Schedule & Campus Map

Session 1: The role of the school’s guiding statements in students learning.

• How to make sense of the school's guiding statements: mission, vision, and values (SWAG, ESLRs, SLRs, Learner Profile, Profile of Graduate, etc).
• Why do they make a difference to students’ success?
• Reflecting on current practice and connecting the learning to school context.

Session 2: Key skills and dispositions that students need for their future.

• What does research say about the key skills & dispositions for future success? What matters?
• How to unpack these skills and dispositions to teachable components.
• Practical applications.
• How do we integrate this in student learning experience?

Session 3: Examples of key skills and how to integrate them: Creativity & innovation.

• Creativity: what it means, what does research say about teaching it, and why is it important?
• Possible indicators for defining and teaching creativity.
• Practical applications and resources.
• How do we integrate creativity in student learning experience?

Session 4: Examples of key skills and how to integrate them: Critical thinking.

• Critical thinking : what it means, what does research say about teaching it and why is it important?
• Possible indicators for defining and teaching critical thinking skills.
• Practical applications and resources.
• How do we integrate these skills in student learning experience?

Session 5: Examples of key skills & dispositions and how to integrate them: Global citizenship & Learning Habits.

• What do they mean, what does research say about teaching them, and why they are important?
• Possible indicators for defining and teaching these skills and dispositions.
• Practical applications and resources.
• How do we integrate these skills and dispositions in student learning experience?

Session 6: Mapping the key skills and dispositions across the grades and disciplines.

• Primary and secondary stakeholders.
• A range of approaches to mapping across the curriculum.
• How best to connect the big picture and the details and track progress over time.
• What to look for when planning and teaching.

Session 7: Assessment continuum

• When is the assessment of these skills and competencies most meaningful?
• How to assess and use the assessment results.
• A school-wide approach and final thoughts.

Reflection, Surveys, and Certificates