home

= =

**Self Assessments and identifying learning style**
//Purpose: To help students become aware of themselves.// This is very difficult for some kids to do. They are very guarded with their true identities, never wanting their friend to know that they actually care about others and are a bit insecure. I tell the kids that I am the only one who looks at their books so they can fill out their surveys honestly. Looking in the mirror is the most difficult for teens. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. //**How can it help the kids be better in the work place?**// //We know that there are certain behaviors that are accepted in the workplace as well as behaviors that are frowned upon. This will also help them to identify problem areas they need to work on.//

**BAKERY-- Time line for this section, activities 1 & 2 - 1 class period.** //I do try and do these on Wednesdays so if we run over we can use a portion of the next class period.//


 * Activity 1** - How to use this: fill out the survey and discuss it. Some will not feel comfortable, I ask the stand-off kids to choose 1 positive thing which will generally open the door. After we have gone through the room we talk about


 * Activity 2 -** It starts with identifying the positive attribute and then asks them to give ideas of how the can improve.

//For these first few exercises I don't push too hard as I want the kids to feel safe in the classroom as far as they can speak freely and no one is allowed to make any kind of derogatory remarks. I find this to be the most important lesson for the sophomores as they have still not fallen in to the shop family just yet. I push the family thing in related because we are in the classroom and they are all in one place in a controlled environment. During our PDP lessons I try to give the class time to address any issues they are having with each other. Mediation if you will. I wasn't a big fan initially but I had some bulling issues last year and I gave it a shot. Kids were able to say what they wanted to each other for that class and clear the air. It took a couple of weeks aprox. 15 min. during one related class per week. But in the end I had the students asking if we could always do it as it really lowered the tension between them.//
 * Time line for this section, activities 3 - 1.5 class periods. activities 4 & 5 - 1.5 class periods** I use the the half class to discuss what they how they did on 3 and then introduce 4, same for 5.


 * Activity 3** - I have the kids pick something they want to change from their list on activity 2 once they have chosen something we try and figure out how they can do it. I let them work in groups if they want. It is important to limit this to only one item as they can get overwhelmed by picking too many.

//Purpose:// To help students become aware of the best way to learn. Everyone is different and if they can identify which way works best for them they can use this information to aid them in getting the most out of life. This will also help them to identify problem areas they need to work on. I introduce this lesson as this will help you learn what you want to learn. I ask them to give me examples of some fun things they want to learn i.e. play a guitar, a trick on a skateboard etc. This always sparks interest. We fill out the survey and then we discuss how they can use the information to help them learn to do that trick. When they have finished we discuss how they can apply this to school.


 * Activity 4 -** I read through this list and we have a conversation about how people learn. We then fill out the learning styles survey.

none //Optional:// comment for page history
 * Activity 5** has them write a paragraph explaining what they learned and if they were surprised at the outcome.

Looking for tags? Tagging pages is now done in a new place. Once you have saved your changes, click on the "Page" tab and select "Details and Tags".
 * Cancel ||