You will be engaging in self-assessment of the Core Competencies throughout the school year. To assist in your self-assessment posts, Ms. Hothi and some of the Tech Leadership students have put together guiding links and visual and video instructions on Core Competency Self-Assessment below.
Communication Competency
Tag: #CommunicationCC
Sub-Competencies of Communication: Communication & Collaboration
Below are the Communication prompts to guide your self-assessment.
Communicating
I can statements:
- I can ask and respond to questions to be an active, supportive listener.
- I can understand and share information about a topic of interest in a clear, organized way.
- I can represent my learning and tell how it connects to my experiences.
- I can think about what I am going to convey and to whom I will convey it.
- I can inquire into and present on topics of interest and topics related to my studies.
Prompts:
- This is how I select images and words to create impact for different audiences:
- My strategies for collecting relevant information for specific tasks include…
- Evidence that I can acquire information about complex and specialized topics from various sources, synthesize it, and present it with thoughtful analysis can be found in…
- Examples of where I communicate clearly and purposefully can be seen in…
- As an active listener, I notice that I … (describe some behaviours such as make connections between the speakers ideas and ___, ask higher level questions such as…)
- In discussions and conversations, I help to build and extend understanding by…
- The ways I communicate at school differ from how I communicate at ____ (soccer/ work/ hockey/ piano lessons/ family events/etc) in these ways:
Collaborating
I can statements:
- I can work with others to achieve a goal.
- I can take on roles and responsibilities in a group; I do my share.
- I can recognize different points of view and can disagree respectfully.
- I can apply constructive strategies to navigate misunderstandings and conflicts.
- I can encourage others to share their voices and value diverse perspectives.
Prompts:
- I am clear on the difference between simple “group work” and collaboration as evidenced by…
- One of the ways I ensure my group is clear on the common purpose is to…
- If there is disagreement within the group, I find it helpful to…
- I show others that I truly value their contributions by…
- Some things I think about before dividing tasks among group members include…
- I show that I value feedback from others in my group by…
- I make an effort to include missing voices/ perspectives by…
- I know the group is working well together when I hear/ see…
- If the group is not productive, we can …. in order to get things moving in the right direction.
- When I need to work collaboratively with people I don’t know well, I…
- If I notice …, that’s a sign that my group needs help and we can get support by…
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