Personal Learning Day on October 23, 2014
We are planning for our Fall Personal Learning Day on Thursday, October 23. In order to prepare for the day, a Personal Learning Day Plan needs to be completed, signed by a parent and handed in by Tuesday, October 21. A Personal Learning Day is an opportunity for students to explore and learn about something that captures their attention and curiosity. It could result in a project done on an interesting animal, city or person. It could be designing a building in Google Sketch-up or learning a new Dance move. It could mean writing a play, enacting a scene from a TV show, designing a display on anti-bullying or putting a poster together on Glogster.
Students will be spending from 8:30 – 12:30 working on their Learning Goal. They will need to clearly state what their goal for the day is (what they want to learn about.) They will also need to list their Success Criteria (what their finished product will look like.) This should consist of a checklist of observable criteria that they can look at and check off, and then know that they are finished.
As part of the planning process, students are also required to make a list of resources they feel that they need in order to complete their goal. This may include bringing resources from home, going to the school library, using the internet, or gathering materials such as paper, props, etc. Students must come that day prepared to work for the entire day on their subject of choice. Therefore, planning is a very important part of making this day a success.
The last period of the day will be spent celebrating our successes through a 2-4 minute presentation to the rest of the class. Students will then be required to hand in a self-evaluation the following day. This will allow students a chance to reflect on the day and evaluate what they accomplished.
We are very excited about this opportunity and are looking forward to learning lots during this day.
If you have any questions, please feel free to message me through Class Dojo, email me at richard.mccleary@granderie.ca or call me at the school.