Success Skills Initiative
PLATTE VALLEY SUCCESS SKILLS
We are excited to share with our parents and community our Success Skills Initiative, aimed at teaching our students key skills in the classroom. The four key skills we want our students to all learn throughout their time at Platte Valley is how to be a resilient learner, effective communicator, constructive teammate and creative problem solver. From kindergarten to their senior year, our students will learn about what each skill means and use these skills in the classroom.
"I want to be an actor when I grow up so being an effective communicator is important to make sure your audience can hear you." PVMS 6th Grade Student
"Our kindergartens can tell you what being a resilient learner means because that language and we are pointing out teachable moments." Jamie Gentry, Kindergarten Teacher
"Being a constructive teammate is great because you're able to get other people's perspectives and help if they are more creative than you or have a skill you haven't learned yet." PVHS Sophomore
"A creative problem solver is someone who takes the opportunity of failing to grow, learn and think outside of the box." PVES 3rd Grade Student
SUCCESS SKILLS VIDEOS
Being a Resilient Learner in Art Class
In 6th grade art class, students are learning how to throw clay on a spinning wheel. Some students describe how they created action steps, reflected on their work and persevered!What is a Creative Problem Solver?
Being a creative problem solver is a skill our students practice every day in the classroom. Our teachers and staff worked with students this month on approaching challenges with curiosity, critical thinking and imagination. Here is how our third grade team explains what this success skill means to them.What is an Effective Communicator?
Our students have been learning how to be effective communicators. It's one skill in our Success Skills Initiative that our students are embracing as they learn how to listen intentionally, write precisely and speak clearly. Here is how our middle school students describe what being an effective communicator means to them.What is a Constructive Teammate?
Being a constructive teammate is a quality we want all of our Broncos to embrace. Our staff have been teaching this in the classroom so our students learn to engage productively and cooperatively with their peers.What is a Resilient Learner?
Being a resilient learner means demonstrating a growth mindset through goal setting, actions steps, reflection, and perseverance. Our students and teachers share what being a resilient learner means to them and how it is demonstrated in the classroom.Success Skills Initiative Latest News
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