1. NVSD and the Core Competencies
February

2. Core Competency information on the HUB
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

3. Summative Self-Assessment Examples

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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

14. Nurture It - Planning