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Initiative and Self-Direction

Students are expected to take initiative to set their own learning goals, monitor their progress, and expand their knowledge beyond basic skills. Examples provided show students at novice level using checklists to set semester goals and share progress. At intermediate level, students research a global issue using authentic resources and summarize learning. Advanced students volunteer monthly to provide translation services, document strengths and growth areas, and set new learning targets based on experiences working with native speakers.

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Initiative and Self-Direction

Students are expected to take initiative to set their own learning goals, monitor their progress, and expand their knowledge beyond basic skills. Examples provided show students at novice level using checklists to set semester goals and share progress. At intermediate level, students research a global issue using authentic resources and summarize learning. Advanced students volunteer monthly to provide translation services, document strengths and growth areas, and set new learning targets based on experiences working with native speakers.

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Initiative and Self-Direction


Students as life-long learners are motivated to set their own goals and reflect on their progress as they grow and improve
their linguistic and cultural competence.
P21 Framework Novice Range Intermediate Range Advanced Range
Definitions Examples Examples Examples

Monitoring one’s EXAMPLE: Students use a self- EXAMPLE: Students choose a global EXAMPLE: High school students
own understanding assessment checklist to set goals for topic issue and throughout the volunteer after school on a monthly
and learning needs the semester, collect evidence of their semester use their free reading time basis at a local elementary school or
learning and post them to a as well as time outside of the other community venue with a high
Going beyond basic classroom wiki in order to showcase classroom to find authentic resources immigrant population, providing
mastery of skills and/ or their progress. Throughout the in order to acquire knowledge about translation and interpretation services
curriculum to explore course of the semester, students the topic. Students summarize their for the school community. Students
and expand one’s own earning and check in with their teachers and learning at the end of the year by use a reflection journal to document
opportunities discuss their progress and strategies sharing it with their classmates in an their strengths and identify areas of
to gain expertise to use to meet their goals. online space such a blog, wiki, etc. needed language growth each month.
(Presentational) (Interpretive, Presentational) They set a learning target based on
Demonstrating initiative each previous volunteer session then
to advance skill levels document their language growth and
towards a professional level cultural perspectives gained from
working with the native speakers.
Defining, prioritizing (Interpersonal)
and completing tasks
without direct oversight

Utilizing time efficiently


and managing workload

Demonstrating commitment
to learning as a lifelong
process

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