Student Capabilities (Teacher Speak): This resource could be used as a starting point for teachers to reflect on how agentic the learners in their class are. If teachers had an agency focus for their inquiry, they could potentially use this as a gauge for baseline data and then again later when reviewing the effectiveness of their interventions.
Student Capabilities (Student Speak): This resource is intended to be written in such a way that most learners could engage in this language. Rather than simply giving students the rubric, teachers could start using the language from this to talk about learning and agency with their learners, or use it to build self-assessment and self-reflection tasks.
Google Form Version of Student Speak Agency Matrix - Make a copy of this Google Form and you can use it with students, it gets them to assess themselves against the ‘Student Speak’ Agency Matrix
Student Rubric for Measuring Agency - ‘We have developed/personalised the Student Agency rubric which we are going to be using alongside our Units of Inquiry throughout the year. The idea is that the students use one colour to identify themselves at the beginning of the term and another to show how they have developed. It is also really good for developing consistent language throughout the school. Year 7-8 (can definitely be modified)’ - James, Pasadena.
Teacher Actions: This document sits alongside the other two. The idea is that it is just a starting point for teachers to refer to and use to reflect on their own practice. It does not include specific strategies, however a bank of specific strategies that have been used and do work to enhance agency could also be developed.