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Ask what helps
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Katrina, a high school student from Onslow College makes recommendations about ways teachers can support her learning.
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Maximise the benefits of a learner profile
Maximise the benefits of a learner profile
Learner profiles help teachers get to know students and what's important to them.
Encourage students to:
- express aspirations and passions
- address assumptions
- identify potential barriers to learning and wellbeing
- describe their accessibility and technology needs and preferences
- suggest beneficial teaching and learning approaches.
Let students personalise learner profiles
Let students personalise learner profiles
A learner profile is created by students and whānau.
Students can choose to present information in any media.
What to include in a learner profile
What to include in a learner profile
Discuss with the student and their whānau what to include a learner profile.
- Important people
- Cultural connections and experiences
- Languages spoken
- Things the student is good at
- Memorable life experiences
- How they like to unwind and relax
- Likes and interests
- Dislikes and things they avoid
- How they like to learn and what helps
- Things that make it hard for them to learn
- What they do when they need help
Useful resources
Useful resources
Developing learner profiles
Read time: 3 min
Publisher: Ministry of Education | Te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga
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Examples of learner profiles
Examples of learner profiles
Secondary school learner profile
Publisher: Ministry of Education | Te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga
Download PDF (331 KB)
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