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Course Preview:

Living on Your Own (LOYO)

Ms. Cooney

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Course Description

Living On Your Own (LOYO)

is an elective course, which provides

students the opportunity to understand

and develop real world skills.

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Topics covered so far this year:

  • Basic finance
  • Career research
  • Housing/House-care
  • Cooking
  • Education
  • Car maintenance
  • Insurance

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  • Mental health
  • Physical health
  • Communication
  • Relationships

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Self-Directed Learning

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LOYO Research Form

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Name & Period

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Unit Focus

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Research Question:

What question do you want to find an answer to for this unit?

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Game Plan:

How are you going to learn about your topic?

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Proof of Learning:

How will you demonstrate what you learned about this topic?

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Due Date

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Proof of Learning Requirements:

  • Give a 1-2 minute presentation
  • 3 hours worth of work must be visible
  • It should be clear you understand your topic

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Examples of how you can prove your learning:

  • Slideshow
  • Video
  • Directions/checklist
  • Timeline/chart/diagram
  • Photos
  • Etc.

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Car Maintenance Example

https://drive.google.com/file/d/153DWD8YIuL--iQRvAhHKkoSYNHoIrNod/view

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Housecare Example

https://www.canva.com/design/DAFUMsI0Gxs/kBrcCjDkDOMrDAMaHEvNIA/view?utm_content=DAFUMsI0Gxs&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=viewer

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Cooking Example

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1olNtKDR4cj66RjK5HwFIW19iJRF3GS-n/view?usp=share_link

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LOYO is for you if:

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  • You want skills to live on your own.
  • You are a self-directed learner.
  • You want to improve, learn, and grow.
  • You are willing to put in the work.

LOYO is NOT for you if:

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  • You need someone constantly telling you what to do.
  • You are not willing to put in the work it takes to learn.
  • You don’t care about learning new stuff.
  • You just want an “easy” class where you don’t have to do anything.