Saturday, December 10, 2016

Growing Self-directed Learners

http://blog.agileclassrooms.com/2015/08/growing-self-direction-scaffolding-model.html

In today's generation, students must have developed the necessary skills to be more capable in different activities. One of which is being self-directed. Self-directedness is the ability to initiate something in order to achieve personal set of goals and values. This skill should be developed in all types of learners for them to be competent and most importantly, they learn at their best if they are the ones who take control of the flow of their experience.

Teachers take part of this evolution of their students. They hold a big responsibility to the betterment and welfare of their lives. Without the presence of teachers, students will not grow and mold their own talents. Thus, as a future teacher, I will help my students to become self-directed learners through engaging them in multiple activities. Such activities that will make use of their cognitive, affective and psychomotor skills. These are Online Treasure Hunt, WebQuest, Scavenging, Learning Logs, Personal Learning Network, and Learning Projects. Through these materials, I can assure myself that they learn something on their own doing.

Not just teachers have the ability to be self-directed, but also their learners as well. Teachers and students help each other to gain knowledge and promote active learning. Educators, therefore, perform an essential role to shape the holistic development of their learners.

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