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Portrait of a Learner

Portrait of a Learner

Concord School District learners are informed, compassionate and capable citizens who effectively, courageously and responsibly direct their lives and positively impact communities

A green rectangle with the text 'CREATIVE & SKILLFUL' and a list of qualities including 'critical thinker', 'innovative', and 'self-motivated'.

Creative & Skillful

  • Respectfully engages with others
  • Asks challenging and probing questions in a manner that preserves healthy relationships
  • Speaks and acts inclusively to support equity, safety and belonging with actions and behaviors that support an environment where all feel safe to learn and engage
  • Demonstrates and advocates for positive and sustainable change for oneself and others

A blue square with the word 'COLLABORATIVE' in white text, and a green circle icon with three white symbols representing teamwork, ideas, and settings. Below the word are three bullet points with the text 'Emotional intelligence', 'Civic minded', and 'Compassionate leader'.

Collaborative

  • Understands own strengths, needs, and interests
  • Accesses credible resources and seeks help to support growth and create actionable plans
  • Uses effective time management, planning, and communication to accomplish long-term and short-term goals
  • Perseveres through challenges and seeks new experiences
  • Approach problems as opportunities and generate solutions

A green square with a white circle containing a blue gear icon and the text 'SELF-DIRECTED' with a list of qualities: responsible, problem solver, self-starter, resilient, growth mindset.

Self-Directed

  • Accesses, evaluates, applies, and communicates diverse forms of information for a variety of audiences and purposes
  • Makes productive and innovative decisions based on new learning that move an idea from concept to application
  • Gains awareness of relevant technology and practices that enable production in a variety of fields
  • Learns processes that enable individuals and collaborative teams to plan, design, test, execute, evaluate, reflect, and adapt
  • Uses evidence of successes and challenges to adapt practices or processes in a manner that supports future growth
  • Applies content knowledge to form creative inferences or provide innovative solutions