FEBRUARY 9, 2023
Driven by the goal to create a district-wide opportunity to practice the Portrait of a Learner Skills - on February 9, 2023 all learners in MURSD engaged in an Inspired Learning Day Design Challenge.
Our learners began by exploring and reflecting on the Portrait of a Learner through formal, fun, and active protocols. Then, as they proudly displayed their personal PoL superpower stickers, teams of students participated in a design challenge - trying to navigate their Lego character across a treacherous, lava-strewn landscape to escape to safety. Each team designed, prototyped, tested, and iterated their ideas before engaging in a design challenge competition in our gym. Through collaborative design, we aimed to keep the event engaging and fun through friendly competition, Survival-style advantages for each team, the chance to interact with professionals, prizes, live-streaming, and more. The result was a playful and purposeful exploration of the PoL in action!
Our learners began by exploring and reflecting on the Portrait of a Learner through formal, fun, and active protocols. Then, as they proudly displayed their personal PoL superpower stickers, teams of students participated in a design challenge - trying to navigate their Lego character across a treacherous, lava-strewn landscape to escape to safety. Each team designed, prototyped, tested, and iterated their ideas before engaging in a design challenge competition in our gym. Through collaborative design, we aimed to keep the event engaging and fun through friendly competition, Survival-style advantages for each team, the chance to interact with professionals, prizes, live-streaming, and more. The result was a playful and purposeful exploration of the PoL in action!