As I reflect on the events of today in class in light of recent passages from the book Choice, Ownership, and Voice through Authentic Learning (Harapnuik, Thibodeaux, & Cummings, 2018), I am struck by my students’ reaction to this journey. They are very willing to take it with me. They are admittedly nervous about it. So am I. This is new for all us. The great thing is that they have faith that I am doing things with their best interest in mind. Additionally, they “feel” that it is better for them. Hard to argue with that.
Let me back up. I am talking about giving my students the power to tell me what to put in the gradebook, what grade to give them, and what evidence they will give (and in what form) to support the grade. The stipulations are that each student must complete the challenges laid out, and each student must have documented evidence of mastery of the course standards. Everyone has to complete the work, not some or most… All. I’ve been working on giving a clear path for my students as we embark. I’m intentionally only giving them one thing to tackle at a time. There are demands the school is placing on me with respect to grades. We have 3 required categories and minimum numbers of grades that must go in. For now, I am leaving categories out of the mix for the students. They have enough on their plate with figuring out the challenges, the grades, and the standards. Eventually, I will turn that over to them as well. In essence, I am working more like a mentor and coach and not a facilitator. Definitely, not a presenter of information. This is straight out of chapter 3 (Harapnuik, Thibodeaux, & Cummings, 2018). My next steps will be in working with them to use their portfolios more effectively than just a repository. But, all things in due time. We have all year. There’s really no rush to get that up and running yet. I like the excitement they have. Works Cited Harapnuik, D., Thibodeaux, T., & Cummings, C. (2018). Choice, Ownership, and Voice through Authentic Learning.
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