We need to develop self-directed learners because it is very important that learners will know and develop on their own for them to be fully equipped and future-ready. Developing self-directed learners have a lot of benefits to the learners as well as to the teachers. A self-directed learner have no boundaries in curiosity and with that he can experience empowerment through the power of choice and decision-making on what, when, and how to learn. They also develop their self-confidence, initiative, perseverance and life satisfaction. They choose to work collaboratively and empower others rather than ask for help from them. A self-directed learner will have no problem in his working place in the future for he will have all the characteristics of being a leader and being responsible. And as for the teacher, it is a stress-free to them because they will not have much time in teaching but they will focus on assessing and evaluating their students. Spoon feeding will be avoided also. In order of our students to be a well-rounded person we need to develop them to become a self-directed learners.
As a future teacher, I will help my students become self-directed learners by using the scaffolding approach of teaching. According to The Glossary of Education Reform for Journalists, Parents and Community Members, scaffolding refers to a variety of instructional techniques used to move students progressively toward stronger understanding and, ultimately, greater independence in the learning process. So as a future teacher, I will give the class a group activity pairing the advanced learners with the novice ones in that way there will be collaboration with each other. In asking question, I will first say the question, pause for awhile for the student to think the answer, then praise him for answering the question. In that way the student will be motivated to answer and to learn because I appreciated him. And of course in giving my lesson, I will give simplified or mini-lessons rather give it as a whole. I will chunk the lessons for my students to gradually understand and absorb it as I will teach to them. Helping the students to become self-directed learners is a challenging one especially for me. But as I will teach in the future I will make it sure that my students will get the knowledge and learning they really deserved and that they will become a self-directed learners.
As a future teacher, I will help my students become self-directed learners by using the scaffolding approach of teaching. According to The Glossary of Education Reform for Journalists, Parents and Community Members, scaffolding refers to a variety of instructional techniques used to move students progressively toward stronger understanding and, ultimately, greater independence in the learning process. So as a future teacher, I will give the class a group activity pairing the advanced learners with the novice ones in that way there will be collaboration with each other. In asking question, I will first say the question, pause for awhile for the student to think the answer, then praise him for answering the question. In that way the student will be motivated to answer and to learn because I appreciated him. And of course in giving my lesson, I will give simplified or mini-lessons rather give it as a whole. I will chunk the lessons for my students to gradually understand and absorb it as I will teach to them. Helping the students to become self-directed learners is a challenging one especially for me. But as I will teach in the future I will make it sure that my students will get the knowledge and learning they really deserved and that they will become a self-directed learners.
In helping my students become a self-directed learner, the student-support materials I will use are the following. The essential, unit and content questions in my unit plan would be useful. It will help the students to think critically and have curiosity. In activity that needs evaluation, I will provide a rubric to have a fair judgement. They will also times that they will rate their own peer in that way they will be able to give feedback or judgments to their peers and vice versa and as well, they will be able to learn from their peers. It's all about give and take. I can also use the web quest especially it is a student-centered activity. It deals with students on how they can find sources in answering the questions. It also collaborative where they can work as a team depending on the instruction of the activity. I will also let them have their own blogs to express what, how they have learned, their day to day experiences and in managing their own learning process and to monitor their own progress. The graphs, maps, and other educational software like google drive, blogger, google sites and etc. will also help my students become a self-directed learner well, of course with the help and guide from me as their teacher.
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