Parent Education Event – Dr. Yong Zhao – “Teaching Students to become Self Determined Learners in a Post COVID World”

“Teaching Students to become Self Determined Learners in a Post COVID World”
Thursday February 17th, 7:00 pm (Online)

WVDPAC is bringing acclaimed scholar, author and speaker Dr. Yong Zhao back for an informative evening discussion on his latest book about preparing students to succeed in a post COVID world. The presentation will open with an introduction from Superintendent Kennedy, discussing Schools beyond COVID-19, Accelerating Changes that Matter for Learning. The presentation will be of interest to parents with students in all grades.

Tickets are $10 per person and are purchased through Eventbrite here.

Explore the how and why of self-determined learning—which emphasizes autonomy and choice, turning over ownership for learning to students by supporting them in engaging in activities that are of personal value to them. You’ll learn:
– How to promote self-determined learning
– The importance of autonomy supports, competence supports, and relatedness supports
– Conditions that enable, teaching and assessment strategies and the role of technology in self-determined learning

For more information about Dr Zhao, visit his website here.

To order Dr Zhao’s book, click here.