RESPONSIBLE LEARNERS WELCOME Creating Responsible Learners: Strategies for Teaching Students to Take Control of Their Education Brandman: EDDU9399

RESPONSIBLE LEARNERS PLANNING SKILLS #14

RESPONSIBLE LEARNERS Having goals is great! But they are only dreams if you don’t have a plan to achieve those goals.

RESPONSIBLE LEARNERS You had a goal of taking a class or classes this summer. You also had a plan…I might add a very good plan taking our classes.

RESPONSIBLE LEARNERS The goals are “WHAT.” The plan is really the “HOW” you are going to accomplish your goals. Goals with no plan, is more of a dream than a goal.

RESPONSIBLE LEARNERS Simple assignment with your students…the complexity of this activity will change based upon the age of your students. Tell them they are going to give a party. They have take the following actions. There job is to decide which order they do these actions.

RESPONSIBLE LEARNERS -Order food -Pick a theme -Figure out a budget (how much money they have to spend on the party) -Pick a date -Find a place to hold the party -Send out invitiations

RESPONSIBLE LEARNERS You taking summer classes… -Find out about available classes -Check dates against other commitments -Make sure you have the money -Sign up -Other responsibilities…child care, parents, pets, -How you will get there

RESPONSIBLE LEARNERS Assessment… -Do your students talk about the plans they have to achieve their goals -When you give them an assignment, do they know how to create a plan to complete that assignment -When they say they are going to do….and you ask them “How?” do they have an answer

RESPONSIBLE LEARNERS Actions… -Talk about the importance of planning -Share how you plan -Provide them with planning models -Show them how to use flow charts

RESPONSIBLE LEARNERS PRIORITIZE #19

RESPONSIBLE LEARNERS Responsible learners know how to prioritize. They can identify what is most important in a situation and what is least important.

RESPONSIBLE LEARNERS I can guarantee that you have some teachers in your school who are busy all the time. There are the ones who are always telling you that they don’t have time for this or that… And they are busy…

RESPONSIBLE LEARNERS The problem is that many of them don’t put their energies into the important things. The get things done…but not the things that matter. They sign up for a class…but realize they don’t have the money to take it.

RESPONSIBLE LEARNERS People who prioritize focus on the things that matter. They don’t think about checking items off a “to-do list,” the think about what needs to get done.

RESPONSIBLE LEARNERS As you access your class this coming year, look for the following: -Where do they put their energies? -Do they see the big picture or get caught up on the little details? -Can they sequence things that need to be done to complete a task? -Can they identify what needs to be done now and what can wait?

RESPONSIBLE LEARNERS Think about it related to the goals you wrote down… Will you make them a priority? Will this card get put someplace and the next time you think of it will be when I send out an at the start of the year?

RESPONSIBLE LEARNERS Actions… -Talk about it…what it means -Give them examples of what other students have done -When you give an assignment, have them create a checklist of what needs to be done and in what order…you’ll quickly see who can prioritize and who can’t. -Share how you prioritize

RESPONSIBLE LEARNERS Work backwards…If only one thing on the list could get done, what would that be. You’ve just identified the #1 priority. If only two things could get done…

RESPONSIBLE LEARNERS If you are someone who creates “to- do lists,” learn to prioritize them. Number them in their order of importance. Next to each item on the list…give it an “A” “B” or “C” rating. “A” items need to get done today!

RESPONSIBLE LEARNERS People who struggle with prioritizing, can check a lot of items off their list, but didn’t scratch off the important ones.

RESPONSIBLE LEARNERS -Can they identify critical tasks? -Can they arrange them in order? -Can they adjust their priorities as the need arises?

RESPONSIBLE LEARNERS TIME MANAGEMENT #11

RESPONSIBLE LEARNERS Responsible learners are good at time management. They reflect…

RESPONSIBLE LEARNERS How many minutes a day… -Reading -Texting -Games -Computing -TV -Surfing the web -Listening to music -Household chores

RESPONSIBLE LEARNERS -Preparing meals -Talking with family and friends -Working -Other

RESPONSIBLE LEARNERS You can’t manage your time until you know where you are spending it!

RESPONSIBLE LEARNERS Time management techniques need to be age appropriate.

RESPONSIBLE LEARNERS Assessment… -Do they use their time in class effectively? -Do they say they didn’t have time to complete the project?

RESPONSIBLE LEARNERS Actions… -Have them assess where they are spending their time -Schedule events -Break projects down into doable parts and create timelines -Create deadlines

RESPONSIBLE LEARNERS Those four… goal setting, planning and prioritizing and time management easily go together and we would encourage you to do those for one of the five lessons.

RESPONSIBLE LEARNERS SELF REGULATE #12

RESPONSIBLE LEARNERS Responsible learners know how to control their emotions. They have developed coping mechanisms and strategies to deal with situations.

RESPONSIBLE LEARNERS Our daily lives are filled with situation and events that frustrate us.

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One of the reasons you are success today, is that you have learned to control your emotions in those frustrating situations. Those that can’t control their emotions are…

RESPONSIBLE LEARNERS Fired from jobs… Prison

RESPONSIBLE LEARNERS Assessment… -Watch how your students respond when they are… Mad Sad Frustrated Bored Happy Hurt Disappointed

RESPONSIBLE LEARNERS Actions… -Talk about it -Get help from your counselors with individual students -Teach them to take deep breaths -Walk away -Provide them alternative responses -Share your strategies -Think of consequences

RESPONSIBLE LEARNERS CRITIQUING SKILLS #10

RESPONSIBLE LEARNERS This is the ability to evaluate your own work and behavior. This is very similar to reflection, quality products and objectivity..

RESPONSIBLE LEARNERS To be good at critiquing skills you need to have objectivity and understand what constitutes a quality product. Again, these would be three that you could put together quite easily.

RESPONSIBLE LEARNERS An example in your life…. Do you have someone who you were close to at one time and aren’t now? The relationship has changed.

RESPONSIBLE LEARNERS Someone who is good at self- critiquing can look honestly and objectively at what happened and what part they played in the loss of the relationship. What did you do or not do in the relationship?

RESPONSIBLE LEARNERS Assessment… -Do they reflect upon their actions? -Can they tell you why they did or said something? -Do they blame other people for things and never look at their part in the situation?

RESPONSIBLE LEARNERS Actions… -Talk about it/share your strategies -Get help from your counselors with individual students -Teach them to take responsibility for their actions -Provide them alternative responses -Think of consequences

RESPONSIBLE LEARNERS CREATIVITY #9 Continued

RESPONSIBLE LEARNERS We have the mistaken notion that creativity is only some innate ability and you are either lucky enough to be born with it or you’re not. Granted, it seems to come easier for some than others, but we all can be creative.

RESPONSIBLE LEARNERS These following pictures are creative, but nothing any one of you in here could not have created.

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What is your creative strategy?

RESPONSIBLE LEARNERS Remember when we talked about study strategies related to remember the 10 things. When we put conscious labels on them, it makes it easier to replicate. The same is true for creativity.

RESPONSIBLE LEARNERS More importantly, we all need to be creative. Our students will be facing problems and challenges we can’t even begin to know about today. Using old ideas, they won’t stand a chance in their new world.

RESPONSIBLE LEARNERS So, being creative is really not an option in the future, it will be a necessity. Not just for being employee, but in your personal life as well.

RESPONSIBLE LEARNERS Artists and writers…. Gift versus developed

RESPONSIBLE LEARNERS Assessment… -Do your students come up with new ideas -When given opportunities to choose any subject to write about…they can’t come up with any ideas -They want you to tell them exactly what you want

RESPONSIBLE LEARNERS Actions… -Give them options -Have them observe the world…reflect upon it. -Ideas for a product -Think backwards -Combine dissimilar things -Play -Think how someone else could see this