INDIVIDUAL LEARNING AGREEMENT

INDIVIDUAL LEARNING AGREEMENT DR. TERESITA D. GUEVARRA REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL SUPERVISOR

Individual Learning Agreement THE INDIVIDUAL LEARNING AGREEMENT IS A VERY IMPORTANT DOCUMENT FOR PLANNING AND ASSESSING A LEARNING PROGRAM. AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE LEARNER AND THE INSTRUCTIONAL MANAGER / FACILITATOR THAT GUIDES BOTH OF THEM THROUGH THE WHOLE LEARNING PROCESS.

The Flexible Learning Style used in this system helps the learners meet their individual learning goals. FLEXIBILITY in this context means that the out-of-school youth and adult learners can decide on what they will learn ,when they will learn, and how they will learn. Learning needs are written as learning goals on the Individual Learning Agreement [ILA]

INDIVIDUAL LEARNING GOALS • The things that the learner sets to achieve for a specific period of time • Provide the benchmark againts which the learners can access their own progress in the program • Help determine what learning modules, activities and time frame will be used in the learning program.

ILA IS A KEY INSTRUMENT TO MEASURE LEARNING’S PROGRAM • The learner’s broad learning goals and specific learning objectives; • The things the learner plans to do to achieve his/her learning objectives; and • The time frame for learning or achieving them.

Long-Term Learning Goals • “to get a job” • “to get a high school certificate” • “to learn to get along with people better” • “to get a driver’s license” • “to learn how to take better care of the environment” • “to enter a TESDA training program” • “to get into college”

Short-Term Learning Goals • “to read a letter from my uncle” • “to write to my daughter in Saudi” • “to read the Bilbe or Koran” • “to know what foods are healthy for my children”

THE INDIVIDUAL LEARNING AGREEMENT [ILA] I would like to be able to read the Bible, to participate more in church and to help my six year old daughter do well in school.

Importance of Individual Learning Agreement ÄENABLES THE INSTRUCTIONAL MANAGER / FACILITATOR TO NEGOTIATE WITH LEARNERS A LEARNING PROGRAM BASED ON THEIR PAST EXPERIENCES AS WELL AS THEIR CURRENT AND FUTURE NEEDS ÄENABLES THE IM TO PLAN THE SUPPORT HE/SHE WILL PROVIDE FOR THE LEARNERS.

Importance of Individual Learning Agreement ÄGUIDES THE IM AND THE LEARNERS IN THEIR SELECTION OF LEARNING MODULES AND SUPPLEMENTARY LEARNING MATERIALS ÄCAN BE REVIEWED REGULARLY TO PROVIDE LEARNERS WITH INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR LEARNING PROGRESS AND THEIR LEARNING GOALS THAT THEY HAVE ALREADY ACHIEVED.

I can do this well I can do this but I want to Improve I want to learn to do this but not now IM’s Remarks/ Comments Learner’s Checklist of Skills [Skills Audit ] Learner’s Self-Assessment Skills / Competencies

Process for documenting learner’s individual learning goals and formulating an individual learning agreement One-on-One Discussion Between the Learner and Instructional Manager A small group of learners and an IM

Individual Learning Agreement What Do I Want to Learn ? How Do I Learn It ? When Do I Learn It ? Assessment I Individual Learning Agreement

STEP I – Learners Talking About Why have I enrolled in the ALS A & E ? What do I hope to accomplish here? What will I do after the Program ?

STEP 2 : PRESENTATION OF THE LIST OF MODULES / ACTUAL MODULES Introduction to Computers :

Learning Activities & Strategies TIME FRAME Learning Goals PPrepare for Work PPrepare for entry to College oFinish a College Degree oPass a College Entrance Exam Fill Out an Enrolment Form in College Pass a Work-related Test Fill Out a Job Application Form READ MODULES WITH THE FOLLOWING TITLES : The World of Work and Me Planning One’s Career oPlanning One’s Career oHow to Prepare and Take an Exam oFilling Out Forms Accurately oHow to Prepare and Take an Exam Filling Out Forms Accurately May 4-5, 2009 May 6-7, 2009 May 8-10, 2009 May 12-13, 2009 May 14-15, 2009 May 12-13, 2009 May 14-15, 2009

Improve my ability to organize my work efficiently : Find books and articles in the library on how to organize my work and manage time and read them. Interview three executives on how they organize their work, then observe them for one day each, noting techniques they use. Select the best techniques from each, plan a day’s work and have a colleague observe me for a day, giving me feedback TIME FRAME June 10-11,2009 Learning Activities & Strategies LEARNING GOALS

GOAL: To finish my studies/a course/to get a job

____________________________ Name and Signature of Instructional Manager Date: _____________ ___________________________ Name and Signature of the Learner Date:_______________

PANSARILING BALAK O PLANO SA PAG-AARAL(INDIVIDUAL LEARNING AGREEMENT) Petsa ng pagsimula__________________ Lagda ng IM___________________ Lagda ng Mag-aaral__________________ Pangalan______________________ Pangalan___________________________

SSTEP 4 : Signing the Individual learning Agreement ILA • ÄIT IS IMPORTANT THAT THE LEARNERS AND THE INSTRUCTIONAL MANAGER / FACILITATOR SIGN THE ILA AFTER IT IS COMPLETED. • ÄSIGNING THIS AGREEMENT WILL REMIND THE INSTRUCTIONAL MANAGER / FACILITATOR OF HIS / HER COMMITMENT TO THE LEARNER AND HIS / HER ROLE TO ACHIEVE THE STATED LEARNING GOALS.

SIGNING THE INDIVIDUAL LEARNING AGREEMENT ÄBy asking the learner to sign the Individual Learning Agreement, the Instructional Manager / Facilitator is helping the learner tomake a commitment to his / her learning program.

Can I Change my Learning Agreement? • Yes, You can change it or make a new one. • You can change it: • When you think you have finished learning a topic or • When you want to learn something else. During the learning process you and your Instructional Manager will look at / review your learning agreement at least every two weeks.

Why do my Instructional Manager and I need to sign the Learning Agreement • Signing the learning agreement will: • Remind you of your commitment to the learning process • Remind your instructional manager of his / her responsibility to help you reach your learning goals

GO TO PEOPLE LOVE WITH THEM LIVE WITH THEM LEARN WITH THEM LINK YOUR KNOWLEDGE WITH THEIRS START WITH WHAT THEY HAVE WHEN YOU FINISH YOUR JOB THE PEOPLE WILL SAY WE DID IT ALL BY OURSELVES

Thank You ! God Bless ! Dr. TERESITA D. GUEVARRA Regional Education Supervisor

INDIVIDUAL LEARNING AGREEMENT