“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.”
DRIVING QUESTION
How can you showcase evidence to demonstrate that PLP Success Behaviours have prepared you to advance to the next grade?
This year has been full of learning and growing. Overall I have enjoyed grade 9 way more than grade 8, probably because I have found my people and learned a lot.
I think I am ready to advance to next year because of all the projects skills and techniques I have improved on this year. PLP Success Behaviours have definitely prepared me to advance to the next grade. For example, by consistently demonstrating qualities like perseverance, responsibility, and collaboration, l’ve been able to excel in my studies and contribute positively to group projects. These behaviours have not only helped me achieve academic success but have also developed my personal growth and readiness for the next level.
I will be reflecting on my learning and growing throughout grade 9 as a PLP student. I will share some of my strengths, weaknesses, and areas for improvement. I will also be telling you and showing examples of my learning to why I think that I am ready to advance into grade 10.
Like every POL, I revisited my learning plan that I revised at the beginning of the year and I found some things that I have definitely improved on. To begin I have filled out this chart about my success behaviours.
I have chosen three of the core competencies that I will talk about and why/how it resonates with me.
Engagement
Throughout the school year, l’ve been actively participating in various projects and putting in my best effort. I’ve been engaged by collaborating with my classmates, asking questions, and contributing ideas. Overall, I’ve been mostly dedicated to my work and committed to learning.
Self-regulation
This year, I’ve shown self-regulation in school by staying organized with my assignments and deadlines. I’ve try my best to work on school whenever i have free time. I try to manage my time effectively and avoid procrastination.
Additionally, i want to try self-discipline by minimizing distractions and staying focused during class. It’s definitely been a journey, but using these tricks will help me stay on track and achieve my goals.
Communication and Collaboration
In class, l’ve been good at communication and collaboration by actively participating in group discussions and projects. I make sure to listen attentively to my classmates’ ideas and opinions, and I contribute my own thoughts and perspectives. By practicing effective communication, I can express my ideas clearly and respectfully, fostering a positive and collaborative learning environment. It’s been a great way to learn from others and work together towards common goals.
At the beginning of the year one of my goals were to add more creativity into my work and I think I have done a good job in doing by showing evidence like in our most recent project. This project was about World War 1. Before we learnt about what that we needed to know what nationalism was, so we did a project on that called “in the name of nationalisam” after we had a strong understanding of that we moved on to the next step. We used all the information we had learned and made a video about it. I focussed on French nationalism because I found it interesting since I had recently gone to France.
The following project we did after that I actually enjoyed as you might know I enjoy drawing and being creative and this is kind of what this project had to offer. I was able to use my creativity and imagination to come up with this comic book and I think I did a good job at executing it. I am proud of my drawings and I think that I did a good job time wise because i did not need to rush. I gave myself lots of time to make each of these drawings and it didn’t take me too long since I am used to doing things like this.
Loon lake
I remember really enjoying this trip and I also remember putting a lot of work into my reflection because I had learned so much there. The Loon lake was all about embarking on a journey of growth, leadership, And trust along with my peers, as we made memories and prepared for the future. We learnt to work together as a team and get to know each other better. Overall, I think we will be able to move forward as a team in the classroom better after Loon Lake. Who knows maybe we will even have a different perspective on life and each other people moving forward. This is my blog about it if you would like to read more. https://www.blog44.ca/alvap/2023/12/11/loon-lake-trip🏞%EF%B8%8F/
One thing we have focused a lot on this year is video making, It has Helped with my creativity and you can see how much i have grown and improved throughout this year by looking at my first video made at the very start of the year compared to my most recent one I still think I could’ve improved when making my most recent one by using different effects and techniques to make my video more interesting.
I tried to be creative when making this video, but I had some struggles with the app I was using which made it unable to add videos which would’ve made my video more interesting and engaging. I also struggled a little bit with the voiceovers and I kept messing up, I also found myself rushing with this process because I did not give myself very much time to work on it (neither did the due date) but If I can keep working on my video skills as I advance next year i think I can become a pro.
Next time I make a video I will try my best to put more creativity and time into my video.
I also enjoyed making the short TikTok videos with my friends in Alberta since they did not require much effort and I have had experience making them before hand.
Weakness
One of my weaknesses is that when I’m writing, I find myself using the microphone when writing big paragraphs and then forgetting to spellcheck or and look for mistakes with my grammar. In grade 10, I’m gonna try and work on my sentence structure especially my grammar. One way to improve is by reading more books or articles. It can help get a feel for sentence structure and vocabulary. I can also practice writing and speaking regularly.
Conclusion
I think I have reached my learning goals this year, and I will continue to improve and grow next year. I want to set high goals for myself next year and always remind myself of my learning plan and try to follow it the best I can.
I think I am ready and exited for grade 10. It will be different and I will almost be half way through high school. The year it feels like i was staring grade 8 yesterday! I also am really looking forward to the field trip that the grade 10’s get to do even though I am not sure were it is the trips are always enjoyable for me. If a younger student was asking me if they should apply to PLP I would recommend it because I believe that we have learnt more than the people doing the regular program. I would say that it’s more interesting work and also that you get to choose how you want to learn and how to present your learning. I’m happy that I got into PLP and is looking forward to develop into a more sophisticated learner and person.
Thank you for listening to my TPOL!