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