Empowerment

Reflective Questions

How do staff assist learners in identifying and solving problems and building autonomy? 
How do staff encourage learners to express their needs, take responsibility or be autonomous? 
How is reflection and sense of self nurtured? 
Are learners encouraged to take responsibility for their learning? 
Are learners supported to reflect on their learning? 
Are learners involved in target setting? 
Do learners see progress through personal learning plans? 
Are learners given valued class/school roles and responsibilities? 
Is the use of first language encouraged? 
Do learners see adults responding to their views and ideas?

Actions/Strategies

Work through – self-regulation-informed-level.pptx(live.com)  Information – Self-Factor
Regulation (education.gov.scot)

Work through – window-of-tolerance-informed-level.pptx(live.com) Information – Window of Tolerance (education.gov.scot)

Carry Out –  Learner discussion template – Learner choice.pdf – Google Drive

Self-reflect – What opportunities do your learners have to support classroom management? How are the types of roles chosen? How are they distributed? How do learners respond to their roles?

Further Reading/Watching

UNESCO – Reaching out to all Learners – Guide 2

EAL Service in D&G Padlet   https://padlet.com/EALServiceDandG/english-as-an-additional-language-eal-service-gys5d4m70whyxzpg  

Learner Participation in Educational Settings (3-18) | Resources | Education Scotland

Golden rules for participation

10 Ways to Empower Students With Choice (youtube.com)

Learner Participation at St Eunan’s Primary School (youtube.com)

How good is OUR school? Part 1 (education.gov.scot)

How good is OUR school? Part 2 (education.gov.scot)

Using Choice Boards in the Classroom: Introduction (youtube.com) Note: These are based on USA curriculum and are for illustrative purposes only. Content would need adapted to meet your context.

Choice Boards: Benefits, Design Tips & Differentiation – Dr. Catlin Tucker