T HE S ELF -D IRECTED L EARNER :
C HALLENGING A DOLESCENT
S TUDENT TO E XCEL
S EPTEMB E R 2 2 , 2 0 1 1
S ESSION # 1
W ELCOME TO T HE S ELF D IRECTED L EARNER !
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”?
I NTRODUCTIONS
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Name
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School/Subject/Grade
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Share either side of your notecard
W ORKING A GREEMENTS
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Honor the time committed for the meeting
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Participate fully through active listening,
being completely present, and coming
prepared
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Be open to change – seek support
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Assume positive intent
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Maintain confidentiality
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What is missing???
What do these look like/sound like?
SO
WHAT IS THE WORK ?
Review Unit Plan
P REFACE AND T HE C ASE FOR
S ELF -D IRECTED L EARNING
Pages 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
R ESOURCE A – HOW MUCH SDL
ARE YOU TEACHING NOW ?
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Page 142
C ONNECTIONS ?
How does SDL support Parkway’s M/V/LP/C?
P RIVATE W RITE
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Now that I know what I know, here is what I
am
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thinking…
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feeling…
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realizing…
This all sounds great, but what about?...
(yeah, but…)
A F RAMEWORK FOR
T EACHING SDL
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Read Introduction pg. 14 – 15
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Divide by tables (5 groups)
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Group 1 – Defining the Course (pgs. 15 – 16)
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Group 2 – Expanding Learning Options and
Environments (pgs. 16 – 18)
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Group 3 – Building Independent Thinking
Skills (pgs. 18 – 19)
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Group 4 – Negotiating Student Learning
Agreements (pgs. 20 – 21)
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Group 5 – Establishing Assessment Processes
(pgs. 21 – 22)
A FRAMEWORK FOR
TEACHING SDL
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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
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Share your notations with your group
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As a group, present the MIP’s, how this connects
with what we might already be doing, using, etc.
W RAP – UP
P RIVATE W RITE /A CTION PLAN
By our next session, October 20…
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A first step I would like to take is…
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I will accomplish this by…
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Support I may need from my instructor is…