‘Student Agency’ Is Not Something You Give or Take
This post originally appeared at EdSurge on October 16, 2015. I feel strange saying that I, a…
Learner Agency: The Missing Link
This post originally appeared at The Institute for Personalized Learning on September 14, 2015. Defining Learner Agency…
Why Making Meaning Matters for Student Ownership
This post originally appeared at Getting Smart on September 12, 2015. This weekend I decided to make…
What I Learned From My Daughter’s First “C”
This post originally appeared at Getting Smart on September 15, 2015. It’s no secret that I’m an…
8 Ways To Encourage Soft Skills (Core Dispositions) in our Children
This post originally appeared at Getting Smart on August 29, 2015. In this post on soft skills…
Finland Offers Lessons for Building Student, Teacher Agency
This post originally appeared at the Christensen Institute on August 13, 2015. Rhonda Broussard is the founder and president…
Three Factors for Success: Agency, Integrated Identity, and Competencies
There is growing interest – and I would also argue growing confusion – about all the skills and dispositions…
Empowering Youth to Chart their Course to Readiness
This post originally appeared at SparkAction, The Forum for Youth Investment, on February 12, 2015. A post…
Three Perspectives on Personalization
Matt Riggan shares his perspective on the NGLC Bay Area convening, which took place in January 2015. This…
3 Ways Parents Can Spot Student-Centered Learning
This post originally appeared at Getting Smart on February 26, 2015. Recently I had the opportunity to…