1. Learner Profiles - Open Me First!
Overview
The following document contains everything you need to get started with Learner Profiles. Suggested inventories and resoures are included by grade grouping.
Section 1 - Getting Started...Read This First (really...read this first!);
Secton 2 - Kindergarten to Grade 2 Resources;
Section 3 - Grade 3 to 5 Resources;
Section 4 - Grade 6 to 9 Resources;
Section 5 - Grade 10 to 12 Resources;
Section 6 - How to Build a Learner Profile;
Section 7 - Now What?
Getting Started...Read this First...
We all know there is no such thing as an average student. In order for our students to do their best learning, we need to know who they are (build relationships) and how they learn best. The information in the Learner Profile can be used throughout the year to ensure you know your students, and even more importantly - they know themselves and how they learn best.
What Should Definitely Be Included?
- Strengths, areas for growth
- Interests, hobbies, talents, passions
- Goals/aspirations
- Family (think beyond traditional view of family - who is important in this child's life?)
- Personality (such as True Color, Psychogeometric, Myers Briggs, Four Tendancies)
- Learning Style (such as visual, auditory, kineshetic, VARK, Felder)
- 21st Century Competency inventory or snapshot (SECRET inventory 7C rubrics)
What Could Also Be Included?
Remember, the more pieces of information you gather about a student, the better understanding you will have about them, and they will have about themselves.
- Multiple Intelligences
- Career Inventories
- GRIT Scales or Inventories
- Growth Mindset
- Self-Regulation Rubric
- Love Languages
- Creativity Type
- Emotional Intelligence
- Wellness Inventory
- Other
Possible resources will be organized by grade grouping below. As will all things, examine those avaiable to you, and select the resource you feel best suits your needs and your students' needs. Be flexible. Perhaps a better resource for you is actually listed in a different grade grouping. Revisit the profiles every year, as results can often change as students mature and are influenced by their teachers. Consider using new inventories each year/grade to keep things interesting.
As you browse, make a plan. Select the inventories and resources you'd like to use. Remember if you click "Save" on a resource, you can create a folder and save resources too it in The Resource Bank. This way the resources you love will be easy to find under "My Items" in the top right hand corner.
Contact your school's PeBL mentor if you have any further questions, or you do not find resources you'd like to use. They have access to other resources beyond those listed here as well via the PeBL Mentor OneNote.
It's important that Learner Profiles are not just completed in September and then put away for the rest of the year. They should be revisited often, and worked into goal setting, planning and reflection all year long. Make sure you visit the last section entitled "Now What?" to find plenty of ideas to keep using Learner Proflies all year long!
Remember you have access to the entire Learner Profile Collection in the Resource Bank as well here https://resourcebank.ca/curated-collections/35.
Kindergarten to Grade 2 Resources
Consider engaging the parents in creating their child's learner profile. You may wish to ask them what their dreams and hopes for their child are, and include that in the profile.
Definitely Include:
- Strengths, areas for growth
- Interests, hobbies, talents, passions
- Goals/aspirations
- Family (think beyond traditional view of family - who is important in this child's life?)
- Personality (choose one):
- True Colour - can be done with a parent https://homeschoolon.com/the-color-personality-test-for-kids/
- Psychogeometrics (related to True Colours) https://resourcebank.ca/authoring/2037-psychogeometrics-test
- Learning Style (choose one):
- Inventory using pictures as well as words https://resourcebank.ca/authoring/587-kindergarten-learning-styles-quiz
- Inventory using happy faces (adult will need to read statements) https://resourcebank.ca/authoring/586-k-to-grade-2-learning-styles-quiz
- 21st Century Competency inventory or snapshot (SECRET inventory 7C rubrics)
- 7C rubics https://resourcebank.ca/authoring/983-21st-century-skills-fasa-7-c-rubric-exemplars-for-?__hub_id=18 (completed by teacher/parent)
- Reflections for SECRET https://resourcebank.ca/authoring/239-secret-21st-century-skills-daily-work-logs-pebl
- Multiple Intelligences https://resourcebank.ca/courses/grade-1-multiple-intelligence-test
Grade 3 to 5 Resources
Consider engaging the parents in creating their child's learner profile. You may wish to ask them what their dreams and hopes for their child are, and include that in the profile.
Definitely Include:
- Strengths, areas for growth
- Interests, hobbies, talents, passions
- Goals/aspirations
- Family (think beyond traditional view of family - who is important in this child's life?)
- Personality (choose one):
- True Colour online inventory from Highlights https://www.highlightskids.com/jokes/quiz/which-color-matches-your-personality
- Many online and printable options to choose from including a full printable package https://resourcebank.ca/authoring/867-true-colours-online-quiz-options/view
- Psychogeometrics (related to True Colours) https://resourcebank.ca/authoring/2037-psychogeometrics-test
- Learning Style (choose one):
A variety of online and pritable options for learning style https://resourcebank.ca/authoring/205-learning-style-quizzes-or-inventories-for-learner-/view (Learning-Inventory-Elem.pdf or Learning_styles_generic.doc are good choices)
- 21st Century Competency inventory or snapshot (SECRET inventory 7C rubrics)
Other Options
- Multiple Intelligences
- https://resourcebank.ca/authoring/314-multiple-intelligences-survey-quiz-or-inventory/view
- https://resourcebank.ca/authoring/581-multiple-intelligences-quiz/view
A variety of other online and printable options https://resourcebank.ca/authoring/206-multiple-intelligences-inventories-or-quizzes-for-/view
- Grit Rubric https://resourcebank.ca/courseware/lesson/533
- Grit Inventory https://resourcebank.ca/courses/the-grit-scale
- 21st Century SECRET Skills Inventory https://resourcebank.ca/authoring/316-21st-century-secret-skills-learner-inventory
- Love Languages https://resourcebank.ca/authoring/2924-love-languages
- Growth Mindset
- Readiness https://resourcebank.ca/courses/growth-mindset-readiness-assessment-how-does-your-mindset-measure-up (get a guide after you finish the inventory)
- Paper quiz https://resourcebank.ca/courses/mindset-quiz
Grade 6 to 9 Resources
Share the students' learner profile with their family. You may wish to parents what their dreams and hopes for their child are, and include that in the profile.
Definitely Include:
- Strengths, areas for growth
- Thrively Strengths Assessment & Much More https://resourcebank.ca/courses/thrively-strengths-assessment-project-based-learning-for-students
- Interests, hobbies, talents, passions
- Goals/aspirations
- Family (think beyond traditional view of family - who is important in this child's life?)
- Personality (choose one):
- Many online and printable options to choose from including a full printable package https://resourcebank.ca/authoring/867-true-colours-online-quiz-options/view
- Myers Briggs https://resourcebank.ca/courses/myers-briggs-personality-tes
- Learning Style (choose one):
- A variety of online and pritable options for learning style https://resourcebank.ca/authoring/205-learning-style-quizzes-or-inventories-for-learner-/view
- Multiple Intelligences
- https://resourcebank.ca/authoring/314-multiple-intelligences-survey-quiz-or-inventory/view
- https://resourcebank.ca/authoring/581-multiple-intelligences-quiz/view
A variety of other online and printable options https://resourcebank.ca/authoring/206-multiple-intelligences-inventories-or-quizzes-for-/view
- 21st Century Competency inventory or snapshot (SECRET inventory 7C rubrics)
Other Options
- Career Inventory https://resourcebank.ca/authoring/585-career-student-interest-survey
- Grit Rubric https://resourcebank.ca/courseware/lesson/533
- Grit Inventory https://resourcebank.ca/courses/the-grit-scale
- 21st Century SECRET Skills Inventory https://resourcebank.ca/authoring/316-21st-century-secret-skills-learner-inventory
- Creativity Type https://resourcebank.ca/courses/creative-types-by-adobe-create
- Emotional Intelligence https://resourcebank.ca/courses/how-emotionally-intelligent-are-you
- Love Languages https://resourcebank.ca/authoring/2924-love-languages
- Growth Mindset
- Readiness https://resourcebank.ca/courses/growth-mindset-readiness-assessment-how-does-your-mindset-measure-up (get a guide after you finish the inventory)
- Paper quiz https://resourcebank.ca/courses/mindset-quiz
Grade 10 to 12 & Adult Resources
Share the students' learner profile with their family. You may wish to parents what their dreams and hopes for their child are, and include that in the profile.
Definitely Include:
- Strengths, areas for growth
- Thrively Strengths Assessment & Much More https://resourcebank.ca/courses/thrively-strengths-assessment-project-based-learning-for-students
- Interests, hobbies, talents, passions
- Goals/aspirations
- Family (think beyond traditional view of family - who is important in this child's life?)
- Learner Sketch - a good overall picture of the student https://resourcebank.ca/courses/learner-sketch
- Personality (choose one):
- Many online and printable options to choose from including a full printable package https://resourcebank.ca/authoring/867-true-colours-online-quiz-options/view
- Myers Briggs https://resourcebank.ca/courses/myers-briggs-personality-tes
- Four Tendencies https://resourcebank.ca/courses/the-four-tendencies-quiz-created-by-gretchen-rubin-a-personality-framework-that-divides-all-of-humanity-into-four-types
- Learning Style (choose one):
- Felder Index of Learning Styles https://resourcebank.ca/courses/index-of-learning-styles-ils
- VARK https://resourcebank.ca/courses/the-vark-questionnaire
- A variety of online and pritable options for learning style https://resourcebank.ca/authoring/205-learning-style-quizzes-or-inventories-for-learner-/view
- Multiple Intelligences (choose one):
- A variety of other online and printable options https://resourcebank.ca/authoring/206-multiple-intelligences-inventories-or-quizzes-for-/view
- 21st Century Competency inventory or snapshot (SECRET inventory 7C rubrics)
Other Options
- Career Inventory https://resourcebank.ca/authoring/585-career-student-interest-survey
- Grit Rubric https://resourcebank.ca/courseware/lesson/533
- Grit Inventory https://resourcebank.ca/courses/the-grit-scale
- 21st Century SECRET Skills Inventory https://resourcebank.ca/authoring/316-21st-century-secret-skills-learner-inventory
- Creativity Type https://resourcebank.ca/courses/creative-types-by-adobe-create
- Emotional Intelligence https://resourcebank.ca/courses/how-emotionally-intelligent-are-you
- Love Languages https://resourcebank.ca/authoring/2924-love-languages
- Growth Mindset
- Readiness https://resourcebank.ca/courses/growth-mindset-readiness-assessment-how-does-your-mindset-measure-up (get a guide after you finish the inventory)
- Paper quiz https://resourcebank.ca/courses/mindset-quiz
How to Build a Learner Profile
You are only as limited as your imagination when it comes to how you wish to share information about the students' in their profiles.
You can build them on paper, using graphics software such a Genially, make PPTs, flipbooks and more! Get creative here. Whatever format you choose, please make sure it's easy to pull the profiles when you conference with a student. They should be looked at regularly when conferencing, setting goals, making work plans, reflecting, etc. These are not a "one and done" assignment.
Here are some quick ideas below:
Templates:
- Basic Profile https://resourcebank.ca/authoring/573-basic-learner-profile-learning-style-myers-briggs-
- Me at a Glancehttps://resourcebank.ca/authoring/593-learner-profile-me-at-a-glance-mi-learning-style/view
- Totol Talent Portfolio "Facebook" https://resourcebank.ca/authoring/311-learner-profile-template-total-talent-portfolio
- Template https://resourcebank.ca/authoring/317-learner-profile-template-total-talent-portfolio
- Template Younger Students https://resourcebank.ca/authoring/318-primary-learner-profile-total-talent-portfolio
- Flipbooks https://resourcebank.ca/authoring/309-learner-profile-flip-book
Now What?
As mentioned earlier, Learner Proflies are not a "one and done" type of activity. You want to revisit the information in the profiles regularly to help make good learning decisions together and reflect.
The following list contains a variety of ideas for how you can continue to use Learner Profiles all year long.
- Conferences
- Goal Setting & selecting a challenge to work on
- Learning Plans
- Reflection
- Use it to group students
- Connect Personality work to home https://resourcebank.ca/authoring/1998-true-colours-discussion-guide-for-families
- Examine what all the pieces mean https://resourcebank.ca/authoring/588-learner-profiles-what-do-all-the-pieces-mean
- Post Posters https://resourcebank.ca/authoring/315-posters-for-learning-styles or Visual Reminders https://resourcebank.ca/authoring/582-visuals-to-support-learner-profiles
- Use Multiple Intelligences to select activities students will enjoy – or guide them towards challenges https://resourcebank.ca/authoring/714-activities-each-multiple-intelligence-mi-enjoys
- Explicitly teach how to study based on MI https://resourcebank.ca/authoring/2055-learning-study-tips-based-on-multiple-intelligence or https://resourcebank.ca/courses/studying-tips-based-on-multiple-intelligences-how-you-learn
- Look at ways to share your learning and talk about what students enjoy https://resourcebank.ca/authoring/707-ways-to-share-your-learning-with-and-without-techn or https://resourcebank.ca/authoring/2962-possible-products-for-projects
- Explicitly teach study tips for Learning Styles https://resourcebank.ca/courses/study-tips-for-different-learning-styles or https://resourcebank.ca/authoring/580-tips-for-auditory-visual-kinesthetic-learners
- Examine Careers by MI https://resourcebank.ca/authoring/722-jobs-or-careers-for-multiple-intelligences-mi
- Differentiate with MI https://resourcebank.ca/authoring/719-differentiation-ideas-by-multiple-intelligences-bl
- TALK more https://resourcebank.ca/courses/26-questions-every-student-should-be-able-to-answer
- Talk about personalities/colours https://resourcebank.ca/courses/true-colours-resource
- Weekly Reflection on Leaner Profile https://resourcebank.ca/authoring/592-learner-profile-weekly-reflection-templates
- Graph results https://resourcebank.ca/authoring/313-group-multiple-intelligences-lesson-with-graphing
- Learning Styles compass activity https://resourcebank.ca/authoring/645-learning-styles-and-personality-type-compass-activ
For more ideas, contact your school's PeBL Mentor.