Explaining our Learning Behaviours Continuum.

Learning behaviours are transferable, lifelong skills that are utilised by everyone to be successful 

Learning Behaviour Continuum Overview

Students and staff have co-created the Learning Behaviour continuum to support everyone to grow their skills to engage positively in their learning at school, outside of school and beyond.  Learning behaviours are transferable, lifelong skills that are utilised by everyone to be successful, whatever role that they find themselves doing.

Thesebehaviours are all about developing the skills to become an independent learner. You know where you`re going, how you`re going and have the skills, strategies and mindset to better deal with whatever comes your way.  Beyond school, this means you`ll have the mindset to continue to grow and be able to respond to change.

Specifically, this time, we`re focusing on the ‘micro-behaviour’ c. Taking accountability for, and ownership of my growth as a learner

AT SCHOOL, recognising that you, rather than your teacher, is the person who is responsible for your learning, is a game-changer. This understanding is the key to unlocking how you grow as a learner. 

Of course, your teacher(s) and others in our learning community will always be available to support, encourage and provide feedback on your learning – especially when you`re finding something difficult. You are responsible for your learning, but you don`t do it alone.

BEYOND SCHOOL: Here`s a fact that you may not have thought about: learning is something that doesn`t stop when you leave school (or even after you finish any studies after school)! 

Being able to effectively deal with change, and controlling how you respond to change, is a transferable, lifelong skill. When you leave Viewbank College, people like your teachers may not be around to support you - so you`re going to rely on the agency and accountability that you`ve developed here. 

Good news, having the mindset and skills to be an effective, independent learner is what this behaviour (and the entire learning behaviour continuum) is all about. Being open to new experiences, recognising that learning can be incremental and having defined goals that you can work towards acheiving mean that you will be successful, regardless of what you find yourself doing in the future - GOOD LUCK, you know you`ve got this!

Here is what this micro-behaviour can look like at each level of the Positive Learning Behaviour Continuum.

Students can access additional supporting resources on the ‘LBM Supporting website*’, accessible via the Compass -School Favourites menu (Star at top right). This resource allows students to pinpoint their current level and provides example strategies to grow this learning.

*This is an internal website – accessible to students and staff only – ask your young person to show you.

John Patterson