©2015 Milwaukee Public Schools 1 Preference Maps Learning and Performing Communications and Relationships Emotions and Satisfaction

©2015 Milwaukee Public Schools 2 Preferences Maps Purpose: to gather information about what works for the student/ doesn’t work in different contexts within the purpose for planning. A preferences map can be conducted for the following areas:  Learning and performing  Communication and relationships  Emotions/satisfaction (Works: happy, excited, motivated, Doesn’t work: angry, frustrated, sad, bored, disappointed etc.)

©2015 Milwaukee Public Schools 3 Questions for Facilitating Learning & Performing Preferences How do you best learn? What strategies help you the most? What are your best subjects/ teachers in school and why? What motivates you? What helps you engage in learning something new and stay focused? Which of your teachers do you do best with? What do they do that is helpful to you? What doesn’t work/ What gets in the way of learning? Distracts you?

©2015 Milwaukee Public Schools 4 Learning & Performing Example

©2015 Milwaukee Public Schools 5 Questions for Facilitating Communication & Relationships Are there times when you prefer not to talk about a situation? What would you say is the best way you can ask for help in class? How do you communicate when you are feeling frustrated, angry, sad? What are some barriers in communicating with adults in school? What makes it easy to communicate with adults in school?

©2015 Milwaukee Public Schools 6 Communication & Relationships Example

©2015 Milwaukee Public Schools 7 Emotions and Satisfaction What creates excitement, happiness or contentment? What promotes positive connections and understanding with others? What causes anxiety, frustration, sadness, anger, boredom? What causes disconnections from others?

Emotions / Satisfaction