Dive into Deep Learning Outcomes
Character - Learning to deep learn, armed with the essential social and emotional character traits of self-directed learning, grit, tenacity, perseverance, and resilience, the ability to make learning an integral part of living; and to proactively change outcomes for themselves and others.
Self-directed learners with a proactive stance toward life and learning to deep learn
Grit, tenacity, perseverance, and resilience
Empathy, compassion and integrity in action
Using technology for learning (leveraging digital)
Learning Progression for Character
Deeper Learning Outcomes
Directing One's Own Learning or Learning how to learn. Students monitor and direct their own learning.
Students set a goal for each learning task, monitor their progress towards the goal, and adapt their approach as needed to successfully complete a task or solve a problem.
Students know and can apply a variety of study skills and strategies to meet the demands of a task.
Students monitor their comprehension as they learn, recognize when they become confused or encounter obstacles, diagnose barriers to their success, and select appropriate strategies to work through them.
Students work well independently but ask for help when they need it.
Students routinely reflect on their learning experiences and apply insights to subsequent situations.
Students are aware of their strengths and weaknesses, and anticipate needing to work harder in some areas.
Students identify and work towards lifelong learning and academic goals.
Students enjoy and seek out learning on their own and with others.
Students anticipate and are prepared to meet changing expectations in a variety of academic, professional and social environments.
Students delay gratification, refocus after distractions, and maintain momentum until they reach their goal.
Students use failures and setbacks as opportunities for feedback and apply lessons learned to improve future efforts.
Students care about the quality of their work and put in extra effort to do things thoroughly and well.
Students continue looking for new ways to learn challenging material or solve difficult problems.
Developing Academic Mindset - Students develop positive attitudes and beliefs about themselves as learners that increase their academic perseverance and prompt them to engage in productive academic behaviors. Students are committed to seeing work through to completion, meeting their goals, and doing quality work, and thus search for solutions to overcome obstacles.
Students feel a strong sense of belonging within a community of learners and value intellectual engagement with others.
Students understand learning as a social process and actively learn from one another and support each other in pursuit of learning goals.
Students readily engage in the construction of meaning and understanding through interaction with peers.
Students trust in their own capacity and competence and feel a strong sense of efficacy at a variety of academic tasks.
Students see themselves as academic achievers and expect to succeed in their learning pursuits.
Students believe that hard work will pay off in increased knowledge and skills.
Students are motivated to put in the time and effort needed to build a solid knowledge base and to accomplish important goals.
Students perceive the inherent value of content knowledge and of learning and developing skills.
Students see the relevance of school work to their lives and interests.
Students understand how work they do now will benefit them in the future.
Students know that future learning will build upon what they know and learn today.
New Tech Outcomes
Agency - A combination of academic mindset and the ability to take ownership over one’s own learning. Through developing agency, students will be empowered to actively engage, advocate for themselves, and leverage the skills they need to thrive.
Academic Mindsets: An individual’s beliefs about intelligence, challenges and setbacks, their abilities, and the relevance of the material.
Use Effort and Practice to Grow
Seek Challenge
Grow from Setbacks
Builds Confidence
Ownership Over Learning: The ability to learn how to learn and monitor progress to be successful on tasks, school, and life.
Meet Benchmarks
Seek Feedback
Tackle and Monitor Learning
Actively Participate
Build Relationships
Learning Progression for Character