LIFE-LONG LEARNING – AT THE COALFACE!

ConnectionManaging selfThis competency is associated with self-motivation, a “can-do” attitude, and with students seeing themselves as capable learners. It is integral to self-assessment.Students who manage themselves are enterprising, resourceful, reliable, and resilient. They establish personal goals, make plans, manage projects, and set high standards. They have strategies for meeting challenges. They know when to lead, when to follow, and when and how to act independently.

Phase One - Teacher Immersion Setting a Goal to build the language into my

teachingMaking Connections – catching children

being Life-Long LearnersReflecting (How did I go? Where to next?)

Phase Two - Embedding Questions Setting goals – how do we monitor/ assess

this?Reflecting

Phase Three - Integration Setting goals (explicit planning)Production – taking risks, persevering,

reflecting

Beyond the classroomIs Life Long Learning just something we do at

Red Beach?Journals between home and school…Natalia and swimming

Rm25 think…Persevere means to never give up!Reflect means to think about my learning.Setting goals and making plans means to ask

myself where to next?Taking risks means I might be scared , or I

might not know…but I have a go anyway.Questioning means asking to learn more.Self-motivation means being responsible for

our learning.