{"product_id":"a-culture-of-agency-9781605547985","title":"A Culture of Agency","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDeeply engage all young learners with a sense of agency and belonging\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat gives some early childhood classrooms that special “buzz” of learning? How do those educators create the culture of learning for their students, where all children are deeply involved and drive their own learning with curiosity and care? Using her everyday research approach, in the tradition of the pedagogistas of Reggio Emilia, author Lisa Burman observed several special classrooms with children ages three to eight and identified some common threads: \u003cb\u003eengagement\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eagency\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eidentity\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003ebelonging\u003c\/b\u003e, which together combine to create a culture of agency. \u003cp\u003eThe term \u003ci\u003eagency\u003c\/i\u003e is widely used, but often misunderstood as “giving children choice.” Agency is far more than this, and the most powerful learning happens when personal agency is connected to community agency: we are only as strong as each other. These connections form the heart of a democratic education: one that values the rights of the child and empowers participation, shared power, respect for diversity, and self-efficacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer framework for supporting a culture of agency has five pillars: \u003cspan\u003eRelationships, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRituals for belonging and identity, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLanguage of agency, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnvironment, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLearning Contexts. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUsing this framework along with the book's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eguiding questions and goal-setting tool \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewill help you bring intentionality as you build your classroom culture to support children’s agency and learning. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lisa Burman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48287043748091,"sku":"9781605547985","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_087e40c4-8100-45fb-910b-7cb59231a3bc.jpg?v=1771488595","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/a-culture-of-agency-9781605547985","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}