NVSD and the Core Competencies February 23 2017

Core Competency information on the HUB http://nvsd44curriculumhub.ca/core-competencies/ Available: June self-assessment tools One pager info sheets for teachers How to teach self-assessment How to teach the Core Competencies Classroom posters – coming soon  PPT to share

Summative Self-Assessment Examples

June – What does it look like? Staff chose a Summative self-assessment tool All K-7 students complete a self-assessment (paper) on all three competencies’ growth over the year with evidence Evidence stapled to the Summative Self-assessment Core Competencies Photocopy completed self-assessment Put into the G4 file Student takes home a copy

Suggested Timeline Month Staff Students March Staff need to decide on Core Competencies Summative Assessment tool (June) Notice, and name the Core Competencies Integrate Core Competencies throughout the Curriculum Developing an awareness and understanding of the Core Competencies April Teaching to (nurture) and practicing (nurture) the Core Competencies and self-assessment Provide feedback to Kathleen Barter if you have ideas Practicing (nurture) the self-assessment of the Core Competencies

Suggested Timeline Month Staff Students May Providing opportunities for evidence collection Teaching to (nurture) and practicing (nurture) the Core Competencies and self-assessment Gathering evidence practicing (nurture) the Summative self-assessment of the Core Competencies June Photocopy Summative self-assessment - Put one copy in G4 - Send home a copy of Summative Self- assessment with evidence by end of June Completing Summative self-assessment

September What do you do with the Core Competencies self- assessment? COLLABORATE with your staff to DECIDE how you will use the self-assessment Core Competencies to START the year

Redesigned Curriculum Core Competencies Big Ideas (Understand) Curricular Competencies (Do) Content (Know)

Core Competencies A teacher’s job is not to assess the Core Competencies, it is to develop them within our students. They are: Strength based Student owned Teacher supported Embedded across the curriculum Communicated throughout the school

Integration of the Core Competencies Notice it Name it Nurture it Notice evidence of Core Competencies in student learning Name specific facets and profiles of the Core Competencies Nurture Core Competencies by moving forward along the continuum with instructional intention

Staff Starting Points for the Core Competencies develop awareness of the Core Competencies Watch ministry video Staff collectively develop question prompts for students to help surface the Core Competencies Collaborate and intentionally plan how you will teach and develop the Core Competencies with your students Notice it Name It Nurture It

Steps for effective student self assessment Students identify and evaluate their strengths, competencies and areas for growth 2. Students provide evidence and learning samples that highlight their strengths 3. Students set SMART goals (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Timely) 4. Students revise their work and track their own progress

Role of the Teacher The implementation of student self-assessment in the classroom does not ignore the role of the teacher. The very important role of the teacher involves: * sharing with students the success criteria for each assessment activity * ensuring that students understand the success criteria (“I can” statements for Core Competencies) * explicitly teaching students how to apply those criteria to their own work * providing students with feedback to help them improve * helping students to set learning targets to achieve that improvement

Nurture It - Planning