Learner Agency

Everywhere I turn I'm seeing Learner Agency!  I think I know what it is but Claire Amos does give clarity to how Hobsonville Point Secondary School see it.

A must read and watch
http://www.teachingandelearning.com/2015/09/learner-agency-more-than-just-buzzword.html

a quote from the blog post

So what does Learner Agency actually mean. The way I define it is the idea that the learner has a sense of ownership and control over their own learning. The word 'agency' is defined as "action or intervention producing a particular effect", so I guess if we apply this to the learner, it means they engage in a particular action or trial an intervention which then produces a particular effect. In the context of a school this might involve students taking action, whether it be through reading, researching, discussing, debating, experimenting, making or tinkering and as a result, gain (through their own efforts) new understanding and new learnings. This being a shift from the notion of teachers, teaching at the student and fundamentally providing all of the knowledge and content which they then transfer to the the empty vessel.

So for me now it's about.... what will this look like a t a yr5/6 level to introduce our students to "Learning to Learn"