PoLT Online Professional Learning Resource – Principle 2

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The learning environment promotes independence, interdependence and self motivation

Teachers model practices that build independence and motivate students to work in an autonomous manner. Students are involved in decision making within the classroom in relation to what and how they learn and are encouraged to take responsibility for their learning. Team building skills are also explicitly taught so that students learn to collaborate, negotiate and contribute to joint assignments and experience the sharing of roles, responsibilities and ownership.

In learning environments that reflect this principle the teacher:

• 2.1 encourages and supports students to take responsibility for their learning
• 2.2 uses strategies that build skills of productive collaboration.