49/wish/2442682683 marcusr13 https://padlet.com/mondrea7/e8h81cz2lmgh0p49/wish/2442684673 In our class I try to promote agency as much as possible; however, it's usually after the mini-lesson and after information has been imparted to the students. ]]> 2023-01-12 18:26:16 UTC https://padlet.com/mondrea7/e8h81cz2lmgh0p49/wish/2442684673 When teachers consider their own beliefs, and learn how to respect children's beliefs and show interest in knowing their needs, they are able to create an inclusive learning environment where students will enjoy learning and will encourage the learning in the class community. https://padlet.com/mondrea7/e8h81cz2lmgh0p49/wish/2442686186 When students know why they are learning about a certain topic, they find a reason to engage or to try something that fits their interest. It's important to encourage independence and freedom to take ownership of learning. ]]> 2023-01-12 18:27:30 UTC https://padlet.com/mondrea7/e8h81cz2lmgh0p49/wish/2442686186 The paragraph about "strategies to foster self-efficacy" georgetteb https://padlet.com/mondrea7/e8h81cz2lmgh0p49/wish/2442686390 2023-01-12 18:27:38 UTC https://padlet.com/mondrea7/e8h81cz2lmgh0p49/wish/2442686390 Teachers understanding what is agency and knowing how to in a daily basis encourage agency and build a space for it. Examine biases about students and cultures and push students to take the lead of their learning. https://padlet.com/mondrea7/e8h81cz2lmgh0p49/wish/2442690704 2023-01-12 18:30:49 UTC https://padlet.com/mondrea7/e8h81cz2lmgh0p49/wish/2442690704 "Actively listen to students’ opinions, wonderings, perspectives and aspirations to extend student thinking and action https://padlet.com/mondrea7/e8h81cz2lmgh0p49/wish/2442693858 I connect with this bc I love using thinking routines where students learn to think deeply and share their wonderings.  And then i love to not answer their wonders  opting to simply praise their questioning in hopes of letting the inquiry linger

]]> 2023-01-12 18:33:06 UTC https://padlet.com/mondrea7/e8h81cz2lmgh0p49/wish/2442693858 SrCarlos https://padlet.com/mondrea7/e8h81cz2lmgh0p49/wish/2442694469 Students choose their topic and areas of research for every unit project, also it allows to build their inquires as a collective experience. ]]> 2023-01-12 18:33:33 UTC https://padlet.com/mondrea7/e8h81cz2lmgh0p49/wish/2442694469 marcusr13 https://padlet.com/mondrea7/e8h81cz2lmgh0p49/wish/2442694771 Students having agency when it comes to classroom culture was interesting. In our class, they have agency when it comes to crating classroom agreements/rules but outside of things like that I'm not sure how to have students involved in classroom culture.]]> 2023-01-12 18:33:47 UTC https://padlet.com/mondrea7/e8h81cz2lmgh0p49/wish/2442694771 marcusr13 https://padlet.com/mondrea7/e8h81cz2lmgh0p49/wish/2442701114 Student agency in the entire learning process....]]> 2023-01-12 18:38:26 UTC https://padlet.com/mondrea7/e8h81cz2lmgh0p49/wish/2442701114 I think when schools create routine around agency it becomes easier. When a space has been established and kids have participated in this routine, it becomes familiar and they are more easily able to participate in the routine. I suppose that that could be said about all of life. We are creatures of habit... even despite how sporadic and spontaneous we might appear. haha https://padlet.com/mondrea7/e8h81cz2lmgh0p49/wish/2442703790 2023-01-12 18:40:20 UTC https://padlet.com/mondrea7/e8h81cz2lmgh0p49/wish/2442703790 How to mitigate the passivity of students with regards to wonderings/inquiries. georgetteb https://padlet.com/mondrea7/e8h81cz2lmgh0p49/wish/2442704396 2023-01-12 18:40:49 UTC https://padlet.com/mondrea7/e8h81cz2lmgh0p49/wish/2442704396 Hmmmm... reggie has me thinking... with our curriculum, do we as teachers even have agency over our curriculum  https://padlet.com/mondrea7/e8h81cz2lmgh0p49/wish/2442710789 For example, now that i know how writers workshop flows, do i have to follow the writing lessons as scripted or could I create an entirely new unit that moves in a different rhythm from the scripted lessons yet still has students create a writing piece?? ]]> 2023-01-12 18:45:50 UTC https://padlet.com/mondrea7/e8h81cz2lmgh0p49/wish/2442710789 SrCarlos https://padlet.com/mondrea7/e8h81cz2lmgh0p49/wish/2442710853 A challenge it is to adapt to students with different capabilities and levels and allowing them to create and promote their own agency. ]]> 2023-01-12 18:45:53 UTC https://padlet.com/mondrea7/e8h81cz2lmgh0p49/wish/2442710853 RE: differentiation https://padlet.com/mondrea7/e8h81cz2lmgh0p49/wish/2442715845 I'd say that learning with agency is fairly self-differentiating (writer's workshop, for example).  The teacher's trick is to recognize where students are and make sure they are reaching well--Rene.

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