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Portrait of a Learner


 

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The Six C's that make up the TSD Portrait of a Learner seek to tie together the mission, vision, and core values of the Troy School District. They are intended to guide our planning, influence the goals we set, and frame our interactions with one another.  The Troy School District staff, students, and community will work together to model, enable, and celebrate the Six C's on our journey together.  


How did we get here?

Three years ago, Troy School District embarked on a journey to answer the question – “What do we want our students to be like as adults, after they graduate?”  Our community, teachers, and students came together and charted a course to make it a reality and their dreams for the future helped us identify our destination and provided us the knowledge to bring the vision of the Six C's.  Over the three years, the outcomes we identified proved that maximizing every student's learning is marked by more than acquiring knowledge, but also developing the key elements of a learner along the way.  When we aspire to have communication, citizenship, creativity, collaboration, character and critical thinking, we can achieve more, we feel better, we care for those around us - we truly learn to flourish.

Applying the Six C's

How will learners apply the Portrait of a Learner Six C's in and outside of the Troy School District?  The TSD Portrait of a Learner Six C's provides them the structure to build a successful foundation that will allow them to continue to be learners outside the Troy School District throughout adulthood. 


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Portrait Series Archive

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COMMUNICATION


Confident Communicator

Communicating effectively with a variety of styles, modes, and tools (including digital tools),tailored for a range of audiences.
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CHARACTER


Tenacious & Self-Starter

Deep learning, armed with the essential character traits of grit, tenacity, perseverance, and resilience; and the ability to make learning an integral part of living.

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CITIZENSHIP


Kind, Compassionate, and Inclusive

Thinking like global citizens, considering global issues based on a deep understanding of diverse values and worldviews, and with a genuine interest and ability to solve ambiguous and complex real-world problems that impact human and environmental sustainability.

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COLLABORATION


Good Team Player

Work interdependently and synergistically in teams with strong interpersonal and team-related skills including effective management of team dynamics and challenges, making substantive decisions together, and learning from and contributing to the learning of others.

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CREATIVITY


Adaptable

Having an 'entrepreneurial eye' for economic and social opportunities, asking the right inquiry questions to generate novel ideas, and leadership to pursue those ideas and turn them into action.

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CRITICAL THINKING


Visionary, Intellectual, Eager for a Challenge, and Results Oriented

Critically evaluating information and arguments, seeing patterns and connections, constructing meaningful knowledge, and applying it in the real world through demonstrated results.