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Choices of Successful Students On Course Principles Personal Resonsibility Lifelong Emotional Intelligence Learning Empowered Self- Belief in Awareness Self Learner Interdepen Self- -dence Motivation Self- Management

Empowered Learners… Successful Actions or Choices that may Students… be Observed see themselves as the primary cause of Accept Personal their outcomes and experiences Responsibility find purpose in their lives, discovering Discover Self- personally meaningful goals & dreams Motivation consistently plan and take purposeful Master Self- actions, use tools and develop self- Management discipline in pursuit of their goals and dreams. employ build mutually supportive relationships and utilize resources that help them Interdependence achieve their goals and dreams. consciously employ behaviors, beliefs Gain Self-Awareness and attitudes that keep them on course, rewriting old scripts as necessary. find valuable lessons and wisdom in Adopt Life-Long nearly every experience and are able to Learning adapt to a variety of learning environments. are aware of their emotions and Develop Emotional effectively manage their own and Intelligence others’ emotions in support of their goals and dreams. Believe in see themselves as capable, lovable and worthy human beings. Themselves

ACTIVE LEARNING CONCEPTS 1. The most successful people are empowered people.  Empowered people are self-responsible, self-motivated, self-managing, interdependent, self-aware, emotionally intelligent, self-esteeming life-long learners.  Empowered people make choices that lead them toward, rather than away from, their desired outcomes and experiences, including success in college. 2. In formal education, the deepest learning is provided by well- designed experiences.  All learning is ultimately created by what the learner does, not by what the educator says.  The best teaching is drawing out, not stuffing in.  Effective educators provide students with well – designed experiences and the opportunity to reflect meaningfully on them.  Well-designed experiences are created in homework assignments, feedback & evaluation, college & classroom activities, modeling, college & classroom environment, programs & curricula, college & classroom rules.  Meaningful reflection upon life experiences leads to deep knowing.  Deep knowing is transformative, not additive. 3. Effective facilitation leads to deeper learning. Adapted from Skip Downing