Discovering the Potential of "Student Voice" with David Booth
Finding Ways to Encourage and Support Student Voice in the Classroom
Join David Booth as he examines and explores the power of incorporating student voice in our classroom communities. Assisting learners in developing their own authentic voice can help them to develop confidence in their own capacities, realize their own potential, maximize their abilities, and take a self-determined path of personal growth. Since student voice increases engagement and promotes a willingness to take part in classroom and whole school activities, we teachers want to find strategies to promote and value student voice in our classrooms.
Students have better opportunities to buy into their own learning if they have a voice in determining, organizing, structuring and responding to the events occurring in their classrooms. These opportunities may challenge the students' personal thinking in meaningful ways, so that they are constantly reflecting on their learning – increasing, altering, modifying, and deepening their understanding through collaborative and cooperative events.
In this session, participants will:
- Discover ways of valuing and including student voices and choices in their classrooms.
- Challenge our own assumptions about the role of classroom talk and student voice.
- Explore a variety of organizational modes for encouraging student inquiry.
- Learn strategies for selecting and incorporating topics or texts of relevance, substance, and interest.
- Observe film clips of students engaged in thoughtful dialogue and discussion as a class, in groups, and with partners.
Dates and Registration
There are no web conferences scheduled at this time.
If you are interested in being contacted about future sessions, please email Aarthi Vig at avig@curriculum.org.
Additional Notes
This session has no cost for participants.
Before registering please read the technology requirements to see whether you have the technology necessary to participate in these interactive sessions.