Communication Creative Thinking Positive Personal and Cultural Identity Connect and engage with others (to Novelty and value Relationships and cultural contexts share and develop ideas) Generating ideas Personal values and choices Acquire, interpret and present Developing ideas Personal strengths and abilities information (include inquiries) Critical Thinking Personal Awareness and Responsibilities Collaborate to plan, carry out and Analyze and critique Self-determination review constructions and activities Question and investigate Self-regulation Explain, recount and reflect on Develop and design Well-being experience and accomplishments Social Responsibilities Contributing to community and caring for the environment Solving problems in peaceful ways Valuing diversity Building relationships CORE COMPETENCIES IN ACTION How will you develop Core Competency learning in individual lessons? Introduce the Core Competency focus. Have students view the competency video and discuss how they will use the competency throughout the unit. Click to access a kid-friendly video. Share with students how the competency learning is relevant to real-world situations. Begin to develop a Competency Word wall. Refer students to the can statements’ on the competency posters. Include only the can statements’, which be assessed in the unit. ‘I “I Introduce the learning target for the lesson and discuss with students how they will use the core competency to attain the learning target. Engineer effective classroom discussions, activities, and tasks that elicit evidence of the competency. Challenge students to apply the competency statements’ to examples during the lesson. ‘I Use questioning strategies throughout instruction and or inquiry to prompt REFLECTIVE THINKING. Use the It, Name It’ Strategy. ‘Notice Student-Self Assessment Strategies Refer to Kids, Competencies and Student Self Assessment Resource –
Communication Connect and engage with others (to share and develop ideas) Acquire, interpret and present information (include inquiries) Collaborate to plan, carry out and review constructions and activities Explain, recount and reflect on experience and accomplishments Creative Thinking Novelty and value Generating ideas Developing ideas Critical Thinking Analyze and critique Question and investigate Develop and design Positive Personal and Cultural Identity Relationships and cultural contexts Personal values and choices Personal strengths and abilities Personal Awareness and Responsibilities Self-determination Self-regulation Well-being Social Responsibilities Contributing to community and caring for the environment Solving problems in peaceful ways Valuing diversity Building relationships CORE COMPETENCIES IN ACTION How will you develop Core Competency learning in individual lessons? Introduce the Core Competency focus. Have students view the competency video and discuss how they will use the competency throughout the unit. Click to access a kid-friendly video. Share with students how the competency learning is relevant to real-world situations. Begin to develop a Competency Word wall. Refer students to the ‘I can statements’ on the competency posters. Include only the “I can statements’, which be assessed in the unit. Introduce the learning target for the lesson and discuss with students how they will use the core competency to attain the learning target. Engineer effective classroom discussions, activities, and tasks that elicit evidence of the competency. Challenge students to apply the competency ‘I statements’ to examples during the lesson. Use questioning strategies throughout instruction and or inquiry to prompt REFLECTIVE THINKING. Use the ‘Notice It, Name It’ Strategy. Student-Self Assessment Strategies – Refer to Kids, Competencies and Student Self Assessment Resource
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