Title: Developing Student Ownership
Author: Robert Crowe and Jane Kennedy
Brief description (from back of book)
“Wouldn't you love to walk into your own class full of motivated, engaged, and eager students who own their learning? How do we build an environment where students can say I like this classroom because here I get smarter every day? Is this a realistic goal, or is it just a pipe dream? Developing Student Ownership provides validated techniques that transform students from passengers in their education to active participants. Robert Crowe and Jane Kennedy combine 50+ years of research, consulting, and practical classroom experience to break down the practices in curriculum, instruction, assessment, and classroom climate that increase the opportunities for learning. When you finish this guide, you ll better understand how to help students: Own what they are learning Own how they are learning Own how well they are learning Own their role in class Containing real classroom examples, self-assessment prompts and best practices, Developing Student Ownership is a comprehensive and functional guide no teacher will want to be without.”
Quote from the book that summarize the most important ideas of the book
- “All too often, students are just doing ”
- “A student is doing when they can state the task in front of them or recite what they are doing.
- A student is understanding when they can explain the skill they are learning.
- A student is owning when thy can articulate what skill they are learning, why they are learning it, how they will demonstrate they have learned it, and how they will use it later.”
- “Students with an ownership mindset know they have the authority, the capacity, and the responsibility to own their learning.”
- Conclusion from the book- “We have defined student ownership as a mindset; a mindset of those students who know they have the authority, the capacity, and the responsibility to own their learning. We have shown that the most efficient manner to build this mindset is for the teacher to model the thinking behind the ownership, explicitly teach the skills of ownership, and, most important, be willing to delegate the authority, capacity, and responsibility to the students.”
Summary of contents and/or Table of Contents:
Intro: The Look and Sound of Student Ownership
1 Curriculum: Developing Students to Own What They Are Learning
2 Instruction; Developing Students to Own How They Are Learning
3 Assessment: Developing Students to Own How Well They Are Learning
4 Climate; Developing Students to Own their Role in the Class
Conclusion: motivating Students to Own Their Learning
Each of the main chapters has specific Strategic Learning Practices which include The Practice in Action, Implementing the Practice (including specific questions intended to help instructors focus on what needs to be done), What Teachers are Doing, and What Students are Saying.
Recommendation of similar books:
Honestly, there is not a lot out there on this topic as this time.