Student Voice
Discover how students’ input and expertise can help shape their classroom, their school, and ultimately their own learning and growth.
How School Leaders Can Support Student Voice and Agency
Administrators can empower students to take a hands-on approach to learning by creating opportunities for them to make meaningful decisions about their school.313How to Engage Students the Moment They Enter the Classroom
Openers matter and set the tone for the lesson that follows. Here’s how to start strong when you need to.13.3k5 Ways to Promote Student Agency in the Elementary Classroom
Teachers can create opportunities for students to share their experiences and learning with their peers.378Creating a Cycle of Student Feedback
Regular chances to give feedback can help high school students feel like they have a voice in the class, increasing engagement and buy-in.408Fostering SEL and Leadership Skills With Student Clubs
Student-led organizations can teach skills that are important for the future while building school community. This school has close to 150 of them.297Questions to Make Your Back-to-School Student Survey Worthwhile
These questions—from simple intros to explorations of students’ dreams and challenges—can help teachers build relationships on day one.43160-Second Strategy: The Hot Seat
Providing the active listeners in the outer ring of a Socratic circle a way to jump in with their burning questions and comments keeps all students engaged.3kCreating a Classroom That Is Student, not Teacher, Driven
Teachers can take a step back and create lessons that put student explorations at the center of learning.8.6kThe Surprising Benefits of Teaching Speaking Skills
Schools often emphasize reading and writing—but speaking is also fundamental to lifelong success, research shows.3 Ways to Support Academic Talk Among Students
By providing opportunities for students to share ideas with each other, teachers create space for them to develop social skills, retain more content, and deepen understanding of the material.1.8k
Student-Centered Learning: It Starts With the Teacher
Teachers encourage student-centered learning by allowing students to share in decisions, believing in their capacity to lead, and remembering how it feels to learn.24.8kReading the Virtual Classroom Is Hard, but It Can Be Done
Many teachers find it difficult to gauge how well students understand a lesson in an online classroom. A technique common among award-winning online instructors should help.11.2kUsing Student Listening Circles to Promote Self-Advocacy in Middle and High School
A practice associated with restorative justice can be used outside of that context to help students find their voice.259
6 Opening and Closing Routines for New Teachers
Check for understanding, manage your students, and build classroom community with these six opening and closing classroom routines.18.3kProtocols That Get All Students Talking in Class Discussions
These intentional response strategies create entry points for students who may feel reticent to share in class discussions.1.7k
