6 Factors that Allow Students to Drive Their Learning*

1. Students know their current level of knowledge, understanding, and skill.
2. They know where they are going (learning targets & success criteria) and that the goal is achievable.
3. Students have choice; they can select the tools to guide and show their learning. 
4. They seek feedback and recognize that errors are opportunities to learn. They know what to do when they don't know what to do.
5. They monitor their progress and adjust behavior related to learning.
6. Students recognize their learning

*Fischer D., Frey N., Ortega S., Hattie J. Teaching Students to Drive Their Learning, 2023 

Fostering The 6 Factors throughout the Learning Cycle

1. Prioritize learning standards to teach explicitly; don't cover all of the Curricular Competencies.
2. Develop learning targets by unpacking the standard.
3. Co-create success criteria for the standard and/or daily learning targets. Use models or exemplars to identify aspects of quality.
4. Design and deliver instruction. 
5. Check for understanding - every lesson, every student.
6. Facilitate guided practice. Catch and release as needed: gather students to correct misconceptions or reteach a concept or skill; then let them return to correctly practice the work.
7. Perform understanding: create assessment methods that align with the overall learning standard or smaller targets, having students perform or do the skill with the content knowledge in the goal.
8. Provide and have students use feedback to close the gap between where students are and where they are going.
9. Reflect and self-assess. Teach students to make sense of scores, monitor their progress, and identify strengths and challenges.