Teaching and Learning News
This week we continue to look closely at our ‘Lourdes Learners are CALLed to Think’ mantra. CALLed to Think is an acronym and in the last newsletter we focused on C= Communicate- Lourdes learners communicate as a learner and as a global citizen. This week is an emphasis on A= Act – Lourdes learners act as both a learner and global citizen.
Act as a Learner
At Lourdes we encourage students to actively participate in the learning. This means that students engage in the learning, are willing to have-a-go, and will persist to get out of the Learning Pit. Teachers model this by claiming they themselves are learners and are often in the Learning Pit too. We aim for students to be able to actively set learning goals and self-assess where they are at with their learning. Furthermore, students take responsibility for their learning by actively seeking feedback.
Act as a Global Citizen
In today’s complex and ever-changing world there are values, skills and attitudes that we need to instill in our students so they are successful in life and can actively participate in society. This means students need to learn to adapt to new situations, take responsibility for their own actions, collaborate with others, respect and value diversity and act upon injustice. Importantly, we want out students to see themselves as global citizens who can contribute to a more peaceful, tolerant, just and sustainable world.
Therefore, we aim for our Lourdes Learners to Act as a learner and as a global citizen.
Thanks for reading,
Miranda
Miranda Murray, Assistant Principal