The SITE model is another tool that helps build the bridge between what I am learning in these classes to my practices and action research. I have never really looked at my students through the lens of a “user profile” The SITE model’s 3 sub-contexts really hone in on the end user. Whether it be my students or my peers that may learn from my learning and research. The piece I have been struggling or leaving out when planning my units was the social cultural sub-context. Who are the learners? What values do the learners hold? What will motivate the learners? Reminded me of when Baggio talks about the trilogy of the mind in Chapter 3. This can get even trickier with adults who may not be looking to change what they are doing or have philosophical difference with the changes in the way students learn.
I think that I sometimes lose sight of motivates my students. It's nice to have the SITE model to remind myself. Another struggle is the different levels of understanding students and peers have with the 3 sub-contexts of the SITE model. I assume all kids are Tech savvy. I have kids that can program robots to those that don’t know how to copy and paste. Same with adults, but kids learning curve seems to be much faster. Same goes motivation. I assume all kids love science, its in our nature to be inquisitive right? Also, I assume all educators would want to get better at what they do. We need to teach both our students and ourselves how to learn "In the age of smart machines we are offered a widening range of learning resources, but are we ready to use them? Are your learners already autodidacts, or do they need to be taught how to be an autodidact?" Middle school kids aren't self learners I guess that is what inspires me, is for all students to have access to leaning science in middle school.
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Jose Cerda
3/20/2018 05:09:59 pm
That's true, sometimes we assume things about our students or other people but it important to really try to understand the user before we assume. Thinking about my end product, I would assume other teachers would be interested because they are teachers but that may not be the case.
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3/20/2018 05:47:31 pm
You are so right Jeff, I also never think of my kids as "users" I always think of them as "you better learn this, because you better because there is no other way" . And we forget their learning is affected by the three subcontexts. My learners are definitely not autodidacts yet, perhaps it has been due to the old way of teaching and learning. I think flip teaching definitely helps in a big way, I know it's helping me.
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Diana Olguin
3/20/2018 11:18:38 pm
I also have not seen my students through the lens of a "user profile." It's difficult to see our students from a different perspective until you are ready to grow and expand your thinking. This is what I appreciate about this program, it offers the possibility to evolve our mindset to help us bridge the gap between our students and peers at their current level of learning.
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