Character

Inside this collection (which is pillar 2 of PeBL in Sun West): Character looks at those soft skills that are not taught inside a curriculum always.  Inside you will find lessons and activities around Character Day, Self-Regulation, Grit or Growth Mindset.  This relates to 21st century skills/7 Cs/SECRET skills as well. 

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14 Tips to Doing Rewrites, Redos, and Reassessments the Right Way
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In Rick Wormeli’s article Redos and Retakes Done Right, he states “allowing students to redo assignments and assessments is the best way to prepare them for adult life.”
According to Wormeli, many teachers feel that denying students opportunities to show their full potential after providing substantial results builds ‘moral fibre’. These teachers have the mindset that there should be rigid deadlines for assignments and that marks should be taken off for late submissions, and even give zeroes in some situations. Wormeli counters by claiming that “these practices have the opposite effect: They retard student achievement and maturation.”
In Kenaston School, specifically in math and the senior sciences, students have the opportunity to redo assessments in 2011-2012. Teachers have taken Wormeli’s guidelines into consideration, applying some of his recommendations. Kenaston teachers advise that by incorporating Wormeli’s ideas into practice, teachers can make redos fair for both the student and teacher.

Subject:
Education
Material Type:
Assessment
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Author:
Sun West School Division
Date Added:
10/04/2018
1. Learner Profiles - Open Me First!
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The following document contains everything you need to get started with Learner Profiles.  Suggested inventories and resoures are included by grade grouping. Section 1 - Getting Started...Read This First (really...read this first!);Secton 2 - Kindergarten to Grade 2 Resources;Section 3 - Grade 3 to 5 Resources;Section 4 - Grade 6 to 9 Resources;Section 5 - Grade 10 to 12 Resources;Section 6 - How to Build a Learner Profile;Section 7 - Now What?

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Education
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Author:
Melissa Lander
Date Added:
08/31/2020
21C Project – Science Inquiry
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Students worked in collaborative learning groups to ask questions and research on the above outcomes. Next, students had to build their own musical instrument and manipulate its sound in a presentation format of their choice, to show their learning.

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Science
Material Type:
Homework/Assignment
Author:
Sun West School Division
Date Added:
09/20/2018
21st Century Skills (FASA) 7 C  Rubric Exemplars Grades 6 to 9
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Sun West 21st Century 7 C Rubric Exemplars for Grades 6 to 9 for:
character, collaboration, communication, creativity, critical thinking, computer and digital technologies, and cultural and ethical citizenship.

Subject:
Education
Material Type:
Assessment
Author:
Courtney McDonald
Kelli Boklaschuk
Vanessa Lewis
Melissa Lander
Rebekka Burton
Stephen Hadden
Jennifer Loken
Date Added:
02/25/2020
21st Century Skills (FASA) 7 C Rubric Exemplars for Grades 10 to 12
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Sun West 21st Century Skills 7 C Rubric Exemplars for Grades 10 to 12 for character, collaboration, communication, creativity, critical thinking, computer and digital technologies, and cultural and ethical citizenship.

Subject:
Education
Material Type:
Assessment
Author:
Courtney McDonald
Kelli Boklaschuk
Vanessa Lewis
Melissa Lander
Rebekka Burton
Stephen Hadden
Jennifer Loken
Date Added:
02/25/2020
21st Century Skills (FASA) 7 C Rubric Exemplars for Kindergarten to Grade 5
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Sun West 21st Century Skills 7 C Rubric Exemplars for Kindergarten to Grade 5 for character, collaboration, creativity, communication, critical thinking , computer and digital technologies, and cultural and ethical citizenship.

Subject:
Education
Material Type:
Assessment
Author:
Courtney McDonald
Kelli Boklaschuk
Vanessa Lewis
Melissa Lander
Rebekka Burton
Stephen Hadden
Jennifer Loken
Date Added:
03/02/2020
220 Writing Prompts for Kids to Spark Student Creativity
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Writing prompts for kids help students:
- Express themselves and their creativity
- Grasp lifelong literacy skills and concepts
- Tell their own stories and build self-confidence
- Develop a growth mindset when it comes to their writing skills
- Writing is like a muscle — it takes practice to build up skills. Luckily, we put together a list of over 200 writing prompts to help your students get started.

Contents include:
- Creative writing prompts
- Fun writing prompts
- Persuasive writing prompts
- Social emotional learning journal prompts
- Math writing prompts

Subject:
English Language Arts
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Activity/Lab
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Author:
Maria Kampen
Prodigy
Date Added:
03/23/2021
30 Useful Digital Citizenship Resources for Growing Digital Citizens from the Wabisabi Blog
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Author: Lee Watanabe-Crockett

This is a phenomenal gathering of web sites that include resources to teach:

Digital footprints
Citing Sources
Detecting Plagarism
Personal Responsibility
Global & Cultural Awareness
Safe Web Searching

Subject:
Education
English Language Arts
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Homework/Assignment
Lesson
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Reading
Author:
Melissa Lander
Date Added:
09/12/2018
5 ways to build school culture with your interactive display
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Culture is crucial. Teachers want to build it in the classroom. School administrators want to build it in their schools. How do we build relationships with students, set standards, and make school a place where students want to be?

The classroom is a good place to start. This video shares 5 ways to build school culture with your interactive display.

Samsung has a fantastic interactive display called the Samsung Interactive Pro. This is the tool being used in the video, but the same strategies can be used with any interactive display device.

Here are the 5 ways to build school culture with your interactive display:
#1 - Classroom Rules and Norms Brainstorming Session
#2 - Get to Know You Unboxing Video Activity
#3 - Create a Digital Appreciation Board
#4 - Create a Class Banner or Quilt
#5 - Do a Digital "What Do You Remember" Activity

Subject:
Educational Technology
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Lesson
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Author:
Ditch That Textbook
Matt Miller
Date Added:
09/27/2022
9 Common Mind Viruses: The negative thoughts students think and how teachers can cure them
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Help Your Students Upload Some New Beliefs.
A visual tool for eradicating "mind viruses" once and for all.

A mind virus is like a piece of software we download into our brains, and bad software or viruses can corrupt our entire system in the form of negative thinking. It?s possible, however, to upload new software that serves us better. We?ve created an infographic poster to help you do that?we call it 9 Common Mind Viruses.
It features some of the most common negative thoughts students can have, and how you can help get past them. These are all about fostering student inspiration in the toughest of times. This is the medicine to fight the mind virus off once and for all.

Use ?the medicine? prescribed to get students to look at the statement from a different angle and help them turn it around into something positive.

Material Type:
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Provider:
Global Digital Citizen Foundation
Date Added:
08/15/2018
Adulting 101 Course - From H.O.P.E
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Often, we are not informed in school on how to navigate the world in regards to things like finances, accessing health care, dating, relationships, balancing work and play, partying and staying safe, managing day-to-day stress, and entering into the workforce. This course will provide an opportunity for students to discuss these topics with each other and the facilitator. Together, we will learn how to navigate the tricky and often overwhelming world of adulthood.

This course examines:
• Life Skill development for adulthood
• Basic understanding of personal finance
• Basic understanding of healthy relationship development
• Entering the workforce
• Enjoying recreational time safely
• Stress management

Session 1 – What Does Adulting Mean?
Session 2 – Money
Session 3 – Healthy Relationships
Session 4 – Taking Care of Yourself

*Sessions are offered live at set times. Visit the link to see the schedule.

This course is provided by H.O.P.E (Helping Others thru Peer Education)

Subject:
Financial Literacy
21st Century Competencies
Mental Wellness
Material Type:
Unit of Study
Author:
H.O.P.E.
Date Added:
05/23/2023