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Welcome to the

Learning Workshop 4 Parents

Hahaʻione Elementary SchoolA PCNC “PLO”

J. Maielua, Ph. D. 9/12/13

“There is no more complex and tender geography than the

borderlands between families and schools.”

(Lawrence-Lightfoot, 2004)

How can we work together for our children?

Learning Workshop: Purpose

Learning Workshop: Tonight’s Agenda

O How do I learn? O “The 3 Legged Stool” or The BIG Picture

O Academic / Social / Emotional O School / Family / CommunityO What’s in the Zone?O Learning & Memory O The Purpose of Failure

O Study Skills in the Home: The Plan!O “The 5 Ts” Skills of the PYP programmeO Teachers’ Tips

O Next Steps

Learning Workshop: Quotes

“If you can’t make a mistake, you can’t make anything.” Marva N. Collins, educator

“Confidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence.”

Vince Lombardi, Coach

What is the connection between these two quotes and education?

Learning Workshop: How do you learn?

Here’s your learning opportunity to practice

before you teach:

Fill out the worksheet.Share the info with your neighbor.

Learning Workshop: The BIG Picture

Academic

EmotionalSocial

Learning Workshop: Spheres of Influence

School

FamilyCommunity

Epstein, 1995

Learning Workshop: The 3-Legged Stool, “tender geography”

School

FamilyCommunity

Academic

EmotionalSocial

Epstein, 1995

A few ideas about learning…

Think:How do the following ideas apply to you? To your

child?

Learning Workshop: What’s in the Zone?

Level 1: Model

Learning by observation of mentor, peers

Level 2: Scaffold

Learning w/ support of the mentor, othersLearning by doing/errors, repetition

Level 3: Automatic

Mastery! Skill is now automatic.

Level 4: Add ins

New learning added to prior knowledge

Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD)

Learning Workshop: Learning & Memory

O Helpful terms: O Encoding new informationO Storage phaseO Recall / Retrieval of old information

O Learning Acquisition:O New learning or information “gets

integrated into existing data” O Memory school tools

O Use of graphic organizers / plannersO “Writing in the air”O Mnemonics “Learning and Memory,” K. Wesson, 2011

Learning Workshop: Learning from Failure

O Learning from failure/mistakesO Taking risks can be good!O Appropriate consequences

Cohesion or Collision?What are some ways in which we can turn a negative learning experience into a positive

one?How do we convey this to our children?

“I haven’t failed. I found 10,000 ways that don’t work.” Edison

Study Skills in the Home

The Plan!

Learning Workshop: The 5 Transdisiplinary “TD” Skills

Can you identify what these skills look like at home? In school? At work?

O Self-management SkillsO Social skills

O Communication skillsO Thinking skills

O Research skills

Learning Workshop: Study Skills in the Home

O “Routine, routine, routine! A set time everyday for children to do their work; a place to study.” (Gr.5)

O Using time wiselyO Use an egg timer to set limits; break up HW into

smaller chunks; scale back other activitiesO Balance

O Learning, play & family timeO Importance of homework/education in general

“School-like families and family-like schools.” Epstein, 1995

Learning Workshop: Study Skills in the Home

O Using resources appropriatelyO Child-friendly dictionaryO Checking different parts of textO Incentives/extrinsic to intrinsic

O IndependencyO When does it start? O Coaching vs. doing

O Asking guiding questions, not giving answersO “What do you think will happen? Why?”O “How can you solve the problem? What

steps?”

Learning Workshop: “Tips from the Teachers!”

O “Routine!”O “Check the homework folder / planner

daily.”O “Practice math facts using flashcards.”

O “LOTS of sleep.”O “Check school supplies each quarter.”

O “Read all kinds of materials!”O “If your child is having difficulty with

homework concepts, let me know.”O “Don’t give up, ask questions, get help!”

O “Give child time to learn skills.”

Learning Workshop: Next Steps…Academics

O Start observing your child’s homework habits, learning style, attitude towards school

O Scaffold/support your child’s learning style

O Set up routines for HW time & stick to it

O Build a partnership w/the teacher

O Write a note to teacher about observations during homework time, e.g. which HW seemed harder to do, ask for ideas

O Follow up with the teacher’s suggestions

O Find/ask for resourcesO Arrange for a study

buddy

Allow time for & learning from mistakes!

Learning Workshop: Next Steps…Social/Emotional

O Be explicit & matter of fact when explaining things, answering questions, giving examples

O Make adjustments to the family schedule to make routines simpler, easier to manageO Build in transition

times between activities

O Strive for balance!

O Add in physical play time for the entire family

O Participate in community events, service

O BE PRESENT, BE FLEXIBLE!

O Pay attention to & engage your child without interruption & the tech stuff!

Allow time for & learning from mistakes!

Learning Workshop Finally, last thoughts . . .

“Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all.” Aristotle

“‘A ‘ohe pau ka ‘ike i ka halau ho‘okahi”

All knowledge is not taught in one school. One learns from many sources.

‘Olelo No‘eau

Mahalo nui!Johnette_Maielua@notes.k12.hi.us

397.5822, ext. 283