THE SELF-DIRECTED LEARNER: CHALLENGING ADOLESCENT STUDENT TO EXCEL

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011SESSION #1

WELCOME TO THE SELF-DIRECTED

LEARNER!Do Now:

On one side of your notecard, please record your response to “What brought you to this course?” In other words, why did you sign up for this course and what you hope to gain from it.

On the other side of your notecard, please record your response to “What comes to mind when you see/hear the word “self-directed”?

INTRODUCTIONS

Name

School/Subject/Grade

Share either side of your notecard

WORKING AGREEMENTS

Honor the time committed for the meeting

Participate fully through active listening, being completely present, and coming prepared

Be open to change – seek support

Assume positive intent

Maintain confidentiality

What is missing???

What do these look like/sound like?

SO WHAT IS THE WORK?

Review Unit Plan

PREFACE AND THE CASE FOR SELF-

DIRECTED LEARNINGPages xiii – xv

Pages 1 – 13

As you read through these pages, you may want to jot down some key words/phrases

As a group, design and present your “The Case for Self-Directed Learning” Graffiti Wall

RESOURCE A – HOW MUCH SDL ARE YOU TEACHING

NOW?

Page 142

CONNECTIONS?

How does SDL support Parkway’s M/V/LP/C?

PRIVATE WRITE

Now that I know what I know, here is what I am thinking… feeling… realizing…

This all sounds great, but what about?... (yeah, but…)

A FRAMEWORK FOR TEACHING SDL

Read Introduction pg. 14 – 15

Divide by tables (5 groups)

Group 1 – Defining the Course (pgs. 15 – 16)

Group 2 – Expanding Learning Options and Environments (pgs. 16 – 18)

Group 3 – Building Independent Thinking Skills (pgs. 18 – 19)

Group 4 – Negotiating Student Learning Agreements (pgs. 20 – 21)

Group 5 – Establishing Assessment Processes (pgs. 21 – 22)

A FRAMEWORK FOR TEACHING SDL

Individually, read your chunk using the following guided reading notations:

Words/statements /ideas that are in check with your thinking (validating)

? Words/statements /ideas that you are questioning

! Words/statements/ideas that surprise you

Share your notations with your group

As a group, present the MIP’s, how this connects with what we might already be doing, using, etc.

WRAP –UPPRIVATE WRITE/ACTION

PLANBy our next session, October 20…

A first step I would like to take is…

I will accomplish this by…

Support I may need from my instructor is…