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Primary• Givestudentsopportunitytoexploreanddevelopskillsearlyon• Providegoodrulesandboundariesbutbewillingtoletgoofcontrol!• Model– Ido,wedo,youdo• Praiseandencourageindependence• Considera”Centers”classroommodel

MiddleSchool• Studentscannowgofurther– allowthemmoretimeforindependent

problem-solving,criticalthinking• Helpstudentslearnfromandwithpeersthroughgroupcollaboration

HighSchool• Theymayresist,butfosteringindependence

iscritical• Instilllifelonglearningskillsandhabits–

personalstudystyle• Self-reflection,organizationalskills,

problem-solvingallkeytogrowth

College• Studentsmustmoveawayfrom

expectingto“betaught”toreallearning• Planningandorganizingisessential• Encouragestudentstoadoptplanners

orcalendarsandsetasidespecifictimeforstudy

• UseappslikeForestorPatterntostayontask!

Theabilitytofindone'sownpathtowardalearninggoal;involvesnavigatingcomplexitiestofindanswerstoproblemswithouttheinterventionofateacher(Chau&Cheng,2010).

• Organized• Persistent• Readsandunderstands

instructionsindependently• Completestaskswithoutadult

help• Uses(andevaluates)multiple

sourcestofindinformation• Setsindividualgoalsandstrives

toachievethem• Learnsfromfailures

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