Conrady 6.1.3

Open Ended

When was a time you worked hard to learn something new, but felt like giving up?

Why did you feel like giving up?

Multiple Choice

Which do you think is the correct "Formula For Learning" ?

• Your hard work + your use of good strategies + help from others

• Good teachers + good school + good school district

• Disorganization + no communication + bad attitude

Open Ended

What are some strategies that work well when you’re having trouble learning something new?

Who are some people you go to for help?

Multiple Select

Maria is trying to learn to skateboard, but every time she gets on the board, she falls. She’s frustrated and doesn’t feel like she’s getting any better.

What could happen if she gives up?

Select ALL possible answers.

• She will never learn how to skateboard

• She will feel bad about herself

• She will not want to try difficult things in the future

Open Ended

Instead of giving up on skateboarding, what’s a different strategy Maria could try?

Type 2 or 3 ideas.

Multiple Select

Piper is having trouble learning a list of vocabulary words for Spanish class.

Select ALL possible strategies Piper can use to help her learn Spanish.

• Make flashcards

• Only learn the easy words

• Think of an image for each word

• Don't ask the teacher for help

Multiple Select

Ahbed is having trouble figuring out how to make a video blog for a school assignment.

Select ALL possible strategies he can use to figure out how to video blog.

• Ask a friend who has done a video blog

• Tell his teacher he is not doing the assignment because he does not know how and does not want help.

• Watch an online tutorial on how to video blog

• Make sure his Chromebook is charged so that when he asks the teacher for help the next day they can work on it together!

Open Ended

Think back to what you wrote for the Warm-Up question.

What are some strategies you used (or could have used) to help you keep going?