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Incorporating Student Voice in Transitioning into Innovative Learning Environments

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Student voice refers to the expression of values, opinions, beliefs, and perspectives of individual and groups of students in a school about aspects of their educational experience that are based on choices, interests, passions, and ambitions. There are various research informed and experience-based models for incorporating student voice1 into educational experiences—ranging from students as limited partners, to equal student-teacher collaborative relationships to student-led initiatives. Student voice can also be incorporated at different stages of transitioning into new learning spaces—early, during the design of the learning space; implementation, as they transition into the new space; and consolidation, during which educators can use student voice to evaluate the user experience of the space and the learning that happens in it.