Category: Learning advance

Blog posts on when I go on learning advances.

My Final tPOL of PLP

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Hello Ms. Mc, Hello Parents!

“Thank you for coming to my presentation of learning. I am the expert on my own learning. I am also responsible and accountable for my own learning. You can expect me to give an honest evaluation of my progress. We will discuss my strengths and opportunities for growth. Thank you in advance for listening and for offering feedback that I can use to improve as a learner.”

“You don’t learn from experience; you learn from reflecting on experience.” – John Dewey.

Grade 11, the most important year for high school.  The turning point for deciding which careers to go into and the future after high school.  Overall, it was a great year that involved me breaking out of my comfort zone, and pushing for more.

Vision Mission Values (VMV)

During my mPOL, I reflected on how successful the year had been, and honestly considered the work I had put out. My success has been attributed to utilizing effective work habits and strategies, like working in a great study group. I mention that I wanted to keep working as hard as possible, aiming to make sure that I don’t burn out over the last portion of the year.

Helping others and being helped has been a really positive impact to my life, and would suggest this strategy for anyone struggling/wanting to improve their work overall. I believe that I have been successful in keeping consistent in these areas, and has allowed for me to be able to put out the same quality work over the year.

However, I discovered an area that I felt like I needed to improve on after the mPOL.  I always had this lingering fear that my work isn’t as good as it can be.

We all have a competitive nature to try to outdo each other, and I feared falling behind the others. This constant competition leads me to always try to find things that I am doing wrong, and try to make sure it is either the same, or better work than my peers. This fear may not be a bad thing, but it leads to a constant uncomfortable situation where I am worried that my work isn’t reaching the high standard that I want to achieve. I know that I am smart and I feel confident saying it, but will always aim to be the best in a group.

The way that I addressed this issue, I just need to know when to step back and be satisfied with the work that I put out. I need to understand that there will always be something that I can add, nothing will ever be perfect and my work may have already achieved the high standard that I want.  I have really learnt to be satisfied with what I have done, and be able to let go on things that don’t matter.

Though it has been a really successful year overall, there will always be gaps and things that I can improve on. Life is a never ending journey of learning.

So how does this reflection play into my VMV? How does it connect to all my values?

Understanding myself is something that I need to put first before I can help others.  This goal to be able to help others will be ineffective if I don’t understand myself, and I feel like I have really matured in this area.  Connecting back to my values:

I have really engaged with this tPOL and opened up about weaknesses that I feel like I have.

I am communicating areas that I feel like I need to improve on and want advice in.

I am being honest and taking ownership of the areas that I lack.

So why do I feel ready to move onto the new school year?

This school year has been really fun overall! It was full of maturing, understanding, and learning to become a better person!  Building confidence and being proud of the things that I create is vital to my future (especially for PLP)!

Thanks for listening!

–Chrissy

Pre-Pol… My Goals this Year

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Good Afternoon Teachers and Parents,

Thank you for coming out to my pre-pol, I have created a blog post with evidence to show my upcoming goals and how I will grow in the coming year.

“Thank you for coming to my presentation of learning. I am the expert on my own learning. I am also responsible and accountable for my own learning. You can expect me to give an honest evaluation of my progress. We will discuss my strengths and opportunities for growth. Thank you in advance for listening and for offering feedback that I can use to improve as a learner.”

“You don’t learn from experience; you learn from reflecting on experience.” – John Dewey.

My Learning Plan:

So… how will I be achieving these goals.  Grade 10 has been a year where we have learnt positive strategies to help boost our productivity.  Since starting the personal productivity project, I have created a firm understanding on certain activities and apps that really boost my productivity and organization skills.  We experimented on different applications for about four weeks, and found out what works best for us.  For my personal piece of media, I have created a video also to go with my pre-pol, providing evidence for each of these areas that will support my growth.

The next time I have a mPOL or tPOL, I will document my growth and how each of these aspects has positively changed me.  I will create another video that shows evidence of this growth like the one I have made today.

Thanks for Listening:

-Chris

Loon lake!

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Hello people!  2 weeks ago, the grade 8s and 9s went to Loon lake for about a week!  I had a lot of fun and will be sharing today what we did and how I have grown throughout this journey.  It includes what we did, what food we ate, and how I have grown.  Hope you enjoy!

 

Where is Loon Lake??

Loon Lake is in Maple Ridge which is about an hour drive from Seycove.    I sat alone for the bus ride but took some decent videos along the way.  Here is a map of it:

Day 1 – The arrival

When we first arrived, we went on a nature walk. Whilst doing that, we had to pull across a rope ferry to get across the lake. I found it very fun and challenging because the rope was really went and was hard to grab on to. After that, we went on a scavenging hunt to learn the locations of each building. We were then assigned rooms for the night. My roommates were Cameron B, Tom, Makai (left early because he was sick) and Keenan. Later that evening, we had lasagna for dinner which tasted very yummy.

 

Day 2 – The first full day

We started of the day with some sausages and pancakes then went to our lessons.  Currently, grade 8 PLP is learning about the renaissance.  The renaissance was a time period after the medieval ages where technology and arts flourished.  After that we had some burgers and fries.  When we finished that, we went outside to build shelters.  I partnered up with Susan, Daniel and Callum.  That night, I had chicken fajitas and played a bunch of board games.

Day 3 – Games!

Today, we woke up to some hash browns and eggs.  After that, we got ready for laser tag and battle archery.  I really enjoyed both of these activities but slightly preferred the battle archery. Then, we did some DI work and ended the day with some roast beef and cards.

Day 4 – The finale

The final day had already come, it felt like the advance went by really fast.  First, we packed up our bags and cleaned out the cabins.  We then played a really big game of capture the flags against the grade 9s. For our final meal, we ate chicken burgers and fries.  Then we boarded the bus and headed home.

During the advance, what did we do?  We also created a book going over the highlights of our journey.  It has a lot of photos, videos and media within it.  Not only that, it has some bonus content not included in this post.  Come check it out:

In conclusion, I really enjoyed going to Loon Lake and learned some new skills.  Like mentioned in the book, I think that I communicate better with the PLP team because of the time I spent with them in Loon Lake.  Also, I know a lot more grade 9s then before because of the activities with them.  One thing that I think that me and my cabin mates could have done better was sleeping on time.  Sometimes, we would get into a conversation making us stay later in the night.

The End