Elli Learning Dimensions
USING THE DIMENSIONS OF LEARNING TO DEVELOP A FOUNDATION STAGE ‘LANGUAGE FOR LEARNING AND VALUES’
Making Connections: Spider
Effective learners are on the look out for links between what they are learning and what they already know from their own life story or from earlier learning. They like to see how things fit together. The opposite of this is Fragmentation.
Resilience: Tortoise
Effective learners like a challenge and are willing to have a go, even if the outcomes and the ways they proceed are uncertain. They accept that learning is sometimes hard for everyone and that to get something wrong is OK. The opposite of this is Fragility.
Creativity: Unicorn
Effective learners like to look at things in different ways, to find anther angle. They are playful with ideas, and like to use their imagination and inklings which bubble up in their minds. The opposite of this is being Rule Bound.
Learning Relationships: Bee
Effective learners like to work with other people, learning from them and learning with them. They can work on their own too. The opposite of this is being Dependent.
Critical Curiosity: Cat
Effective learners like to find things out, to get to the bottom of things and find out what is really going on. They like to ask the question WHY? The opposite of this is Passivity.
Strategic Awareness: Owl
Effective learners know about their own learning. They are aware of their feelings, their thoughts and their ideas for doing things differently in their learning. They have a toolkit of strategies they might use for different learning situations and they take time out to think how to use them. The opposite of this is Robotic.
Changing and Learning: Chameleon
Good learners know that they can get better at learning over time. They believe that through effort their minds can get bigger and stronger just as their bodies can. The opposite of being Stuck.
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