The Empowered Student

<p>In <em>The Empowered Student: A Guide to Self-Regulated Learning</em> authors Nancy Weinstein and Mary-Vicki Algeri provide teachers with a practical workbook so they can help students develop the skills they need to take charge of their own learning.</p><p><strong>Part 1</strong> is dedicated to getting students on board laying the foundation for self-regulated learning with the basic neuroscience on how learning happens and what that means in practical terms for effort and motivation.</p><p><strong>Part 2</strong> gets specific delving into exactly what self-regulation looks like in the classroom relying on the Universal Design for Learning curriculum development framework developed by the researchers at CAST.</p><p>Packed with tips strategies and student activities The Empowered Student is light on words and heavy on examples. The authors assert that self-regulation is not just a set of skills but a way of being and students who learn it need the guidance of patient caring adults who embrace the trial and error of ongoing personal growth.</p>