How to really get students to engage with their learning: A Conversation with author Katie White

It’s the 10 million dollar question every teacher asks: How do I get my students to truly engage in their learning? According to author and education expert Katie White, student self-assessment is key to developing student agency. Katie has done a ton of thinking and writing on this subject and, in this podcast, she’ll reveal some truly valuable information you can use. 

 We’ll peek into Katie’s most recent book, Student Self-Assessment: Data Notebooks, Portfolios, and Other Tools to Advance Learning to get a glimpse of some innovative self-assessment strategies that can be used for every grade level. Plus, you’ll discover what in the world wrestling has to do with all this. 

Join us as we delve into: 

●      Why self-assessment is so essential to the cognitive development of the student

●      The multilayered value of students documenting their personal learning journey

●      Making classroom assignments and goal-setting more organic and relevant to student interests and their natural methods for accomplishing tasks

●      The relationship between self-assessment and safe spaces for learning

●      Intentionally building in time for students to make decisions about their learning and also to recover from mistakes

●      Why learning is better when it’s co-constructed and shared in partnership with students

Connecting back to evidence and digital literacy to maintain a healthy sense of self in the online world


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