Learning Skills & Work Habits
The development of learning skills and work habits needed to succeed in school and in life begins early in a child's schooling. As students move through the grades, they develop and then consolidate their learning skills and work habits in preparation for post-secondary education and the world of work.
The year our focus for the Student of the Month assemblies will be the students Learning Skills. The teachers will work with students and their parents/guardians to help them develop the following six learning skills and work habits:
1) Responsibility - consider how well your child: fulfills commitments in learning environments; completes and submits class work, homework, and assignments according to agreed upon timelines; and manages his/her behavior.
2) Organization - consider how well your child: creates and follows a plan to complete work and tasks; establishes priorities and manages time to achieve goals; and gathers, evaluates and uses information, technology and resources to complete a task.
3) Independent Work- consider how well your child: monitors, assesses, and revises plans to complete tasks and meet goals; uses class time appropriately to complete tasks; and follows instructions with minimal supervision.
4) Collaboration - consider how well your child: accepts various roles and an equitable share of the work within a group; responds positively to the ideas, opinions, values, and traditions of others; builds healthy peer relationships; works with others to resolve conflicts and builds consensus to achieve group goals; and shares information, resources, and expertise to solve problems and make decisions.
5) Initiative - consider how well your child: acts upon new ideas and opportunities for learning; demonstrates a willingness to take risks; demonstrates curiosity and interest in learning; approaches new tasks with a positive attitude; and recognizes and advocates appropriately for the rights of self and others.
6) Self-Regulation - consider how well your child: sets his/herself individual goals and monitors progress towards achieving them; seeks assistance when needed; assesses and reflects critically on his/her strengths, needs and interests; identifies learning opportunities, choices, and strategies to meet personal needs and achieve goals; and perseveres when facing challenges.
Each learning skill and work habit is evaluated on the report card using the following scale:
E= Excellent
G= Good
S= Satisfactory
N= Needs Improvement
Strong learning skills and positive work habits are often and indicator of future success in school, at home, and in life in general. Learning skills and work habits will look different in individuals as they grow and mature. I work with my students to develop the criteria used to assess learning skills and work habits by stating out Learning Goals and our Success Criteria during our lessons together.
The development of learning skills and work habits needed to succeed in school and in life begins early in a child's schooling. As students move through the grades, they develop and then consolidate their learning skills and work habits in preparation for post-secondary education and the world of work.
The year our focus for the Student of the Month assemblies will be the students Learning Skills. The teachers will work with students and their parents/guardians to help them develop the following six learning skills and work habits:
1) Responsibility - consider how well your child: fulfills commitments in learning environments; completes and submits class work, homework, and assignments according to agreed upon timelines; and manages his/her behavior.
2) Organization - consider how well your child: creates and follows a plan to complete work and tasks; establishes priorities and manages time to achieve goals; and gathers, evaluates and uses information, technology and resources to complete a task.
3) Independent Work- consider how well your child: monitors, assesses, and revises plans to complete tasks and meet goals; uses class time appropriately to complete tasks; and follows instructions with minimal supervision.
4) Collaboration - consider how well your child: accepts various roles and an equitable share of the work within a group; responds positively to the ideas, opinions, values, and traditions of others; builds healthy peer relationships; works with others to resolve conflicts and builds consensus to achieve group goals; and shares information, resources, and expertise to solve problems and make decisions.
5) Initiative - consider how well your child: acts upon new ideas and opportunities for learning; demonstrates a willingness to take risks; demonstrates curiosity and interest in learning; approaches new tasks with a positive attitude; and recognizes and advocates appropriately for the rights of self and others.
6) Self-Regulation - consider how well your child: sets his/herself individual goals and monitors progress towards achieving them; seeks assistance when needed; assesses and reflects critically on his/her strengths, needs and interests; identifies learning opportunities, choices, and strategies to meet personal needs and achieve goals; and perseveres when facing challenges.
Each learning skill and work habit is evaluated on the report card using the following scale:
E= Excellent
G= Good
S= Satisfactory
N= Needs Improvement
Strong learning skills and positive work habits are often and indicator of future success in school, at home, and in life in general. Learning skills and work habits will look different in individuals as they grow and mature. I work with my students to develop the criteria used to assess learning skills and work habits by stating out Learning Goals and our Success Criteria during our lessons together.