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Fostering Learner Independence
An Essential Guide for K-6 Educators
Foreword by Ron Ritchhart
Other Titles in:
Student Engagement & Motivation | Teaching Methods & Learning Styles | Teaching in Primary Schools
Student Engagement & Motivation | Teaching Methods & Learning Styles | Teaching in Primary Schools
December 2008 | 240 pages | Corwin
Learner Independence = student success! This resource examines the importance of supporting students to become independent learners, thinkers, and problem solvers. Educators will find essential information, checklists, and useful tips for helping students learn to work independently, establish strong work habits, problem-solve, and develop authentic personal independence to serve them throughout life. The authors provide reflective questions and encourage teachers to reflect on how they teach and learn in order to identify practices that most effectively foster student self-sufficiency. The bookáillustrates ways that teachers can nurture independence through: Assessment Classroom environmentDifferentiationEvaluationPlanning
Foreword by Ron Ritchhart
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
1. Learner Independence
2. Structuring for Learner Independence
3. Teaching That Promotes Independence
4. Expectations and Communication That Supports Independence
5. Aligning Understandings and the Environment for Independence
6. Setting Up for Independence
7. Assessment That Fosters Independence
8. Evaluation and Analysis That Develops Independence
9. Information That Fosters Learner Independence
10. Planning to Support Independence
11. Differentiating for Independence
12. Conclusion: Changing and Reflecting
Resource A: Task Analysis
Resource B: Moving From Controlling Learning
Resource C: Responses That Encourage Independence
References
Index