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How to Democratize your Classroom

Explore how to implement student-led democracy, overcome risks, and improve motivation in your classroom. Learn how to shift to a self-maintained classroom where students take responsibility for their learning journey.

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How to Democratize your Classroom

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  1. Shella Zelenz, M.A.Ed., Ed.D. Education Consultant Also Available: How to Democratize your School http://zelenz.com How to Democratize your Classroom

  2. Overview • What does democracy look like in a classroom? • How do you implement student-led democracy in your classroom? • What are the risks? • Does this create behavior problems? • Does this take extra time away from precious lesson time?

  3. Long-term goal • To create a self-maintained classroom • Students take ownership of their learning experience • Students take responsibility for their actions and ownership of their community • Teacher spends more time facilitating learning and less time managing behavior • Students are more motivated to learn

  4. The Present Situation • Students are told the classroom rules • Students are held accountable to rules that they have no control over • Students may rebel because they have no ownership over their experience • Students are not as empowered as they could be to self-manage

  5. Development up to present • What are your current classroom challenges? • Is the way that your classroom operates similar to the democracy in which the students live? • Do you feel it would benefit the students to learn how to operate in a democracy? • What would your classroom look like if the students held more ownership over their entire experience in your classroom?

  6. Potential Alternatives • Do you spend more time enforcing rules than teaching? • Do you find resistance in your students when you reinforce those rules? • How many things have you tried? • Do you still have students who won't comply? • Do you trust your students? Why? Why not?

  7. Recommendation • The guideline will offer you an alternative way in which you can run your classroom • Running a classroom democracy encourages participation by your most challenged students • Students will take ownership in collaborating to support community participation in community established guidelines. • The teacher will have more time to interact with students • Classroom behavior will improve dramatically

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