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How to Share Power withStudents
Giving Learning Choices
Sharing Control in the Classroom
Developed by Terry Doyle
Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning
Ferris State University
 
Sharing Power
Of all of the teaching changes that we must make whenmoving to a learner centered approach the most difficult maybe to share power with our students over their learning.Ironically, this is also the best way to help them to takecharge of their own learning.We have been so conditioned by a teacher centered approachthat we must be the authority and control all of the aspect of the learning process that moving away from that idea makesmany of us uncomfortable.It is this uncomfortableness that our students also feel whenwe ask them to take more control over their learning bymaking choices which increase their responsibilities for what
 
Sending A Message
Each decision we make about our teachingsends some message to our students.
When we fail to maintain order in the classroomthe message is we don’t really care about theirlearning.
When we share power with our students byoffering learning choices the message is
we trust their judgment;
we trust them to act in ways that are in their bestinterest,
and we believe they will make decisions that are in
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