Element 4: Empowerment

There are 5 Elements to an Agile Classroom. This post will describe the fourth element, Empowerment. Agile Classrooms defines empowerment is the process of enhancing learners’ capacity to make choices towards achieving positive learning and life outcomes (1). When learners are fully empowered in choosing what and how they learn, we say they are self-directed. Self-
SCAFFOLDED EMPOWERMENT LEVELS
SCAFFOLDED EMPOWERMENT MODEL
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DEGREE
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DESCRIPTION
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1. Direct
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2. Guide
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3. Partner
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4. Coach
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You can download the Empowerment Card Deck at the Agile Classrooms Resources page in two different formats:
1. Letter Sized (8.5 x 11) – Print on one letter sized paper and cut the cards out
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Agile Classrooms Empowerment Deck |
References:
(1) Empowerment definition adapted from the World Bank’s Empowerment Framework .
(2) The 4 levels of collaboration is inspired from the work of Dr. Gerald Grow’s ‘Staged Self-Directed Learning’ model