Shawne Murphy
Rigorous Researcher
Week 2
Chapter 1
Rigorous Researcher
Week 2
Chapter 1
Sonia Nieto described learning as being actively constructed in which she placed learner agency at the center of the ability of a student to construct knowledge in a multicultural setting. What she did not do was describe how students can use learner agency to become comfortable in their ability to construct knowledge. Learner agency is the ability of an individual student to develop their own strategies to aide in their educational success. Many individuals have a desire for acceptance into the classroom environment to where their thoughts and ideas can be valued in order to increase their confidence and growth in understanding. It can be seen in an everyday classroom that students of various multicultural settings just want to be valued for whom they are and be accepted for what they know and how they can use it to make a difference in both the classroom setting and the community. Learner agency is closely related to the zone of proximal development.
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Griffith University, 1-18. Retrieved from http://www.98.griffith.edu.au
The important part before any learning of content can take place is establishing the community in the classroom. Developing the trust. This is very important in order to effectively learn from each other in a social constructivist manner. Attribution is one key term that I have learned this semester that really plays a role in how the student essentially will learn. Am I accepted here and are my contributions to the class valued by others? It is important to understand as a teacher, what students can be capable of contributing when the community is developed.
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I highly recommend J. Erwin's "The Classroom of Choice: Giving Students What They Need and Getting What You Want" for some ideas about establishing a culture and community of respect in your classroom. Even though I don't have one specific classroom, I refer to this book often when considering kids' learning and how I might be affecting it negatively and positively. - Elizabeth
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