Communication

I Communication skills - Exchanging thoughts, messages and information effectively through interaction

Inquiry focus: How can students communicate through interaction?

  1. Give and receive meaningful feedback

  2. Use intercultural understanding to interpret communication

  3. Use a variety of speaking techniques to communicate with a variety of audiences

  4. Use appropriate forms of writing for different purposes and audiences

  5. Use a variety of media to communicate with a range of audiences

  6. Interpret and use effectively modes of non-verbal communication

  7. Negotiate ideas and knowledge with peers and teachers Participate in, and contribute to, digital social media networks

  8. Collaborate with peers and experts using a variety of digital environments and media

  9. Share ideas with multiple audiences using a variety of digital environments and media

How can students demonstrate communication through language?

Reading, writing and using language to gather and communicate information

  1. Read critically and for comprehension

  2. Read a variety of sources for information and for pleasure

  3. Make inferences and draw conclusions

  4. Use and interpret a range of discipline-specific terms and symbols

  5. Write and for different purposes

  6. Understand and use mathematical notation

  7. Paraphrase accurately and concisely

  8. Preview and skim texts to build understanding

  9. Take effective notes in class

  10. Make effective summary notes for studying

  11. Use a variety of organizers for academic writing tasks

  12. Find information for disciplinary and interdisciplinary inquiries, using a variety of media

  13. Organize and depict information logically

  14. Structure information in summaries, essays and reports

  15. Understand and implement intellectual property

  16. Create references and citations, use footnotes/endnotes and construct a bibliography according to recognized conventions

  17. Identify primary and secondary sources