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Core Competencies Self Assessments

Created at #BCEdChat on March 26, 2017

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Let’s Get on the Same Page!

Let’s create a document that showcases all the ways Core Competencies appear in our classroom and schools across the province.

Contribute one, two or as many slides that shares how Core Competencies are visible. How will your students assess themselves this June?

Include an image or a link to more resources!

Instructions on how to make a New Slide:

Right click on the slides on the left hand side of the screen and select “New Slide”.

Make sure you include your Twitter handle on your slide!

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Reflecting on Core Competencies @sapphkat

This term we have done more work on discussing the core competencies so that students actually know what they are. After talking with Antonio Vendramin (@Vendram1n) my class sorted the “I Can” statements and discussed why we placed them under each core competency. They learned that there are a lot of connections and that many things could fall under another competency depending on their explanations of how it reflected the competency.. This allowed our reflections with prompt questions to go much better and I ended up seeing huge growth in the depth and length of their reflections.

Next Steps: Get students uploading evidence themselves, discuss with examples each day (videos, pictures, experiences, sharing).

One of my student’s responses-^ love his honesty!

← Reflection prompts

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Core Competency and Self Assessment from @bcedplan

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Core Competencies - Communication @vicki_den

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Learning Journal by @craigmah

The idea of the Learning Journal is for students to reflect on key learning throughout the year. At the end of the year, students will look back on their journal and reflect on their learning!

You can view the entire document with prompting questions here:

https://craigmah.wordpress.com/2017/03/24/core-competencies-and-reflections/

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@KennethHeadley

The document on the next slide is just a support tool I created for my students to use so we can get them looking at questions that will push their reflections to be a bit deeper and more meaningful.

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Student voice/not teacher (@JanetChowMSc)

Use an online eportfolio/blogfolio space to CAPTURE “I am..” statements. Student voice, not teacher’s voice. Take one area to compare over time. Link to term3 report card.

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Prompting statements (I…) @JanetChowMSc

Bulletin Board questions as prompts for thinking about .. Students choose own activity, artifact or process to reflect (pre/post).

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I Know Me - I Am A Thinker (@JanetChowMSc)

After reading “Wild About Us” by K. Beaumont, students chose to highlight their uniqueness in “My Best Part” with self photos in b/w. QR codes lead to voice recordings. See http://blogs.sd41.bc.ca/gourlays

(Sheila Gourlay)

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Competency assessment is embedded in meaningful learning @Moroz Jennifer

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@MorozJennifer

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@allison_burt

I would really like to see Core Competencies be used as ways for students to set goals for themselves. This means teachers need to help students understand the core competencies and draw connections for them, especially in the beginning, between what they are doing and what competencies they are developing/drawing on. This can be as simple as a reflection at the end or the beginning of an activity or assignment asking what competencies they were using. Which competencies do they feel most comfortable using? Which ones do they need to develop further?

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@sd36msjames

Building Core Competency Vocab in a hands on

& relatable way for students

We read, discussed, and brainstormed Personal Awareness and Responsibility Skills over the course of a week with the help of the book “One Smart Cookie”, we then practiced our skills and baked some cookies together. We created a learning story that we often refer to and remind ourselves about core competency goals and language. Students also complete Self Assessments on how they think they are doing in areas like organization, preparation/planning , teamwork, effective communication, personal awareness and responsibility.

Grade level: Intermediate

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@sd36msjames

STEM Challenges

Creative Thinking- Generating Ideas and Plans

Critical Thinking-Developing, analyzing, and designing

Positive Personal & Cultural Identity- helps students recognize their personal strengths and abilities

Personal Awareness & Responsibility- Self Regulation

Social Responsibility- Solving problems in peaceful ways, & Building Relationships

Student Reflection Learning Journal Writing Prompts

What do you think was the purpose of doing this stem challenge? How could this challenge apply or be use in a realistic situation?

What was your design or plan? What were the materials you used in your project?

If you worked with partners or groups, evaluate how well you cooperated and worked together as a team? How was your communication?

What surprised you about this challenge? What if any frustrations did you have with this challenge?

What did you notice in the designs that worked well, and didn't work well?

In your next design what would you do different, want to try or change about the challenge?

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@MmeNero

I have been working with teachers to use manipulatives in the classroom for students to communicate in their L2+ Station ideas PDF: http://bit.ly/languagemanipulatives

Stations give students the opportunity to communicate authentically and develop their creative & critical thinking skills. While PLAYING in the secondary level, students are developing their personal and social responsibility competencies to collaborate and take risks in their L2.

Example of a reflection station:

Giving TIME for students to reflect on the Core Competencies & providing evidence in their digital portfolios

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@mmenero

Teachers have been collaboratively adding their ideas by writing them on the provided whiteboards as they experiment with the materials at teach station. These whiteboards are useful for students so that students can collaborate and share their questions/connect their learning to the Core Competencies while they are learning.

Ex. In what ways can students tell a story using whiteboard backgrounds and Lego in L2?

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Core Competencies Frames (@JanetChowMSc)

Link to sd41 District Learning Technologies site on Core Competencies: http://blogs.sd41.bc.ca/learningtech/new-curriculum/core-competencies/

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@|*LisaRead*| says: It’s all by Design (Thinking)

#sd79learn we are deep-diving into looking at Core Competencies under the umbrella of ADST. The ability to ask the empathetic question is governed by the ability to relate to personal social responsibility. Ideating and Prototyping? All the domain of creative thinking. Testing, Reflecting and Defining are all possible thanks to Critical Thinking. Implement=Communicate

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@brark

Biology 11:

  • Using Models to Communicate Understanding of Core Concepts
  • Opportunity to quickly fix misconceptions, allow for creativity, and give time for hands-on learning and expression of understanding

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@rosepillay1

Metaphors & Analogies for Core Competencies:

At the Core

Yearbook

Crayons

Glow

Ask Not “Are you…?” But “How are you …?” so students can answer “Who are you?

The Core Competences are NOT ‘outcomes’ and the profiles are NOT ‘requirements’. They are NOT ‘another curriculum’ or a ‘competing curriculum’. These are NOT standards for judging or comparing. It’s not about filling in a template or checking off aspects on a rubric. “

– Dr. Sharon Jeroski

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@davidbarnum

We will have these done shortly. They print 11 x 17 and are meant to prompt discussion in classrooms so that students create their own “Looks Like/Sounds Like” versions of Core Comps. The poster was done last year when they draft documents were being referenced. I might update it. If you are interested get in touch early April dbarnum@sd46.bc.ca

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@montessorimice (Kelsey Keller)

#1 Choosing artifacts to show how they are developing CCs. Rooting the CCs in something concrete help make abstract ideas more accessible.

#2. Justification - it shows ___ BECAUSE…

#3. I want you to notice - an opportunity to enlighten the teacher.

#4. Strategic action planning - what would you do differently next time?

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After an activity (anything really!) the kids are invited to reflect on what CCs (specifically i-statements) they utilized, those they did not, and those that were N/A for a particular activity.

There is no ‘wrong way’ to sort them as long as they can justify WHY they put them in a particular column. Once done, the kids make observations “Oh wow, I REALLY needed to communicate to do this, I used ALL the communication statements” or “I used a lot of critical thinking but not a lot of creative thinking, hmm”. In the example we used all 3 of the CC triad but I’ve also focused on just one area too in order to provoke students to examine one area more deeply.

This helps them SEE how they used the CCs, while at the same time helps them internalize and USE the CCs language independently (builds a common language).

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Kristin Visscher @Visschinspired

They are both sorting activities to introduce the 6 areas. 1 is famous quotes ( also in the google share drive) and another is just some of our classroom activities- both create great discussion! For graphics: https://t.co/0jxBhBkXXn

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Kristin Visscher @visschinspired (Sd36)

Copies of the posters in Google drive-

bit.ly/corecompetencyshare

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Using Images that speak (@JanetChowMSc)

Focus is on including images to support any text. Photos/images are selected from deep thought usually by reviewing lots before selecting the few that really offer a statement of learning.

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@vwoelders Victoria Woelders (Langley School District)

I have been using a video collection through my YouTube playlist to bring discussion into my classroom on the Core Competencies. I also use #projectinspirekids on Twitter.

I have put one of my favourite videos here on Gratitude.

Click below to see videos playlists:

Personal and Social Competency (30 videos)

Communication Competency (11 videos)

Thinking Competency (25 videos)

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@vwoelders Victoria Woelders (Langley School District)

I have been working on report card comments to focus primarily on Core Competencies. In Langley, we are not expected to put Core Competencies in report card comments for Term One or Term Two, but I felt I wanted to professionally work towards all my curriculum content focusing on these. Instead of hoop jumping through content, I wanted the core of my teaching to be evident that it was the Core Competencies. I saw an example in the Fall somewhere, and I used it. Here one of my examples for Term One.

This student is a respectful and kind student, who is meeting the expectations for the Grade 4 curriculum. As a Communicator, he is at the Grade 4 level for his Speaking, Reading and Writing. We encourage him to develop his Writing skills by enhancing his descriptive language. He used Critical Thinking skills to meet expectations in the areas of Patterning, Place Value up to 10,000 and Problem Solving. He demonstrated Creative Thinking in his STEM Arcade Game, and met curricular expectations. He developed his Positive Personal and Cultural Identity through his understanding of Peace Circles, McClughan Park walking field trips and Aboriginal Peoples studies. His Personal Awareness and Social Responsibility should be commended because he demonstrates kindness and gentleness to others in and out of the classroom. For next term, he would like to develop his ability to complete work on time, and his practice neatness. Keep up the good work, it continues to be a pleasure to teach you.

I also think by trying to see my teaching practice as the Core Competencies, it will help me in the future mould, create and empower kids in different ways. This is in no means perfect, but it does help me stay focused on what is at our Core.