At Mundella, we use Building Learning Power in all aspects of our daily life. There are 4 key Rs: We are... REFLECTIVE q Plan our learning in advance q Revise and adapt along the way q Think how learning could be used in different settings q Be able to talk about what WE have learned from others q Know ourselves as a developing learner When you use this learning muscle you…… • Plan the steps you might take • are flexible in your learning • can talk about how learning works for you • know your strengths and weaknesses as a learner We are... RESOURCEFUL q Ask good questions q Make links to what we already know q Have an active imagination q Use reasoning – show our working q Use resources in our environment When you use this learning muscle you…… • often wonder what, why, and how? • connect new ideas to how you think and feel already • create logical arguments • Use all things in the classroom to help you learn We are... RECIPROCAL q interacting with others q collaborate, be willing to share and work as a team q be a good listener and empathise – get inside others minds q imitate good learners and good learning When you use this learning muscle you…… • make informed choices about working on your own or with others • respect other people’s points of view • manage feeling when working with others • are ready to learn from others We are... RESILIENT q Be absorbed, pay attention q Reduce distraction q Really notice things q Persevere & stick at it to the end When you use this learning muscle you…… • are aware of possible sources of distraction • purposefully try to minimize distractions • know what conditions help you learn • settle back into learning quickly after an interruption |
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