This was a really eye opening experience. The inventory got me thinking about many different aspects and how I learn and approach different problems and situations. The implication is that the different selfs (physical, emotional, social, critical, creative, and passionate) affect how you learn. In some situations you might be more confident in yourself than others. However, after you complete the self profile it is not really well defined about what the term survival, maintenance, and enhancement means. I can deduce that the survival means that I am just getting by, the maintence means I am trying but have to work at it, and enhancement means that I have mostly mastered that portion of myself. This would open up a discussion with the support team as to what your strengths and weaknesses are. I know for myself by thinking about the questions, it made more aware and as I go into a situation, I might think differently about how I approach the…
This would help you do lessons with differentiation because some students might work better together than others based on their self-profile. Another way of using this inventory is to see what skills need to be strengthened within a classroom setting. Through this inventory a person can work on these “self” parts throughout the year since a teacher can be considered part of the support team. A goal could be established with each student and reevaluated with the understanding that family/friends are also going to help reach the goal. This differentiation and enhancement of the developments is part of the flexible ALM programing approach principles (Betts & Kercher, 2009, p….
I like the open ended statements that were part of the orientation with the “I am” poem and the journey into self. I really thought that the way that they presented the journey into self activity enabled a person to think about the present, the future, and how they can get there. Within the Dimension 2, Activity 3 the open ended statements made an individual critically think about themselves and their learning process by using the statements… “I now understand that I . . . My strengths for my participations are . . . An autonomous learner is . . . For my own development, I will . . . Overall, I see myself as . . .” (Betts,…