Supporting+Self-Directed+Learning

Setting Goals for Student Learning: First: Analyze the task at hand and consider what they already know that can be useful in obtaining their new learning goals When working with your students: Help them identify what they already know about that content in order to determine a strategy -Ask yourself: What content information do my students need? what instructional strategy will I use? What resources do my students need?

Taking Action by Providing Learning Experiences: Designing and Arranging experiences that help them meet their learning goals The methods you select will be impacted by: - the skills and knowledge require by the content you are addressing - the tools and resources you have available - your own teaching style - your students' learning preferences - the types of assessments used to monitor student learning

Monitoring Student Progress: You will reflect on "on" their performances in their formal assessments. You will reflect "in action" as you go about your day-to- day activities Assessments are a part of monitoring Formative Assessments-- When assessments are used to inform instruction or to help students monitor their learning

Evaluating Instructional Effectiveness: It's the key to determing how successful your instruction has been as well as which resources and methods will most likely be successful in the future.
 * You'll consider assessment data

Supporting Students' Efforts to be Self-Directed: Involve students directly in planning, monitoring, and evaluating their learning activities and sequences. KWHL charts: -KNOW -WANT TO KNOW -HOW THEY WILL LEARN THE TOPIC -LEARNED IN THE LESSON