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Wednesday 08 of February 2012

Thinking & Learning

Professor David Perkins from Harvard University uses the following analogy to describe learning in many classrooms; very often learning is structured like a neat garden where everything is trimmed and in its place. He believes...

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Wednesday 08 of February 2012

Dimensions Of Learning

In the late 1980’s, Dr Robert Marzano developed a practical planning framework called Dimensions of Learning, which is about linking thinking and learning, that: combines the best teaching and learning approaches, strategies...

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Living Life: Qualities and Attributes

To live a rewarding and full life there are personal qualities and attributes which you need to build into your character.

There is an activity sheet to print for each of the qualities and attributes listed below to help you.

 

1. ACCEPTANCE 51. INITIATIVE
2. ACHIEVEMENT 52. INNOCENCE
3. AMBITION 53. INTEGRITY
4. APPRECIATION 54. INTELLIGENCE
5. ASSERTIVENESS 55. INTUITION
6. BELIEF 56. JOYFULNESS
7. BRAVERY 57. JUSTICE
8. CALMNESS 58. KINDNESS
9. CARING 59. KNOWLEDGE
10. CAUTION 60. LEADERSHIP
11. CHARACTER 61. LOVE
12. CLEANLINESS 62. LOYALTY
13. COMMITMENT 63. MODERATION
14. COMMUNITY 64. MODESTY
15. COMPASSION 65. OBEDIENCE
16. COMPROMISE 66. OPENNESS
17. CONFIDENCE 67. ORGANISATION
18. CONSIDERATION 68. PATIENCE
19. CONTENTMENT 69. PEACEFULNESS
20. COOPERATION 70. PERSERVERANCE
21. COURAGE 71. PERSISTENCE
22. COURTESY 72. PRIDE
23. CREATIVITY 73. PUNCTUALITY
24. CURIOSITY
74. PURPOSEFULNESS
25. DECISION MAKING 75. RELIABILITY
26. DETERMINATION 76. RESILIENCY
27. DEVOTION 77. RESOURCEFULNESS
28. DILIGENCE 78. RESPECT
29. DISCRETION 79. RESPONSIBILITY
30. EMPATHY 80. SACRIFICE
31. ENDURANCE 81. SELF DISCIPLINE
32. ENTHUSIASM 82. SENSITIVITY
33. EXCELLENCE 83. SERVICE
34. FAIRNESS 84. SIMPLICITY
35. FAITHFULNESS 85. SINCERITY
36. FLEXIBILITY 86. SPONTANEITY
37. FOCUS 87. STRENGTH
38. FORGIVENESS 88. TACT
39. FRIENDLINESS 89. TEMPERANCE
40. GENEROSITY 90. THANKFULNESS
41. GENTLENESS 91. TOLERANCE
42. GRACEFULNESS 92. TOUGHNESS
43. GRATITUDE 93. TRANQUILITY
44. HAPPINESS 94. TRUST
45. HELPFULNESS 95. TRUSTWORTHINESS
46. HONESTY 96. TRUTHFULNESS
47. HONOUR 97. UNDERSTANDING
48. HUMILITY 98. UNITY
49. HUMOUR 99. WISDOM
50. INDEPENDENCE 100. WONDER