Self-Determination
What is self-determination?
Making decisions about your own life / future and advocating for yourself
What is self-awareness?
knowing about yourself
What is a learning style?
how you learn best
What does it mean to be interested in something?
wanting to learn more about something, like something or want to try an activity or learn more about a topic
River
What are the 7 self-determination skills we have talked about?
1. Problem Solving
2. Decision Making
3. Choice Making
4. Self-Awareness
5. Self-Efficacy
6. Self-Advocacy
7. Goal Setting
Why is knowing about yourself important?
It can help you decide about your future and the jobs that you may want.
Why is knowing your learning style important?
to help you be successful and so that you can communicate to your teachers how you learn best (self advocate)
What are 2 reason why it is important to know about your interests?
determine future and relate to jobs
What do the rocks stand for?
challenges or barriers
What is self-advocacy?
asking others for what you need and when you need it in order to be successful
What is an example of self-awareness?
knowing what you are good at
knowing what you are not good at
knowing what job you may be interested in
knowing your learning style
*answers may vary*
What are the three types of learning styles?
1. Visual Learning
2. Auditory Learning
3. Kinesthetic (Tactile) Learning
Give me an example of something you are interested in.
answers may vary
What does the river stand for?
flow of a person's life
What is a barrier?
Something that gets in the way makes it hard or blocks my success or transition into adulthood
What are strengths?
something that you are good at
What is tactile learning?
Learning by using your hands and actually doing the task
Give me an example of something you are not interested in
answers may vary
What do the pieces of driftwood stand for?
supports and things that can help get through/over challenges or barriers
What is an example of self-advocacy?
asking for a break when you are becoming overwhelmed
asking for help when you need it
asking if you can complete a task on your own
*answers may vary*
What are challenges?
something that is hard or that you may not be good at doing
What is auditory learning?
What is visual learning?
Auditory = learning by hearing
Visual = learning by seeing
How can trying new things make you feel?
scared
anxious
frustrated
excited
*answers may vary*
What does the riverbank stand for?
physical or social environments