NO apologizes for the repost here. I think this is an idea worth revisiting.
Several years ago, I was introduced to the concepts used by the Key Learning Community in Indianapolis, IN to evaluate student learning. Among all of the ‘grading’ systems I’ve ever studied, this one continues to impress me the most. And I profusely apologize to these wonderful educators for warping their ideas in this article. (And if you’d like to know what their system is, visit: http://www.edutopia.org/key-learning-community)
Today, I got to thinking about the idea of being graded for our own professional learning. Not just in terms of the ‘semi-annual evaluation process’ that many of us undergo in our local school district. But actually being graded for our own professional learning. You know what this means! Are you a professional learner? If the following Key were used to give you a ‘grade’ for your participation in professional learning, what mark would you give yourself?
+ Intrinsically Motivated: Shows enjoyment and involvement in activity for its own sake and for the learning provided, seeks self-improvement and new ideas on own, regardless of either external support and praise or negative feedback and punishment.
= Extrinsically Motivated: Responds to leader- or school-initiated activities and reward system; expects praise, monetary reward, or positive evaluation and promotion.
O Passive: little or no effort to participate.
X Disruptive: Interferes with others being able to participate.
Well?
Now, take this one step further. If you were grading your students with this Key, and the majority of them fell into the last three categories, what would you do to change that? It’s your classroom, your learning environment. What would you change?
This, then, leads you to MY conundrum. What am I going to change?
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With Linda working with adult learners as much as she does, I know that she must be (at least at times) very unsatisfied with the responses she gets from the variety of ways she has provided for the adults to learn and grow.
As an I-Team member from Tescott, I know that she has taken an extraordinary amount of time to prepare ways and advise us of ways to extend our learning.
I for one have not always been willing to go to a website and "study" or "read" an article. What I do like now that on this particular blog, I can subscribe to get the latest update. This gives me a gentle reminder to at least visit the site and see what is happening. RSS is a great tool and quite probably more adults should be subscribing to sites that provide information important to them.
Keep up the great work. Keep dogging us to push ourselves and our own personal learning!
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