Agency / Ownership
Agency is basically when our students have _________ of their own learning and action that comes from that learning.
ownership
Students can choose their preferred method of ________. Not all students do the same thing at the same time!
learning
Decisions are made by ___________.
students
In an inquiry classroom, the teacher is also an _____.
inquirer
English Language Learners can write in their __________ to express their learning.
mother-tongue / first language
Learners have "the _________ to act"
power
Units of inquiry are conceptually based to allow for students to choose a _______ for learning.
context
Students feel ______ when they talk about their passions.
valued
Inquiry teachers make ______ moves in instruction with a view to continuous improvement.
intentional
_______ ______ give students the opportunity to independently choose which activities they will do.
Choice boards
Agency is when learning involves the activity and the ______ of the learner, more than the inputs that are transmitted from the teacher.
initiative
When students get to choose their learning activities, there was ______ ____________.
higher engagement
I want to have more time to set _____ with students.
goals
Inquiry teachers might notice the impact of their questions on the way students share their ______.
share their thinking
Hearing students' voices and enabling them to feel that school is a place that _______ to them is important for Lucia.
belongs
Why is student agency important?
Student agency builds the _________ and __________ skills students need to thrive.
problem solving, critical thinking
Respect student preferences AND ______ students in a supportive envrionment.
challenge
Students learn how to ___________ why they are doing what they are doing.
communicate
Inquiry teachers see themselves as ______ as they observe and listen to learners.
researchers
By ______ instruction according to students' needs, interests and learning profile, the students will receive the message that we appreciate who they are as learners.
differentiating
“Agency is the power to take ________ and _________ action, and acknowledges the rights and responsibilities of the individual, supporting voice, choice and ownership…” IBO November 2017
meaningful, intentional
PYP students make ___________ _____ and take ______ for their actions.
appropriate choices, responsibility
The ______ helps create the learning conditions and learning outcomes with the ________.
learner, teacher
Inquiry is about the way we see _____ and the way we see the _______ with whom we work.
ourselves, learners
The student and I get to be co-_________ of learning.
creators