The Core Competencies
“The core competencies along with literacy and numeracy foundations and essential content and concepts are at the centre of the redesign of curriculum and assessment. Core competencies are sets of intellectual, personal, and social and emotional proficiencies that all students need to develop in order to engage in deep learning and life-long learning. Through provincial consultation, three core competencies were identified
BCED Plan 2015 Ministry of Education.
“The core competencies along with literacy and numeracy foundations and essential content and concepts are at the centre of the redesign of curriculum and assessment. Core competencies are sets of intellectual, personal, and social and emotional proficiencies that all students need to develop in order to engage in deep learning and life-long learning. Through provincial consultation, three core competencies were identified
- Communication -The communication competency encompasses the set of abilities that students use to impart and exchange information, experiences and ideas, to explore the world around them, and to understand and effectively engage in the use of digital media.
- Thinking - The thinking competency encompasses the knowledge, skills and processes we associate with intellectual development. It is through their competency as thinkers that students take subject-specific concepts and content and transform them into a new understanding. Thinking competence includes specific thinking skills as well as habits of mind, and metacognitive awareness.
- Personal and Social - Personal and social competency is the set of abilities that relate to students' identity in the world, both as individuals and as members of their community and society. Personal and social competency encompasses the abilities students need to thrive as individuals, to understand and care about themselves and others, and to find and achieve their purposes in the world.”
BCED Plan 2015 Ministry of Education.
UBC Professor Talks About Report Cards
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Study tips for any test (also posted on the "Assignments" page)
Here are some possible ways to study for tests:
1. Index Cards: create questions from the handouts and write the questions on one side of the index card and the answers on the other side.
2. Take notes from the handouts
3. Create your own test: create questions you feel will be on the test! Write the test after you create it! You could have your parents test you as well.
4. Record important information on your iPod (or any recording device) and then listen to this over and over again until you are comfortable explaining things in your own words.
5. “Become” an expert on the topic! Use the mirror to help you. If you like acting, this one is for you!
6. Create a song/rap/poem for some of the information you are struggling with – have fun with it!
7. A WEB is another way of organizing your information!
8. Create a Study Chart (something similar to your Goal Setting chart). A chart can help you organize when and what you will study each night.
Example:
DATE WHAT I AM STUDYING HOW? WAS I SUCCESSFUL?
Friday
Saturday
1. Index Cards: create questions from the handouts and write the questions on one side of the index card and the answers on the other side.
2. Take notes from the handouts
3. Create your own test: create questions you feel will be on the test! Write the test after you create it! You could have your parents test you as well.
4. Record important information on your iPod (or any recording device) and then listen to this over and over again until you are comfortable explaining things in your own words.
5. “Become” an expert on the topic! Use the mirror to help you. If you like acting, this one is for you!
6. Create a song/rap/poem for some of the information you are struggling with – have fun with it!
7. A WEB is another way of organizing your information!
8. Create a Study Chart (something similar to your Goal Setting chart). A chart can help you organize when and what you will study each night.
Example:
DATE WHAT I AM STUDYING HOW? WAS I SUCCESSFUL?
Friday
Saturday
Ten Ways to Help Your Child Tackle Homework
by Peggy Gisler, Ed.S. and Marge Eberts, Ed.S.
1. Have him use an assignment notebook/agenda so he knows what homework is required each day.
2. Introduce a planning calendar and show her how to use it when she begins to have long-term assignments.
3. Each day he should preview the assignments that he has to do and get the tough tasks out of the way first. He should write down the order in which he will do assignments.
4. Teach her to review her work frequently.
5. Get him an organizer, and show him how to use it so that he has a system for organizing all his school papers.
6. Have her use a book bag to transport books and papers.
7. Encourage him to establish a regular time for doing homework.
8. She should keep old quizzes and tests to prepare for future tests.
9. Eliminate distractions such as phone calls and television during homework time.
10. Establish a regular place for doing homework.
Homework Checklist for Parents
* Provide a quiet, well-lit space, away from distractions and with all the right study materials -- paper, pens and pencils, books, a dictionary, a desk, a computer, etc.
* Try to find a separate space for each of your children, or schedule quiet times for homework in designated spaces.
* Create a regular schedule, allowing for adequate study and free time.
* Limit TV/computer time, and do not allow it during homework.
* When possible, be available to answer questions. Try doing a problem or two together, then watch as the child tries the next one.
* Avoid simply giving an answer. Instead, ask questions that let your child see the problem in smaller, sequential steps.
* Provide your kids with a notebook for writing down assignments. When they're finished, compare the homework and the notebook to make sure everything is done.
* See if the school has a web site (that lists your child's assignments) and/or a homework helpline (assistance for your child).
* Review completed and graded assignments. Discuss errors to be sure your child understands the material.
* Share any concerns with your children's teachers about the amount or type of homework assigned. Be sure to let them know if your children are having difficulty or are unable to do most of it by themselves.
1. Have him use an assignment notebook/agenda so he knows what homework is required each day.
2. Introduce a planning calendar and show her how to use it when she begins to have long-term assignments.
3. Each day he should preview the assignments that he has to do and get the tough tasks out of the way first. He should write down the order in which he will do assignments.
4. Teach her to review her work frequently.
5. Get him an organizer, and show him how to use it so that he has a system for organizing all his school papers.
6. Have her use a book bag to transport books and papers.
7. Encourage him to establish a regular time for doing homework.
8. She should keep old quizzes and tests to prepare for future tests.
9. Eliminate distractions such as phone calls and television during homework time.
10. Establish a regular place for doing homework.
Homework Checklist for Parents
* Provide a quiet, well-lit space, away from distractions and with all the right study materials -- paper, pens and pencils, books, a dictionary, a desk, a computer, etc.
* Try to find a separate space for each of your children, or schedule quiet times for homework in designated spaces.
* Create a regular schedule, allowing for adequate study and free time.
* Limit TV/computer time, and do not allow it during homework.
* When possible, be available to answer questions. Try doing a problem or two together, then watch as the child tries the next one.
* Avoid simply giving an answer. Instead, ask questions that let your child see the problem in smaller, sequential steps.
* Provide your kids with a notebook for writing down assignments. When they're finished, compare the homework and the notebook to make sure everything is done.
* See if the school has a web site (that lists your child's assignments) and/or a homework helpline (assistance for your child).
* Review completed and graded assignments. Discuss errors to be sure your child understands the material.
* Share any concerns with your children's teachers about the amount or type of homework assigned. Be sure to let them know if your children are having difficulty or are unable to do most of it by themselves.
Homework Suggestions to Parents for Students
With No Assigned Homework
1. Band
•practise extra time on any musical instrument they might play
2. French
•review numbers, colours, days of the week, etc... with your child
3. General
•scan newspaper, magazines for items of local interest
•review any new concepts learned in class
4. Handwriting
•practise 5 good sentences
5. Math
•keep records of amount of TV watched. Plot each week on a bar graph.
•make flashcards. Review basic facts for 5 minutes each night (multiplication, division, subtraction, addition).
•give oral questions of each operation; increase difficultly
•have your child explain new Math concepts taught in class (reinforces learning)
6. Health and Career
•help your child set short term goals, and then help him/her make a plan on how to achieve them
•discuss the importance of internet safety
7. Reading
•read a story to a younger member of the family
•read 20-30 minutes silently and tell someone about it
•you read a story or paragraph to your child and have child summarize
8. Science
•keep a record of daily temperature (high/low) and create a broken-line graph each week with the results
•check newspaper for environmental concerns and report to class
9. Social Studies
•review provinces and capitals of Canada
•review longitude, latitude, time zones, continents and oceans
•watch the news regularly with your child and discuss local, national and international stories
10. Television
•to watch a show, make a contract with your child. After viewing, describe in writing any, or all, of the following: main characters, setting, plot line, conflicts, climax, resolution.
11. Writing
•write a story or poem dealing with a recent topic in class
•write letters/e-mails to friends, relatives and even parents
•ongoing diary/blog; ten good sentences describing the good things that happened to your child that day
•practise extra time on any musical instrument they might play
2. French
•review numbers, colours, days of the week, etc... with your child
3. General
•scan newspaper, magazines for items of local interest
•review any new concepts learned in class
4. Handwriting
•practise 5 good sentences
5. Math
•keep records of amount of TV watched. Plot each week on a bar graph.
•make flashcards. Review basic facts for 5 minutes each night (multiplication, division, subtraction, addition).
•give oral questions of each operation; increase difficultly
•have your child explain new Math concepts taught in class (reinforces learning)
6. Health and Career
•help your child set short term goals, and then help him/her make a plan on how to achieve them
•discuss the importance of internet safety
7. Reading
•read a story to a younger member of the family
•read 20-30 minutes silently and tell someone about it
•you read a story or paragraph to your child and have child summarize
8. Science
•keep a record of daily temperature (high/low) and create a broken-line graph each week with the results
•check newspaper for environmental concerns and report to class
9. Social Studies
•review provinces and capitals of Canada
•review longitude, latitude, time zones, continents and oceans
•watch the news regularly with your child and discuss local, national and international stories
10. Television
•to watch a show, make a contract with your child. After viewing, describe in writing any, or all, of the following: main characters, setting, plot line, conflicts, climax, resolution.
11. Writing
•write a story or poem dealing with a recent topic in class
•write letters/e-mails to friends, relatives and even parents
•ongoing diary/blog; ten good sentences describing the good things that happened to your child that day