At the beginning of the Term I asked my students what they needed to do to be smart confident learners. Most of the students were very hesitant to answer this questions in front of everyone. So I made a google form to find out their honest answers.
Their answers matched my hunch as most students were very shy to ask questions about their learning.
Have a look at what they had to say...
| Write your name | Am I a confident learner? | What is it that stops me from learning? | How can I overcome my shortcomings? | What will I practice doing this term |
| LU | Yes | sometimes I am scared to ask question | by not be shy when I ask question | to ask more questions |
| MF | no | scared to share my work because i think its always wrong and not learning from my mistakes | I will try to share my work and don't be shy to talk about my learning | share my work and get feedback on my work |
| HM | sometimes yes | Scared to share my work in front of the class. | Share my opinion and ignore people who laugh at me | Be confident and get feedback from my Teacher or my buddies |
| DR | Sometimes yes | I am shy when I read my story in front of the hole class | By doing my best and not being shy in front of thew hole class | becoming a good writer and read heaps of books and spell words and share my stories |
| DP | sometimes yes | I am shy to tell my answers sometimes | By learning from my mistakes | share my work to others and get feedback from them |
| LF | sometimes Yes | I am scared to ask questions in front of the class | I will ask questions to Clarify my understanding | I will ask more questions if I get stuck |
| KA | No | scared to ask Question | if something comes to my head I will try and share it | get feedback from my teacher and my mates on my work |
| LLP | No | getting distracted and not focussing on learning | by people laughing at me when I show my work i will ignore people laughing at and i will carry on with my learning | Share my work with my friend and I will ask for help when I get stuck |
| ML | no. | I am shy | I will try getting feedback from others | get feedback to my teacher and from my classmates |
| SL | no | when i am shy | I will try and shore my work | showing my work |
| RB | No | I am scared to talk in front of people | By getting feedback and learning my mistakes. | ask question when I get stuck |
| JW | Sometimes | sometimes i'm scared to share my work | By learning my mistacks | Share my work with others and get feedback |
| HT | No | Sometimes | By learning from my mistake | By asking questions when I get stuck |
| MV | Yes | scared to ask questions | ||
| TD | I am not sure | I play up when other people play up | by not being scared | I will do what ever I learned at from school and learn from others |
| MM | Yes | spelling | I will try to learn my spelling | I will practice my spelling and ask my mates to test me on my spelling words |
| MT | NO | scared to ask questions | By asking questions my friends when I get stuck | I will not be scared to ask questions |
| MT | No | I do not ask questions when I do my work | I am scared to share my opinions but will try | To ask more questions |
| MR | sometimes | i am scared when i share my work | I will try to share my ideas | I will share my work |
| GN | nop | i dont no i jast like to play game | reding | No sure |
So how will I support my learners to be confident learners?
I will encourage them to participate more in class discourses to clarify their understanding about their learning. I will focus more on 'Ako' so that students feel encouraged when teaching/helping each other with their learning. I will also model and show them that I am a learner too who learns from them or from my co- teachers.
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