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Student Voice Pamphlet

This pamphlet contains information from the Ontario Ministry of Education, Capacity Building Series, Secretariat Special edition #34; the pamphlet is a summary of highlights.

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Student Voice Pamphlet

This pamphlet contains information from the Ontario Ministry of Education, Capacity Building Series, Secretariat Special edition #34; the pamphlet is a summary of highlights.

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Honouring Student Voice

To honour students and the voice they bring to learning, a relationship of trust must be built; the relationship must be reciprocal. As educators carefully listen and observe, they are providing responsive guidance rather than engaging in teaching without attending to listening. Educators are diligently working to find harmony in this way of working so that they can continually engage and motivate students. Every child should feel that he or she belongs, is a valuable contributor to his or her surroundings, and deserves the opportunity to succeed. When we recognize children as capable and curious, we are more likely to deliver programs and services that value and build on their strengths and abilities (Ontario Early Years Framework, 2013).1 Educators need to understand what they can about the different social, economic, and cultural contexts of their students and how these influence their efforts. It is beneficial to view these differences not as impediments to overcome, but as resources that can enhance learning (Toshalis & Nakkula, 2012).1

Actively Soliciting Student Voice1 Exit cards Surveys Interviews Mailbox systems Speakers corner Open door policies

Student Voice
Allowing students to shape their learning

Discovering/Uncovering Student Voice1 Silent observation Documentation analysis Photo analysis Video analysis Anecdotal notes Listening and observing peer-to-peer interactions In the moment

Student voice...is about connecting whats happening in the classroom to real-life experiences outside school, with a focus on supporting students to shape their learning environment while building skills and abilities and preparing for active citizenship.
-Capacity Building Series, Secretariat Special edition #34

Examining StudentTeacher Relationships


Why look at Student Voice? Teachers in Ontario, participating in collaborative inquiries, are discovering that student investment in learning opens new possibilities for children of all ages, not only for learning, but also for engagement and well-being (Natural Curiosity, 2011; Toshalis, and Nakkula, 2012). What is Student Voice? Student Voice is a metaphor for student engagement and participation in issues that matter to learning.1 As educators study learning in collaborative inquiries, they are observing that children express voice in a variety of waysin writing, art and drama; in gesture, body language and even silence. In this sense, student voice is not something that we grant to students, but rather something we tap into. By broadening the definition of how children can and do express voice, educators are taking diverse approaches to hearing student voice.1

Broadening Our Ways to Understand Student Voice


Drama Role Play In Writing Art Conversations with Body Language Speaking Non-compliance Conversations with Parents at Home Sleep Disorganization Self-regulation Aggression Over-erasing Incomplete Work At Play Gestures Silence

As educators begin to make this shift, some express a tension between teaching the curriculum and empowering students to become partners in learning. One educator ...put it this way, There are two systems at playa learning culture versus a grading cultureeducators feel bound by the curriculum and guidelines.1

As educators create space for students to have more autonomy in their learning, they require an environment that is open to risktaking and provides opportunities to continually reflect on and persevere through their own learning process1

The Challenge with Promoting Student Voice


...promoting more autonomy for learners may not be easy to achieve.it requires a transformation of what it means to be a student; what it means to be a teacher. In effect, it requires the intermingling and interdependence of both (2004). Partnering with students to engage them in learning, in other words, calls for a pedagogical shiftwhat some describe as a shift from teaching to learning (Watkins, 2009).1

The Role of the Principal and School Community


Principals play a key role in honouring student voice and developing a school culture that promotes it. An environment that supports student voice encompasses more than a classroom; it is all of the educators and caregivers that students interact with in the school setting. In the schools that are exploring student inquiry as a way to enhance voice and engagement, educators are finding that their students are more focused and that student learning is exceeding their expectations (Natural Curiosity, 2011).
The information in this pamphlet comes from the Ontario Ministry of Education, Capacity Building Series, Secretariat Special edition #34.

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Building Series, Secretariat Special edition #34

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