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Every student has a spark of genius waiting to be unleashed — an interest, talent or passion that can light the fire of learning and achievement. But too often, traditional schooling focuses on narrowly defined academic "success," squelching creativity and untapped potential.

Nurturing Student Potential

For students to blaze exciting new trails and transform outcomes, we must nurture their diverse interests, strengths and questions. We must shift our focus from ranking students to unlocking their genius. That's why we believe empowering learners begins by cultivating their creativity, imagination and wonder.

Our Learner Profile aims to unlock student potential by providing an environment where students' genius can emerge as they chart their own learning journeys with mentor support.

Sparking Agency and Intrinsic Motivation

Lizzie*, a Grade 7 student, was disengaged and struggled with organisation. But after her mentor provided structure for goal setting in the Learner Profile, Lizzie developed ownership over her learning. She tracked homework daily and set goals to improve her writing skills. Lizzie now sees herself as more than just a "C student."

The Learner Profile empowers students by giving them agency over 'About Me' and 'Goals' sections that highlight their unique strengths and passions. When students shape customisable goals based on curriculum outcomes, mentors demonstrate belief in students' abilities to achieve at high levels.

Shining a Light on Students' Strengths

The Learner Profile guides personalised reflections with targeted prompts that help students identify their strengths, passions and untapped potential as learners. Students then choose portfolio items showcasing this genius through research projects stemming from their interests.

According to Carol Dweck’s research, when students gain insight into themselves as learners and internalise the belief that intelligence is not fixed but can be developed, motivation and achievement improve significantly.

Creating Space for Creativity

Jordan*, a science student, developed a mouse trap for his portfolio that addressed a real-world problem. His mentor helped him articulate how the design process cultivated creative thinking skills and perseverance — valuable abilities beyond test scores.

By giving students tools to own their learning journeys, our Learner Profiles aim to provide an environment where students' genius - their creativity, imagination and wonder - can emerge organically. When mentors champion students' unique strengths and passions, learning outcomes for all can be transformed.

Key Takeaways

• Every student has a spark of genius waiting to be unleashed.
• Edapt's Learner Profile aims to unlock student potential by providing an environment where students' genius can emerge as they chart their own learning journeys with mentor support.
• The Learner Profile empowers students by giving them agency over 'About Me' and 'Goals' sections that highlight their unique strengths and passions.
• The Learner Profile guides personalised reflections with targeted prompts that help students identify their strengths, passions and untapped potential as learners.
• By giving students tools to own their learning journeys, our Learner Profiles aim to provide an environment where students' genius - their creativity, imagination and wonder - can emerge organically.

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