Talk with the student and consider a learner profile
Suggestion for implementing the strategy ‘Identifying needs and strengths, and accessing support’
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Support self-advocacy with learner profiles
Support self-advocacy with learner profiles
Having students create a learner profile for themselves is a great way to have them develop a better and fuller understanding of who they are as learners ...
This develops their independence and places them in a better position to self-advocate for the tools, learning materials, and presentation options that can optimise their learning experiences.
Naryn Searcy
Source: UDL Resource (opens in a new tab/window)
Maximise the benefits of a learner profile
Maximise the benefits of a learner profile
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.
What to include in a learner profile
What to include in a learner profile
The purpose of a learner profile can be agreed by the student, their whānau, and the teacher.
Depending on its purpose, a useful profile (whether an official document or simply inquiry on your part) can include:
- 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.
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.
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Next steps
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How to use this site
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- Ask the student what will help
- Partner with whānau
- Assessment and monitoring
- Organisations, programmes and resources
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