‘All skills will become obsolete except one,

the skill of being able to make the right response to situations

We need to produce young people who know how to act

when they are faced with situations for which they were not specifically prepared’ ```````

that are outside the scope of what you were taught in school. 

Being able to stay calm, focussed and engaged when you don’t know what to do requires us all to be…

resilient, and capable of organising and evaluating our own learningresourceful,

Developing such learning capacity is as much a matter of character and emotional well-being as skill

Learning is sometimes confusing… not logical, not methodical.

Intuition is as important as certainty

More often learning weaves in and out of the fog and therefore tolerance for

hazy or initially inarticulate ways of knowing is essential to deep learning.

Our learning community need to be

powerful learners, skilful problem solvers,

able to make considered choices.

young people the opportunities to cultivate the character traits

Learning also challenges our view of ourselves as teachers.

It requires us to provide an environment and a language which enable us to give our

and habits of mind that are essential to effective learning and emotional well-being.

The qualities of powerful learners-

the Investigator,

the Explorer,

The qualities of powerful learners-

are emotional, cognitive, strategic and social habits and dispositions.

the Sceptic,

the Enquirer,

the Innovator,

At Park View we are developing our understanding of this approach to learning

through a shared language which is a characteristic of a powerful learning community.

teachers at PV understand this and…

Secure emotional engagement and commitment

teachers at PV understand this and…

Build cognitive stretch.

teachers at PV understand this and…

Enable collaborative team work

teachers at PV understand this and…

Ensure formative reflection

teachers at PV understand this and…

Secure emotional engagement and commitment

learners at Park View ask…

Are we emotionally committed,

resilient learners?

learners at Park View ask…

Are we cognitively engaged, resourceful learners?

learners at Park View ask…

Are we able to work effectively with others as social learners?

learners at Park View ask…

Are we reflective and strategic learners?

Learners at Park View:

•Persist in the face of diversity

•Relish a challenge•Pause to reflect•Honestly self evaluate

Learners….”Know what to do when they don’t know what to do”…Piaget