Leaders of Their Own Learning Companion describes strategies that prioritize students' roles in identifying learning targets, tracking progress toward those targets, giving and receiving feedback on academic work, and presenting their learning to authentic audiences including families and the broader community. These strategies support students to develop strong habits of scholarship--perseverance, academic courage, and collaboration--that enable students to succeed in school and in life. This book focuses on the "how" vs the "why" than the original and has the credibility of coming from twenty-five years of direct experience with teachers in schools. Full of fresh-from-the-field, practical "try this" strategies for implementing new routines and refining them for consistency and impact, this book takes a unique student-engaged approach that empowers students to lead and succeed in the classroom and beyond.
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