This article shares one school’s continuing journey to unpack, define and support learner agency. Over the past three years we explored LEARNER AGENCY in an effort to develop an understanding of: what agency looks like in action what it does to a child what teacher dispositions nurture it what curriculum structures honor it, and what […]
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Supporting translanguaging strategies with technology
In this article you will read about ways to support student agency when developing foundational language skills in the Primary Years Programme learners. Students learning through technology can find ways to work independently and gain confidence in their learning community.
Are field trips the ultimate test of student agency?
This article is about how field trips can be the perfect platform for students to show agency in practice.
Giving an ear to the students’ voice
This article is the reflection on the ways a PYP school in Turkey reinforces voice, choice and ownership.
Learner agency in kindergarten
This successful experience with the kindergarten students promotes the “agency” and helps to understand what it means to “raise your voice”, “act”, “solve problems”.
Learner agency in the PYP exhibition
This article talks about the journey of a Primary Years Programme exhibition and the role of student agency in designing inquiry and research.