Category Archives: Core Competencies

Pig Dissection A&P 12

Posted on by under Anatomy&Physiology12, Core Competencies

Communication

Examples of where I communicate clearly and purposefully can be seen when I worked with my partner to achieve a shared goal: performing a solid dissection and identifying organs. More specifically, I referred to the dissection guide to help us follow the procedure while she cut up the pig, and I constantly reassured her she was doing well. This allowed us to successfully and efficiently carry out the dissection in a timely manner. Additionally, we were able to individually and collectively work together to help find certain organs. For instance, as I was searching for the testes and my partner was looking for the glottis, we actively updated each other on what we were seeing; we gave each other feedback and confirmed each structure.

Critical and Reflective Thinking

I use evidence to make judgements or decisions as demonstrated in this lab by carefully reading each step of the dissection. While most organs were clearly depicted in the reference guide, some were not included which made them more difficult to find, so my partner and I had to think critically as to where they would be located. For example, we used our previous knowledge of anatomy to make educated guesses on the structures, even getting some wrong several times, which allowed us to take a different approach and eventually identify the correct organs.

Projet d’affiche de film

Posted on by under Core Competencies, French 11, Grade 11

Mon affiche

Core Competency Reflection

Examples of where I communicate clearly and purposefully can be seen in the descriptions and images we added onto the poster. This helps showcase what we’ve learnt in class and how we applied it to the characters, setting, and Maze Runner themes. Also, we often communicated through social media to update each other about our progress and the remaining work left.

One of the ways I ensure my group is clear on the common purpose is to discuss our ideas and divide tasks. We were able to decide our roles and responsibilities which helped with productivity and organization. Also, we built upon each other’s ideas by listening attentively and providing positive feedback.

My goal moving forward is to have my materials ready and be prepared because I had finished all the work digitally, but I hadn’t printed out the pictures or texts. I can take action toward meeting my own wants and needs to work toward a goal or solve a problem. I will work towards this goal to reduce anxiety and avoid time crunching. To achieve this goal I try my best not to procrastinate and wait until the very last day to get the work done. This will overall ensure a better and smoother experience.

CPR Reflection

Posted on by under Core Competencies, Grade 10, PHE 10

My Learning of CPR

CPR Reflection

a. In this unit, I learned the different types of heart diseases and how they differ from one another. It is good to know in case of emergencies so that I can be helpful.

b. A key takeaway from CPR is, learning how to perform it on a person because it is an essential life skill to acquire.

c. In the nutrition unit, we learn how to maintain a healthy diet and what foods are considered bad if not had in moderation. Similarly, some heart diseases that we learned in the CPR unit are because of diet and lack of exercise, hence why they interlink.

Core Competency Reflection

a. In discussions and conversations, I help to build and extend understanding by participating in the review questions after every lesson. Specifically, we would finish a module and then have to answer some questions to see what we learned.

b. One of the ways I ensure my group is clear on what we are supposed to do is to ask questions and have them walk me through their process. They were all able to sufficiently perform CPR and complete all the steps for after care.

c. In this unit, I am proud that I accomplished a 30/30 on the CPR test. This proves that I am trained and I can perform CPR.

Social Studies 9 Reflection

Posted on by under Core Competencies, Grade 9, Socials 9, Thinking

My Artifact

This is an infographic I created for my social studies project about the Komagata Maru

Curricular Competencies Reflection

I efficiently identified the historical significance of this event while providing the causes and consequences with clear and concise detail. I proved this by displaying my skills learnt onto the infographic. I used supporting evidence to aid my facts to create a reliable source of information.

Core Competency Reflection

I use evidence to make judgements or decisions as demonstrated in this project. I gathered facts from reliable sources to finalize my judgments and summarize the awful impacts it had and continues to have. I was able to receive critical feedback to help me further strengthen my future assignments and create more educational data.

French 9 Reflection

Posted on by under Core Competencies, Grade 9

Progress and Learning

I am proud of improving my oral speech in French as evident through my grades becoming better in that particular section. Surprisingly, French has been easy for me and I haven’t had to worry about it too much. Although, I did tend to slack off on the cahier as I didn’t prioritize it dropping my grade a bit.

My Favourite Project

I enjoyed working on the French Culture project because it was a way for me to educate myself on the French-speaking countries. My partner and I put great effort into ensuring that our information was clear, concise, and correct. If able to redo the project, I would have memorized my cue cards so that I could engage the class into better learning by providing eye contact, because no one wants to sit through a presentation with the speaker looking down and reading their script.

Socials 9 Term 1 Reflection

Posted on by under Core Competencies, Grade 9, Socials 9, Thinking, Uncategorized

My Artifact:

This is the powerpoint from the Shark Tank presentation.

Curricular Competencies Reflection

I explained why our invention was important and how it created a long term consequence. To do so, I gathered evidence to support my ideas, therefore I made an ethical judgement.

Core Competencies Reflection

I can develop a body of creative work overtime. An example of where I built upon someone else’s ideas is when we were working on our speech or pitch for the sharks. My partner had suggested we look into Shark Tank videos to get inspiration and from that we had a good idea of how we want our pitch to look/sound like. Afterwards, one of us would form a sentence and the other would create another sentence building up on it.

Hunger Games Mutation Project

Posted on by under Core Competencies, English 9, Grade 9

My Image

Core Competency Reflection

I listen and respond to others. I showed this by giving my full attention to the person talking and giving critical feedback to their ideas.

I work with others to achieve a common goal. Our goal was to complete the assignment to meet our expectations and we accomplished that by resolving our conflicts and communicating.

I can show a sense of accomplishment and joy. After the assignment was complete, I was relieved and went on about my day stress free.

I can advocate for others. I proved this by encouraging my group mates and elaborating on some of their ideas.

Advertisement Persuasion Project

Posted on by under ADL, Core Competencies, English 9

My Advertisement

Persuasion and Advertisement Techniques

Persuasion and Advertisement Unit Reflection

  1. It is important to know who benefits from the advertisement because sometimes it can end up being someone who isn’t very nice or overall a bad company to be supporting when purchasing an item.
  2. The ethical persuasion strategy is effective because many humans are gullible so if a celebrity or certified person promotes the product, they will fall for it and buy the item.
  3. Snob appeal is the most effective technique since many rich people believe they are superior to those who are not wealthy. This will get the rich to buy the product if not a surplus of it since they would like to show it off to their friends who don’t own it.

Core Competency Reflection

  1. I knew my group was working well together when I saw communication between us. To be specific, we wouldn’t yell or get mad at one or another for not completing this or not getting what to do. We both explained and communicated how and what things we were going to complete.
  2. One of the ways I ensured my group was clear on what we were doing was to let each other know which slides we would finish. This helped us keep organized and distribute the work so that it wasn’t left for one person to complete.
  3. I showed others that I truly valued their contributions by showing my joy when they would finish bits of their task and giving my feedback on what they did. I find this created a good bond which resulted in a good powerpoint made.

Math Self Assessment

Posted on by under Core Competencies, Grade 9, Math 10

Some of the ways I work to build and maintain relationships are supporting my peers in their learning by attempting to explain the concepts of math. Usually, we work in groups that bring all of us together to communicate our thinking and ask each other questions.
To celebrate an accomplishment such as getting a good grade on a test, I treat myself to a self-care day where I do my skin care, shower, read, make myself a smoothie and finally watch tv. This motivates me to strive harder while I dread studying for an upcoming test.

When I am sad, angry or frustrated, taking deep breaths and walking around my house helps me be more productive and calm. As I walk around my house, I have the time to think about all of things that are stressing me out and clear my head.

An example of something I have spent a lot of time learning about is polynomials. When we started our second unit of math, I was really struggling to understand how to factor polynomials. Eventually after a stressful morning, I understood it and I was jumping up and down since I was very happy.

Skip to toolbar