Independent Learner

What is independent learner

Why independent learner
How to become independent learner
What is learning styles
Kinesthetic Learner hands on learner

Demonstrating how the principles works

Practice the techniques
Underline the keywords on the note
Provide real life stimulations
Involve student psychically

Visual learners

Sits in front of the classroom

Away from distractions
Prefer Writing things
Ask them to write the response to the questions
Use visual and graphics

Auditory learners

Learns through listenings

Learns using mnemonics
Say out loud and clears
Ask students to say it
Provide discussion period for students
Encourage questions

Some students are combination of 2 or all learning styles

21st Century Learning
Information is available whenever, wherever and whatever.
Teachers is no longer the main information provider
So what is the role of 21st century educators???
What is missing or student lacking now?
i. Validating informations?
ii. Synthesize informations?
iii. Leverage informations?
iv. Communicate informations?
v. Collaborate with informations?
vi. Problem solving with informations?

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Should be present in all classrooms

1. Choice : free will

2. Collaboration : social creatures
3. Communication : ditto # 2
4. Critical thinking : Problem Solving
5. Creativity : unique human pleasure

Research based technique

Relationships

Shift
Teacher centered classroom vs student centered classroom
Coach;
Mentor;
Nurture;
Inspire

How to be 21st Century Teacher: Checklists

Be earlier to class and put information in class
Start class on time
Handouts: informative and user-friendly (no wordy or lengthy notes)
Be enthusiasm (show you are interested in them)
Greet and talk to students
Learn their names and be observant to their character and interest
Make collaborative assignments
Tell what student need to achieve at the end of the topic
Create and provide organized and structure menu of topic taught in the class
Get student to write in their questions in index cards: to be answer by
teacher in next class
Give take home problem: individual, couple or group tasks
Most important be prepared, honest and creative
Dont only teach them, include coaching and mentoring
Incorporate technology in teaching: FB posting, WhatsApps sharing, Blogging
and any suitable apps
Active Learning Strategies
A scrambled list of events to put in order
A list of statements for students to agree or disagree with
A list of people and places to match with information about them
A cause-and-effect chart
Give students a set of questions that they will answer as they read the text.
Discuss the questions before they read in order to see what information they
already have. Help them see how the questions are aligned with the text and
how they should answer them.
Give students a checklist of the key points to watch for so that they can
check them off as they find them while reading.

Teaching students how to learn is as important as teaching them

content.
Checklist for Effective Teaching/Lecturing
Be Prepared
 Outline clear objectives for your lectureboth what students should know
after the lecture and why it is important.
Develop a lecture outline and any audiovisuals.

If you are nervous about the lecture, write out your introduction and rehearse
it.
Keep Your Focus
Limit the main points in a lecture to five or fewer.

Create effective visuals, analogies, demonstrations, and examples to

reinforce the main points.
Share your outline with students.

Emphasize your objectives and key points in the beginning, as you get to
them, and as a summary at the end.
Engage Your Audience
Focus attention early on using a quote, a dramatic visual, an anecdote, or
other material relevant to the topic.
Integrate visuals, multimedia, discussion, active learning strategies, small-
group techniques, and peer instruction.
Link new material to students prior knowledge, such as common experiences
or previous coursework.
Show enthusiasm for the topic and information. Remember, you are modeling
your discipline.
Give students time to think and genuine opportunities to respond.

Plan for diverse learners. Use verbal, visual, and kinesthetic approaches such
as hands-on exercises and simulations.
Get Feedback
Observe students non-verbal communication: notetaking, response to
questions, eye contact, seating patterns, and response to humor. Are they
with you?
Use the minute paper or other assessment techniques. Ask students to
respond in one or two sentences to the following questions:What stood out as
most important in todays lecture? What are you confused about? Do this
every few lecturesit will take you about 15 minutes to review the responses
and youll learn an enormous amount about your students.
Give quizzes periodically on lecture objectives, not obscure material. Are they
getting it?
 Conduct midterm teaching evaluations or simply ask the students for
suggestions and comments at the midpoint of the quarter.

Students can assess their own awareness by asking themselves which of

the following learning strategies they regularly use (the response to each
item is ideally yes):

1. I draw pictures or diagrams to help me understand this

subject.

2. I make up questions that I try to answer about this subject.

3. When I am learning something new in this subject, I think

back to what I already know about it.

4. I discuss what I am doing in this subject with others.

5. I practice things over and over until I know them well in this
subject.

6. I think about my thinking, to check if I understand the ideas

in this subject.

7. When I dont understand something in this subject I go back

over it again.

8. I make a note of things that I dont understand very well in

this subject, so that I can follow them up.

9. When I have finished an activity in this subject I look back to

see how well I did.

10. I organize my time to manage my learning in this subject.

11. I make plans for how to do the activities in this subject.

Askell-Williams and her colleagues found that those students who used fewer of
these strategies reported more difficulty coping with their schoolwork. For the
second part of their study, they designed a series of proactive questions for
teachers to drop into the lesson on a just-in-time basisat the moments when
students could use the prompting most. These questions, too, can be adopted by
any parent or educator to make sure that children know not just what is to be
learned, but how.
1. What is the topic for todays lesson?
2. What will be important ideas in todays lesson?
3. What do you already know about this topic?
4. What can you relate this to?
5. What will you do to remember the key ideas?
6. Is there anything about this topic you dont understand, or are not
clear about?