I believe self-directed learning is important for several reasons. Since my unit is on the civil rights movement, I want students to learn from those courageous men, women, and children and be accountable for their own actions. Students, especially in high school, should be at the point where they are responsible for their own learning processes. Self-management and monitoring will guide students in completing any task. However, to successful complete any task, students must be motivated to attempt any real effort. Motivation drives the decision to participate, and how students will see a task through to the end. When self-direct learning works, students are curious, willing to try new things, and becomes more social. In continuing the development of self-directed learning, I will have to need to lead by example and show different learning strategies, such as predicting summarizing, so that students will identify what works for them and develop the ability to use the strategies on their own.
Students come from numerous learning environments. As previously stated in the module, students need the right amount of scaffolding so that they feel confident and comfortable taking risks, and are working to become independent learners. Changing the content, process, product, and/or learning environment can support a students learning potential. Technology and other readily available resources will help turn any roadblock into an easy journey.
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