Cov ntaub ntawv ID Self-Directed Learning	Title Self-Directed Learning	Luam tawm hnub 09/20/2023
Kev kho dua 2.0	Npaj los ntawm Kane McDermott, Director of Learning & Teaching	Hnub Npaj 09/20/2023
Hnub tim  09/21/2023	Reviewed By  Learning & Teaching Circle; Full EC	Hnub tshuaj xyuas 09/20/2023
	Pom zoo Los ntawm Learning & Teaching Circle; Full EC	Hnub Pom Zoo 09/20/2023

Phau Ntawv Qhia rau Cov Tub Kawm Ntawv, EC, thiab Tsev Neeg txog Yuav Ua Li Cas Kev Qhia Txog Tus Kheej Yuav Tsum Tau Nyob Hauv Milestone

Leej twg ua nws tus kheej txoj kev kawm?

Txhua lub sijhawm, cov tub ntxhais kawm tsim ib Txoj Kev Npaj Kawm Tus Kheej. Txhua tus neeg kawm ua haujlwm nrog lawv Tus Kws Pab Tswv Yim thiab lawv tsev neeg los txiav txim siab seb lawv xav kawm dab tsi, thiab lawv xav kawm li cas. Txhua tus menyuam kawm ntawv uas xav kawm ib yam dab tsi uas tsis yog ib feem ntawm cov chav kawm uas muaj nyob rau ntawm Milestone, lossis leej twg xav kawm lwm txoj hauv kev sib txawv dua li cov chav kawm uas muaj nyob hauv Milestone, raug rau npe hauv "Kev Qhia Txog Tus Kheej."

Cov Kev Npaj Tsev Kawm Ntawv hais tias: "Tsis muaj tub ntxhais kawm ntawv yuav tsum tau kawm yog tias lawv tuaj yeem ua tau raws li tag nrho lawv cov hom phiaj kev kawm los ntawm lwm cov kev paub dhau los (cov haujlwm, kev xyaum ua haujlwm, piv txwv).

Kev kawm tus kheej yog dab tsi?

There are three “flavors” of Self-Directed Learning at Milestone: courses taken at partner sites, student-directed design projects, and independent inquiry studies.

Cov chav kawm tau mus kawm ntawm Cov Chaw Sib Koom Tes thiab / lossis Online

Cov Kev Npaj Tsev Kawm Ntawv hais tias: 

"Milestone pheej tsim kev sib koom tes thiab kev pom zoo nrog lwm qhov chaw ntawm kev kawm hauv peb cov zej zog, thiab cov tub ntxhais kawm tuaj yeem pib koom tes tshiab thiab. Cov chav kawm sab nraud thiab hauv online tuaj yeem yog ib feem ntawm txhua tus tub ntxhais kawm Txoj Kev Npaj Kawm Tus Kheej. "

Cov tub ntxhais kawm tuaj yeem npaj mus kawm ib hoob anywhere and anytime (Khan Academy is the least-exciting example, but a common one — fitness classes at local gyms is a more exciting and equally common example). They then use their Self-Directed Learning time to access those courses — or build their PLP schedule around attending an off-site course.

Tub Ntxhais Kawm Qhia Txog Qhov Kev Kawm-raws li kev kawm

"Cov tub ntxhais kawm muaj kev ywj pheej los tsim lawv tus kheej ywj pheej lossis pab pawg Project-Based Learning (PBL) kev paub nyob ib puag ncig lawv cov kev nyiam, nrog rau kev taw qhia ntawm Tus Kws Pab Tswv Yim. Tsis muaj tub ntxhais kawm ntawv yuav tsum ua tej haujlwm yog tias lawv tuaj yeem ua tau raws li tag nrho lawv cov hom phiaj kev kawm los ntawm lwm yam kev paub (cov chav kawm, kev xyaum ua haujlwm, piv txwv). (Los ntawm School Plan)

Cov tub ntxhais kawm tuaj yeem tawm tswv yim los tsim ib yam dab tsi tseem ceeb, siv qhov sib xws thiab nruj “design kev xav” lub moj khaum, thiab sau lawv cov kev kawm raws li txoj kev.

Kev tshawb fawb ywj pheej

"Nrog kev txhawb nqa los ntawm tus kws pab tswv yim, cov tub ntxhais kawm raug txhawb kom tsim cov haujlwm nyuaj thiab muaj zog, kev tshawb nrhiav thiab kev tshawb fawb, thiab cov chav kawm uas txhawb nqa lawv PLP thaum tshawb nrhiav cov tswv yim kev kawm uas ua haujlwm zoo tshaj plaws rau txhua tus tub ntxhais kawm." (Los ntawm School Plan)

Cov tub ntxhais kawm tuaj yeem thov kom kawm ib lub ncauj lus ntawm lawv txoj kev txaus siab, siv qhov sib xws thiab nruj txoj kev tshawb fawb, thiab tsim cov khoom lag luam culminating uas sau lawv cov kev kawm.

Vim li cas thiaj kawm tau tus kheej?

Cov tub ntxhais kawm lub koom haum xaiv seb lawv kawm dab tsi thiab lawv kawm li cas yog lub hauv paus tseem ceeb ntawm lub tsev kawm kev ywj pheej, thiab tau muab tso rau hauv lub tsev kawm ntawv txoj kev npaj vim li ntawd.

Muaj keeb kwm ntev thiab nplua nuj ntawm kev kawm raws li qhov project, uas qhia meej meej tias thaum cov tub ntxhais kawm dhau los ua tus tsim qauv ntawm lawv tus kheej kev kawm paub lawv txoj kev koom tes nrog kev kawm nce ntau. Kev muaj peev xwm coj koj tus kheej thiab tswj cov haujlwm mus sij hawm ntev kuj yog lub hom phiaj kev kawm tseem ceeb hauv nws txoj cai.

Kev tshawb nrhiav kev kawm kuj muaj cov ntaub ntawv txaus los txhawb nws tus nqi. Thaum cov tub ntxhais kawm tsim cov lus nug tseem ceeb ntawm lawv tus kheej thiab tom qab ntawd nrhiav cov lus teb, cov txiaj ntsig kev kawm tob. Ib yam li ntawd, kev tshawb fawb kev txawj ntse suav nrog kev tshawb fawb, keeb kwm, thiab kev nug txog kev sib raug zoo, lossis qhov tseem ceeb rau txhua tus neeg los txhim kho. Cov tub ntxhais kawm tab tom kawm yuav kawm li cas thaum lawv nrhiav kev nyiam.

Thaum twg qhov kev kawm qhia tus kheej tau tshwm sim?

Tam sim no Lub Sijhawm Milestones tau tsim nyob ib puag ncig Cov Lus Qhia thaum sawv ntxov, thiab PLP kev kawm paub txog yav tav su. Hnub Monday, Wednesdays, thiab Fridays, tau tawg ua plaub 50 feeb thaiv pib thaum tav su thiab xaus thaum 4 teev tsaus ntuj, nrog rau 10 feeb so ntawm txhua. Txhua tus menyuam kawm ntawv muaj lub sijhawm teem sijhawm rau lawv tus kheej hauv lawv PLP uas hais txog cov blocks uas lawv nyob hauv chav kawm, ntsib nrog cov kws pab cuam, lossis koom nrog kev qhia tus kheej.

Qhov kev kawm qhia tus kheej li cas tshwm sim?

Thaum kho tus kheej kev kawm rau qib no, peb kuj yuav tsum ua tus kheej cov tub ntxhais kawm nkag mus rau cov chaw. Qhov xwm txheej ntawm cov phiaj xwm lossis kev tshawb nrhiav kev tshawb fawb yuav tsav seb qhov haujlwm yuav tsum ua kom tiav hauv chav kawm, lub studio kaw, lub rooj sib tham, sab nraum zoov, lossis hauv zej zog. Cov kws qhia coj tus kheej qhia kev kawm txhua qhov thaiv yuav tsum paub qhov twg tag nrho cov tub ntxhais kawm cuv npe hauv lub sijhawm ntawd qhov Kev Kawm Qhia Tus Kheej nyob txhua lub sijhawm. Peb yuav siv chav sib sau ua ke hauv nruab nrab los pib txhua qhov Kev Kawm Qhia Tus Kheej, nrog kev tawm tsam "Design Lab," "Inquiry Lab," thiab "Coursework Lab" qhov chaw, nrog rau daim ntawv kos npe los qhia thaum twg cov tub ntxhais kawm xav tau cov chaw uas tsis yog chav kawm ntawd .

Txoj kev qhia tus kheej li cas tshwm sim?

Cov Tub Kawm Ntawv Kev Paub Txog Kev Kawm Tus Kheej

There are two looping cycles that a student will engage in whenever they do self-directed learning.

The first cycle is the project or inquiry cycle. This begins with an authentic question or possibility for creation that a student finds highly motivating and meaningful. If the student’s starting point is an open ended authentic question, they propose an inquiry study using the form linked above. Any teacher leading self-directed learning can and should support them in developing their proposal. If the student’s starting point is a desire to create something meaningful, then they propose a design project using the planner linked above.

Thaum ib qho kev tshawb fawb los yog ib qhov project tsim tau pom zoo, cov tub ntxhais kawm pib ua raws li txoj cai rau lawv txoj haujlwm. Kev tshawb nrhiav yuav tsum siv daim ntawv no, lossis ib yam dab tsi zoo ib yam li nws, rau kev sau thiab txheeb xyuas cov ntaub ntawv. Kev tsim cov phiaj xwm yuav tsum siv phau ntawv no, los yog ib yam dab tsi zoo sib xws rau nws, kom txav mus los ntawm cov theem ntawm kev tsim.

Thaum tus menyuam kawm tiav cov txheej txheem, lossis thaum muaj lub tswv yim tshiab thiab zoo siab tshwm sim rau lawv, lawv tuaj yeem pib lub voj voog no dua thiab rov ua cov txheej txheem los pib txoj kev kawm tshiab rau kev tsim.

The daily looping cycle of participating in self-directed learning begins with students self identifying the place they are in their process (proposing a new study/design, working through the process for an already approved design/study, or documenting and curating their work in a recently completed design/study). Once a student knows where they are, they should establish a SMART goal for themselves for the time they have available that day to work. SMART is an acronym for 

• Tshwj xeeb (nws yog ib qho tseem ceeb uas cov tub ntxhais kawm tuaj yeem txheeb xyuas qhov lawv yuav sim ua kom tiav), 
• Kev ntsuas tau (cov tub ntxhais kawm yuav tsum tuaj yeem piav qhia lawv paub li cas thaum lawv tau mus txog lawv lub hom phiaj rau hnub ntawd),
• Attainable (Cov tub ntxhais kawm yuav tsum paub tias lawv lub hom phiaj yog qhov tseeb thiab ua tau raws li lub sijhawm thiab kev txwv lawv muaj hnub ntawd),
• Qhov cuam tshuam (cov hom phiaj yuav tsum txuas rov qab mus rau qhov project loj lossis kev kawm - ua kom lawv mus tom ntej nrog lawv txoj haujlwm), thiab
• Sijhawm-bound (paub paub tias muaj lub sijhawm txwv kom ua tiav lub hom phiaj no).

Finally, students should communicate what “roadblocks” are getting in their way. Do they need some 1-on-1 conferencing with a teacher? Do they need access to particular materials? Do they need a quieter place to work? Communicating these needs with the teacher running Self-Directed Learning is crucial.

At the end of the block (or consecutive blocks in one day), students should self-evaluate how they did with reaching their goals. Did they meet or exceed them? Were there unanticipated roadblocks? This reflection should inform their approach the next time they are in Self-Directed Learning.

Cov Xib Fwb Kev Paub Txog Kev Txhawb Kev Kawm Tus Kheej

This style of learning only works when adults are actively and intentionally supporting, scaffolding, scribing (at times), prompting, pushing, nudging, and encouraging students. Your experience in Self-Directed Learning should be VERY active — asking for student check-ins at the beginning of each session, making careful note of which students identify roadblocks so you can work to clear them, and sitting down 1-on-1 or in small groups with students frequently to identify their needs and provide supports. Help them “make their learning visible” by documenting their work-in-progress. Help them take accountability by making goals clear and public. And, most importantly, celebrate successes at every opportunity!

Self-Directed Learning Time

Assumptions: Approximately 40-50 students signed up for self-directed learning time at any given time. 

Staff members available to cover SDL: Minimum of 2 – at least 1 staff member in each space.

Qhov chaw:

Makerspace and Auditorium to be used as primary classrooms for self-directed learning time, with additional space(s) available as staffing allows. The makerspace is used for design work and the auditorium is used for quiet inquiry or coursework. Other classes would be scheduled in other rooms during those times. Default to the auditorium during lunch and if only 1 staff member is available. If a class is held in one of the rooms, a secondary room can be offered.

Equipment: 

1. 1-2 Computers set up in both spaces, build a routine of students checking into computers immediately upon coming in with computers placed by door. Facilitator can help students fill in the form but emphasis is placed on building the routine of the student filling out the form.
   1. check-in form, QR code and simple typable link posted above computers for people to enter.

2. Google tracking sheets based on student responses to check in and check out forms posted on walls of main SDL spaces.

Streamlining Tracking Form:

1. Simple form for check-in:
   1. What are you working on today? (Design Project, Inquiry Study, or Class Assignment). Be specific. 
   2. Where would you like to work? (Auditorium for quiet inquiry or coursework or Makerspace for design projects). Online calls should be open for both rooms for check-in.
   3. Lobby, Fitness Room, Advisory Meetings and Stepping into Hallway available for break times.

2. Simple form for check-out: What did you accomplish this hour? Please document your work. (E.g. provide a link to designer’s notebook, inquiry notebook, portfolio, or assignment)

3. Check-in and check-out forms feed into an excel spreadsheet that tracks longitudinal input from all students from the previous week. Tracking sheet is printed out and displayed in a public place so that self-directed learning facilitators can track progress for each student.