Thursday 6 October 2016

Learning Skills

Please make sure you are continuing to encourage appropriate Learning Skills at home so that your child continues to develop positive traits that will help them succeed in school.

For each learning skill below, your child will be given a further breakdown in
their Google Drive, which can referred to on a regular basis.

Learning Skills and Work Habits

E – Excellent G – Good S – Satisfactory N – Needs Improvement

Responsibility
Fulfills responsibilities and commitments within the learning environment.
Completes and submits class work, homework, and assignments according to agreed-upon timelines.
Takes responsibility for and manages own behaviour.

Organization
Devises and follows a plan and process for completing work and tasks.
Establishes priorities and manages time to complete tasks and achieve goals.
Identifies, gathers, evaluates, and uses information, technology, and resources to complete tasks.

IndependentWork
Independently monitors, assesses, and revises plans to complete tasks and meet goals.
Uses class time appropriately to complete tasks.
Follows instructions with minimal supervision.

Collaboration
Accepts various roles and an equitable share of work in a group.
Responds positively to the ideas, opinions, values, and traditions of others.
Builds healthy peer-to-peer relationships in person and through personal and media-assisted interactions.
Works with others to resolve conflicts and build consensus to achieve group goals.
Shares information, resources, and expertise, and promotes critical thinking to solve problems and make decisions.

Initiative
Looks for and acts on new ideas and opportunities for learning.
Demonstrates the capacity for innovation and a willingness to take risks.
Demonstrates curiosity and interest in learning.
Approaches new tasks with a positive attitude.
Recognizes and advocates appropriately for the rights of self and others.

Self-Regulation
Sets own individual goals and monitors progress towards achieving them.
Seeks clarification or assistance when needed.
Assesses and reflects critically on own strengths, needs, and interests.
Identifies learning opportunities, choices, and strategies to meet personal needs and achieve goals.
Perseveres and makes an effort when responding to challenges.

  • Learning Skills and Work Habits Behaviour Looks Like Sounds Like

  • Learning Skills Poster (desk version)