It is our job as faculty to be cheerleaders for our students while having them take ownership for their learning.
Have you read the chapteron student ownership in the IMPACT document? You can quickly view this chapter at
https://my.amatyc.org/impactlive/new-pagedocumentmain/chapter-4Read a snippet from the IMPACT document below
When students take initiative of their own learning, the results can sometimes have a positive ripple
effect for other students as is demonstrated by Kyela's story.
Kyela, a beautician pursuing her associate's degree, enrolled in a numeric skills class as a result of her performance
on the college's placement test. She was understandably anxious about her math abilities, but she took ownership
for her learning. As the semester progressed Kyela gradually took responsibility not only for her own learning but
for that of the members of her group. Eventually she organized Sunday morning study sessions at the local coffee
shop for anyone in the class to attend. As a result of her actions she achieved a grade of A in the course and the
average grade in the class exceeded the average grade of the other sections of the same course that semester.
What do you do to hae your students take ownership of their learning?
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Nancy Sattler
Dean Emerita & Adjunct Faculty
Terra State CC (emerita)
Fremont OH
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Original Message:
Sent: 02-07-2022 16:09:36
From: Nancy Sattler
Subject: IMPACT in Action - Teachers Can Make All of the Difference!
Teachers can make all of the difference! I share the poem below with my students. It was shared with me at an NSF grant meeting in Washington, D. C. about 15 years ago. We need to make sure that our students are given the confidence to succeed. How do you show your students that you believe in them? How do you encourage your students?
Thinking
If you think you are beaten, you are,
If you think you dare not, you don't.
If you like to win, but you think you can't,
It is almost certain you won't.
If you think you'll lose, you're lost,
For out in the world we find,
Success begins with a fellow's will.
It's all in the state of mind.
If you think you are outclassed, you are,
You've got to think high to rise,
You've got to be sure of yourself before
You can ever win a prize.
Life's battles don't always go
To the stronger or faster man.
But soon or late the man who wins,
Is the man who thinks he can (Wintle, n.d., p. 1)
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Nancy Sattler
Dean Emerita & Adjunct Faculty
Terra State CC (emerita)
Fremont OH
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