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=Where Are We? - A Needs Assessment= As we build the TeacherPlus program we need to know ourselves as learners. Two elements we need to explore are around how we learn and what do we need to learn. A primary objective of the Rocky View Schools is to create students ready to be active and contributing citizens of the 21st century. To do so means we need to understand the 21st century skills students students will need to develop and how to address their needs.

** Partnership for 21st Century Skills **
The Partnership for 21st Century Skills ([|P21)] is a national organization that advocates for 21st century readiness for every student. P21 and its members provide tools and resources to help educators fuse the three Rs and four Cs (critical thinking and problem solving, communication, collaboration, and creativity and innovation). __Framework for 21st Century Learning__ The Framework presents a holistic view of 21st century teaching and learning that combines a discrete focus on 21st century student outcomes (a blending of specific skills, content knowledge, expertise and literacies) with innovative support systems to help students master the multi-dimensional abilities required of them in the 21st century.

The key elements of 21st century learning are represented in the graphic at the website. The graphic represents both 21st century skills //**student outcomes**// (as represented by the arches of the rainbow) and 21st century skills //**support systems**// (as represented by the pools at the bottom).

Nearly six years ago, the P21 released its signature toolkit, the [|MILE Guide] for 21st Century Skills: Milestones for Improving Learning and Education. Today, this toolkit has been revised and updated to reflect new realities and the P21 Framework for Education.

Where do you think you and your school is in relation to the Mile Guide? Take the [|MILE Guide Self Assessment] to see where you fall on the spectrum.

Everybody has a preferred learning style. Knowing and understanding our learning style helps us to learn more effectively. This is particularly true for LD/AD(H)D people because of their different ways of learning. Through identifying your learning style, you will be able to capitalize on your strengths and improve your self-advocacy skills.
 * || ==**WHAT'S YOUR LEARNING STYLE?**==
 * || ==**WHAT'S YOUR LEARNING STYLE?**==

It doesn't have anything to do with how intelligent you are or what skills you have learned. It has to do with how your brain works most efficiently to learn new information. Your learning style has been with you since you were born. There's no such thing as a "good" learning style or a "bad" learning style. Success comes with many different learning styles. There is no "right" approach to learning. We all have our own particular way of learning new information. The important thing is to be aware of the nature of your learning style. If you are aware of how your brain best learns, you have a better chance of studying in a way that will pay off when it's time to take that dreaded exam. || Use the link below to go to the DVC Learning Style Survey for College developed by Catherine Jester. Online Learning Style Survey Tool

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