This amazing program has gamified kindness! This is a game for people who want to: Changing the world! Help others! Have fun!

The Good Card is a real physical card made from recycled plastic which gives you access in The Good Cards app.

Scan the card with the mobile app (beta version) and you will be sent on a mission to do something good for someone else.

Do some good today!

You can get the app for this in the app store as well!

Leveled rubrics for 21st Century SECRET skills. Rubrics could be used with grades K to 2.
It should be noted that these rubrics will be much more meaningful if you have your class build their own in their own words, simply using these as a guideline.

This is a six week plan to introduce 21st century skills to younger students using the SECRET framework. Please note you will want to use the SECRET Posters and Book List also in the resource bank. (They are also attached here for ease.)

Leveled rubrics for 21st Century SECRET skills. Rubrics could be used with grades 2 to 5.
It should be noted that these rubrics will be much more meaningful if you have your class build their own in their own words, simply using these as a guideline.

This educator resource provides videos, book suggestions, toolkits and other resources for character education.

· Each student takes an item from the mystery bag
· Ask them to organize themselves into groups that they think fit together
· Then after a few minutes say there are 8 groups
· Set out 8 # cards with the title and see what groups you can make now
· Each person briefly describes why they choose that group & then results are graphed.

Sometimes it's our own kids, and other times it's other people's kids that send us into the restroom crying. Either way it's no fun and can begin to weigh us down to a slow drudge on our morning commute into work. Take a minute to absorb this free eBook and "Stop Crying in the Restroom [it ain't that deep]."

This is a generic lesson that can be done for any character trait - or any content area.
Writing hashtags engage the students and highlight what is important to remember.

Ignition – Digital Literacy & Responsibility™ combines the power of cutting-edge instructional design, new media, and simulations to educate teens and empower them with the skill set to leverage technology safely and effectively. The four-hour curriculum, designed for students in grades 6 – 9—informs students about how technology works and provides an introduction to STEM careers. In addition to the modules, students apply their learning in virtual environments, demonstrating their mastery of issues such as privacy, security, cyberbullying, conducting online research, digital relationships, and the viral nature of the web.

Grades 6 to 9

This Course Covers
Digital Footprint
Internet Safety
Cyberbullying
Conducting Online Research
Digital Time Management
STEM Careers

My action plan is currently focusing on including questions for deeper understanding (Blooms Taxonomy) in both Science and ELA 8. I wanted to also focus on using the 6 Thinking Hats of Debono alongside Blooms Taxonomy question in ELA to guide but not direct discussion on specific topics (Black Negative, Yellow Positive, Blue control, etc.) as well as integrating basic technology into PE games (Heart rate monitors, mileage/stepper counters during activity to measure distance covered, etc.) with a focus on eventually using more in depth tech in PE (QR codes, etc.)

"I’ve listed 100+ PBL ideas below to help get you started on the project-based learning journey. The ideas below that are hyperlinked will send you to the project that is already developed. Those that are not yet hyperlinked are some of our ideas for future projects. I can’t wait to share them out when they are finished. In the meantime, use them to get inspired and give you some ideas to start PBL with your students."

Project ideas are organized by Education Level, and the High School ideas are further organized by subject.

This is an example of how students can display their learner profile. This flip book should have each page copied on a different colour and will need to be double-sided and cut.
There are many other items you can include in a learner profile, but this example includes: learning style, multiple intelligences, learning preferences, and a SECRET 21st century skills checklist.

The following template uses a social media "Facebook" format for students to display their learning style, multiple intelligences, learning preferences, goals, interests and hobbies.
The template can be edited to fit your grade or to add the content you'd like to include.

This learner profile includes learning style, MI, subject and learning preferences, goal setting and working preferences. These are just some of the things you may wish to include in a learner profile. This document is editable to make it work for you and your students.

Developing Critical Thinking, Collaboration, Computer and Digital Technologies.

During the 2013-2014 school year, teachers in the Sun West School Division accessed
four half days of professional development in their own schools to create awareness of
the 21st century competencies in order to prepare our learners for an ever-changing
future.

In each school, Learning Coaches will facilitate the days, working with teachers to
explore the seven competencies and to assist educators in implementing critical
thinking and collaboration strategies into classrooms.

The days are intended to provide engaging, hands-on, authentic learning experiences
that allow each teacher to “start where they are”. The half day workshops have been
designed to bring teachers together, both face-to-face and virtually, to learn with and
from each other. As a community of educators, we will work collectively to shift
teaching practices to reflect 21st century models of education.

This is not “one-size fits all” professional development. Instead, these days will provide a
flexible learning environment where teachers will be able to explore aspects of critical
thinking and collaboration that has meaning for them and their classrooms.

SMART Goal: By June 2014, Sun West School Division teaching staff will:

1. Demonstrate personal growth in the understanding of critical thinking and collaboration.

2. Apply understandings of the competencies (critical thinking and collaboration) to reflect
21st century models of learning.

3. Use technology tools purposefully for teaching and learning.

4. Demonstrate a positive impact on student learning in the classroom.

5. Share publishable artifact(s).

So, let me ask you the question: How often do we let students “work the problem” in our schools and classrooms?

Do we give students a chance to figure it out on their own or in a small group? Do we challenge them to solve a challenge in a fixed amount of time? Do we let them struggle and fail to the point where they have to work the problem and find a solution?

With PL - Now every student was “working their own problem” and stumbling, struggling, and fighting to find a solution of how to learn, make, create, and launch an idea out into the world.

“The Martian” is a great example of working the problem. He has to use a multitude of 21st Century Skills, along with his team, and the people back on Earth to work together to survive and get him home.