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Implementation in a Secondary Classroom (Articles) - 0 views

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  • When they are given the option to decide what they’re going to do, whatever the product is, it’s theirs—giving them ownership and responsibility for their own learning.”
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      bennettfr on 03 Mar 18
       
      I think as teachers, we all want our students to take ownership and responsibility for their own learning, but I question if simply giving them a choice is enough to accomplish this. I've often given students a choice in my math class, such choose five problems or you pick the odds or evens.
  • I worked with Modern Teacher to understand the shifts in pedagogy necessary to transition to blended learning. And I compared my lesson structure to those I saw on a trip to the iZone (Innovation Zone) in New York City.
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      bennettfr on 03 Mar 18
       
      I'm going to have to check out theses two resources for myself and see if they can help me.
  • While choice can be a powerful motivator, on some occasions it can also have an adverse effect. In other words, not all choices have a positive effect on motivation and achievement.
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      bennettfr on 03 Mar 18
       
      This is exactly what I was referring to in my post on the first article. Is simply providing choice enough to motivate? Now I know it's not always enough and hopefully will get some sense of what else I can do!
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  • people who believe they will succeed during challenging activities tend to be more motivated. However, if tasks are perceived to be too difficult, motivation is likely to suffer.
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      bennettfr on 03 Mar 18
       
      This is often the most challenging aspect of motivation. As many of us know, math is often the class perceived to be the most difficult. I know even for myself, math was challenging when I was in school. Students who have failed over and over again, often move into the arena of learned hopelessness and figure it is better to not even try, then to fail again.
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PLE Articles - 0 views

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  • Teachers, she explains, are no longer the primary or even the best source of information available to students, and our work must increasingly attend to supporting students in developing their skills and motivations for becoming themselves networked and sophisticated online learners.
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      bennettfr on 17 Feb 18
       
      Although I agree that teachers are no longer the primary or even the best source of information available, I fear that many students are so accustom to being spoon fed information, they view learning as a spectator rather than as an active participant in the process.
  • These tools provide a medium for students to create their own learning space that is more natural and unique to their interests and learning styles. The concept of PLE is not a way to replace classroom learning, but to enhance it.
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      bennettfr on 18 Feb 18
       
      So many of my students haven't had bad experiences at school, that they have "given up" on school. I think if they could experience school through personalized learning, they would re-engage and find learning valuable and maybe even fun.
  • PLEs place a large amount of responsibility on students and thus requires a high level of self-management and awareness. Not every student is ready for this responsibility, so teachers need to have strategies in place to guide and support these learners.
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      bennettfr on 18 Feb 18
       
      This is the part of PLE's that truly scares me. As I've said before, I feel that students often view learning from as a spectator rather than as an active participant. Which makes me curious how I could get these students to take on such responsibility?
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"Personalized" vs. "Personal" Learning - 1 views

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  • You want to really engage kids? Give them opportunities to learn personally, to create their own texts and courses of study, and to pursue that learning with others in and out of the classroom who share a passion.
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      bennettfr on 14 Feb 18
       
      I truly do want to engage my students, but am fearful of giving up control and putting the responsibility in their hands. Especially with all the buzz about teacher accountability for student growth.
  • the best thing we can do for kids is empower them to make regular, important, thoughtful decisions about their own learning, what they learn and how they learn it
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      bennettfr on 14 Feb 18
       
      I would agree that the best thing we can do for students is empower kids to realize that education isn't a spectator sport, they have to participate and take responsibility for their own learning, but so many kids have learned helplessness and are fearful of failure.
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