EP286 Student-centered learning sounds great, but what’s the reality? (with Erika Walther)

Angela Watson's Truth for Teachers

Angela Watson

Teachers, Courses, Education, Teaching

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🗓️ 17 September 2023

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Need a practical roadmap for increasing student ownership? So much of teaching now revolves around teacher accountability, but the same accountability and ownership can be transformative for students as well! Students who have opportunities to increase their ownership over their learning throughout the school year can complete more assignments on time, they feel more confident during testing, and they feel less anxiety over time when it comes to academics.

In today’s episode, I’m interviewing Erika Waltherr, who’s been working in Baltimore City Public Schools since 2012 is currently doing work there as a school-based Literacy Coach. She’s observed the difference in students since the start of the pandemic, and how many of them struggle to be independent and self-motivated.

Erika wrote an article for our Truth for Teachers writer’s collective, and I’m interviewing her here to go even deeper. We’re discussing practical ways to get your students to be more independent, take more responsibility for their own learning, and shift the balance in your classroom from teacher-centered to student-centered. This advice will be especially helpful for teachers who may struggle with letting go of control in their classrooms.

Read/share Erika’s article here: https://truthforteachers.com/truth-for-teachers-podcast/student-centered-learning-reality/

If you teach 8th-12th grade, check out Finding Flow Solutions, my new curriculum lined designed to help students find flow in the classroom and manage their time, energy, and focused attention: https://shop.truthforteachers.com/collections/finding-flow-solutions

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0:00.0	Welcome to episode 286 of Angela Watson's Truth for Teachers. I'm your host Angela Watson
0:10.1	and I'm here to speak encouragement into the hearts of educators and get you informed
0:14.6	and energized for the week ahead. Today, I'm talking with Erica Walther about how student
0:19.8	centered learning works in the real world. Visit truthforteachers.com for an easy to
0:25.2	read easy to share version of this podcast episode. If you have a side hustle as a tutor,
0:33.5	coach, or any other business that requires clients who need to book appointments and
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1:00.5	can try practice free for seven days and get 50% off their first three months using
1:06.4	the code teachers. Learn more at practice.do. If you teach middle or high school, I have
1:14.0	a special opportunity for you. I'm releasing a brand new curriculum line designed to help
1:19.2	students find flow in the classroom and manage their time, energy, and focused attention.
1:25.6	I'm offering it as a growing bundle right now for high school and as a beta tester version
1:30.3	for middle school, both at a deeply discounted price only for my email subscribers and
1:35.3	podcast listeners. You'll receive these resources before they're available to anyone else,
1:40.4	and you'll have the opportunity to offer your suggestions that shape the development
1:44.8	of future units so they'll better meet the needs of your students. Learn more about
1:49.4	finding flow solutions at the link in the show notes or go to findingflowsolutions.com and
1:55.5	get the curriculum that's designed to help students manage their time, energy, and
2:00.3	focused attention.
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