Self-awareness

5 strategies for cultivation in the classroom

LIP Criterion 3: A focus on learners and learning

What do you think are some indicators of self-awareness?

Honesty

Embarrassment

Confidence

Seeking feedback

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Tips for cultivating self-awareness

Active-inquiry

Project-based learning

Intentional grouping

Reflective practice

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Ethical instruction

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Active Inquiry

Active inquiry instruction is student-led.

• Design questions to facilitate discussion and further inquiry.
• Take a “hands-off” approach and give students ample room and resources to investigate their own theories.

Project-Based Learning

Using the problem/solution (problem-based learning) model can be helpful when designing projects.

Students are given leadership and ample opportunities to inquire and reflect on their intention and actions.

Intentional Grouping

Allows for the cultivation of diversity which is highly beneficial for learning and self-awareness development.

Students can be intentionally mixed in background, ability, or other factors.

Allows students to “find their fit” and pushes them to analyze why they “fit” where they do.

Ethical Instruction

Direct instruction in ethics provides:

• An embedded framework for reaction in social context
• An opportunity for self-reflection on ethics ascribed to
• The analysis skills to discern ethical frameworks from one another

Reflective Practice

Creates habits of self-reflection and encourages honest evaluation.

Provides a framework with which to develop personal reflection habits.

Creates a positive attitude towards mistakes and development.

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