tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590918872469407399.post6587850484148282029..comments2023-10-23T05:06:15.165-07:00Comments on Our Legacy of Love - “Leading with Aloha”: There is a 5th "C"Jan Iwasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04216120028897855975noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590918872469407399.post-53648254901298448412013-02-27T20:48:45.790-08:002013-02-27T20:48:45.790-08:00Thanks for sharing this, Yuuko. Okay, so now I ne...Thanks for sharing this, Yuuko. Okay, so now I need to learn 7 more C's! Are we receiving training on this soon? Jan Iwasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04216120028897855975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590918872469407399.post-5088760869107621512013-02-26T07:55:56.166-08:002013-02-26T07:55:56.166-08:00I can see how the 4 C's (collaboration, commun...I can see how the 4 C's (collaboration, communication, critical thinking, and creativity) are related and within the 7C's of Dr. Ronald F. Ferguson's work (Tri-Pod Survey) below. Knowing that you are already working on these elements, you can be affirmed that you are moving forward.<br /><br />Caring about students (nurturing productive relationships);<br />Controlling behavior (promoting cooperation and peer support);<br />Clarifying ideas and lessons (making success seem feasible);<br />Challenging students to work hard and think hard (pressing for effort and rigor);<br />Captivating students (making learning interesting and relevant);<br />Conferring (eliciting students’ feedback and respecting their ideas);<br />Consolidating (connecting and integrating ideas to support learning).<br />Yuuko Arikawanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590918872469407399.post-36080258086472729282013-02-19T19:35:09.226-08:002013-02-19T19:35:09.226-08:00Keith, perhaps we need to start with smaller steps...Keith, perhaps we need to start with smaller steps. Giving them choices and having them experience success might be better with a smaller project. Perhaps having them choose their own book to read (as opposed to everyone reading the same book)and then decide how they want to share it with others might be a good way to start. Students need to experience success when they are able to make choices so they need lots of opportunities. Some classrooms have Choice Boards for language arts and math, and students can decide which assignments they want to complete and in what order. Perhaps this is one way we can start. Science Fair is a huge project, and perhaps we need to better prepare students on how to make effective choices in the selection of their project. Don't give up based on this one experience :-)<br />Jan Iwasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04216120028897855975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7590918872469407399.post-7373359135544445952013-02-19T18:21:45.811-08:002013-02-19T18:21:45.811-08:00While I agree that choice is a significant boost f...While I agree that choice is a significant boost for self-directed learning, that has not proven to be the case in my classroom. <br /><br />Take Science Fair for example. The first choice is a topic or subject that interests the students. So the thinking is that since they have made a choice about something that interests them, they will be more motivated to go through the process. The majority chose to act on the simplest, easiest experiment, rather then focus on something of interest. The second choice is how to present the information in the best possible light. Again, the students seem to have 'chosen' the easiest, lazy way out.<br /><br />The over-arching choice is whether or not they will make the effort to do their absolute best. In my class' case, it would seem the answer in predominantly, "NO." Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com