Ownership

Think back to learning to ride a bicycle. Most people start with training wheels, practice braking and steering, then take the wheels off and wobble along with an adult steadying them. After a few falls, they pedal off on their own. Teachers who help students take that same kind of ownership over their work may find those students more willing to accept both their wins and their setbacks as part of their own learning.

This package has two parts. The first is a multimedia professional development course delivered online. It explains teaching methods and includes classroom-ready activities, coaching advice, assessments, animations, and video. Each module focuses on a single topic, such as effective planning. The second part is a short, low-cost booklet for students, available in print or digital form, that covers the essentials of ownership and the skill of critical thinking. Teachers can assign it on its own or fold it into a course.

The course teaches instructors a four-step process that can be applied to students in any subject. Its goal is to shift learners from relying on the teacher to working independently, a skill they can carry into other courses and into their jobs.

The materials are offered through Pearson Custom Library, either as a standalone product or as part of a custom text, and instructors can review the content there to assemble their own book.