21st+Century+Learner

The 21st Century Learner at ISB
ISB's vision for 21st century literacy supports and compliments [|ISB's transportable gifts] for our students by clearly defining each aspect of our learner profile:


 * As Effective Learners, ISB Students will:**
 * Assimilate the values and methods of reflecting throughout the information gathering process.
 * Become experts in understanding and guiding their own learning.
 * Understand that posing questions leads them to higher levels of understanding.
 * Acquire habits that lead them towards deeper understanding.
 * Understand that efficient use of technology to gather, process, evaluate, and present information is an essential skill for all.
 * Understand that learners are flexible, adaptable, and effective in using tools that generate and respond to change,
 * Internalize the why and how to effectively search for, evaluate, select, analyze, interpret, and synthesize appropriate information to problem solve.
 * Understand that bias influences the creation and interpretation of information.
 * Understand that assessing their own levels of effort, challenge, and personal initiative allows them to take responsibility for their learning.
 * Understand that people use prior knowledge to learn how to build new understandings and deal with any new technologies.


 * As Effective Communicators, ISB Students will:**
 * Learn to:
 * be precise with their language,
 * probe for clarification,
 * fully understand concepts and one another,
 * connect their understanding to the real world.
 * develop directions for future investigations
 * Understand that:
 * technology brings about rapid change, including moral and ethical considerations,
 * purpose and audience for communication determine the appropriate media choice.
 * design and medium choices impact the quality and effectiveness of communications.
 * Reflect on, organize, analyze, interpret, and synthesize information in order to effectively communicate and create ideas.


 * As Effective Global Collaborators, ISB Students will:**
 * Acquire an international education that inspires understanding and enthusiasm for world citizenship and service to others.
 * Engage with students of different cultures inside and outside school.
 * Use their prior knowledge to help make connections between disciplines and the real world.
 * Understand that communication networks and tools are powerful mediums to spread positive change or to negatively impact others.