![]() ![]() I then ask students to tell me who saw someone exhibiting this trait today. I finally clued in to the fact that this is what my IB trainer meant by “living it,” namely ask what does it look like? Finally, at the end of each day, basically during the half hour prior to going home we gather back at the carpet to reflect on our day and look back on the learner profile trait of the day. For example, caring in Early Childhood is playing with a new friend if they look lonely, or helping to open a packet of crackers for someone who isn’t able to. Finally, I have a set of the learner profile posters laminated on stock paper.Įach Monday, during morning meeting, I pick one learner profile that we will focus on during the week and I talk about what the card looks like and what the actions of someone being that learner profile trait looks like. For example, caring is “I am kind.” Inquirer is “I ask questions.” Then I print out little cards, about the size of a business card, that has the student’s picture in a corner with the rest blank for writing in comments. I start each year with a blank bulletin board that has the class picture at the center of the board and the learner profile traits graphically displayed along with a simplified version of the text. The secret to success is based on simplicity and repetition. ![]() The advice I was given during my IB training was “live it, don’t laminate it.” Fast forward a few years in my own classroom and the first thing I did was “laminate it” while I figured out how to “live it.” With some trial and error I have adopted a system that works for me in making even our youngest learners understand what the learner profile is all about. to become active, compassionate and lifelong learners who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be right” “inquiring, knowledgeable, and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect …. These learner profile traits are supposed to promote the mission of the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) in developing… Caring, courageous, open-minded, knowledgeable, principled, inquirer, communicator, balanced, thinker, and reflective are huge words to comprehend when you are four years old. ![]()
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