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Self Reflection of Learning Skills

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Student self reflection of learning skills under 'character' on Sunwest 21CC rubric. Students will use the inventory to self assess their skills in: - time management - self regulation - organization - study skills & test anxiety Assessment can be used to guide goal setting and explicit teaching of skills.

Material Type: Lesson, Teaching/Learning Strategy, Assessment

Author: Jill Drews

The Grit Scale

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The Grit Scale was developed by Angela Duckworth, a professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania The Grit Scale is used to identify traits that might predict success. The complete test and more information is available in Angela Duckworth's book: “Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance."

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Assessment

Author: Angela Duckworth

Self-Management or Self-Regulation Bell Task Activity SECRET

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This activity makes students aware of how well they are self-managing or regulating. It ASKS : "Today when you are working, there will be a clock or timer on the SMARTBoard. At random intervals, you will hear a beep or a bell. When you hear the sound, reflect on your behaviour. Are you self-managing?" Students complete the chart attached to measure their growth and ability to self-manage or regulate.

Material Type: Assessment

Author: Melissa Lander

EAL Reading Rubrics: Grades 9-12

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Pilot Stage This working document is in pilot stage during the 2015-2016 school year. It is anticipated that the final document will be released in September 2016. Proprietary Notice This document contains information that is proprietary to the Province of Saskatchewan. Any reproduction, disclosure, or other use of this document is expressly prohibited, except as authorized in writing by the provincial Ministry of Education. No part of the content of this document may be reproduced in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of the province.

Material Type: Primary Source

Author: Sun West School Division

Using the Common Framework of Reference (CFR) with EAL Learners

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"The Common Framework of Reference (CFR) is a criterion-referenced performance scale that supports educators as they work with a growing demographic of learners that require English as an Additional Language (EAL) supports. In order to ensure that such learners attain high levels of achievement across the Saskatchewan curriculum, the use of reference scales and corresponding resources is valuable to teacher planning and development of: effective strategies to support English language learners; consistent approaches to instruction and assessment based on language needs; and, ongoing monitoring of student progress over time. The Common Framework of Reference (CFR) is a well-established language framework that identifies ways in which learners at various levels of proficiency use language to perform meaningful, authentic tasks. The descriptors within the CFR identify observable behaviours that can be structured to support the attainment of provincial curriculum outcomes for EAL learners." (p.1) The following document is from the Government of Saskatchewan and it addresses elementary, middle and secondary learners.

Material Type: Primary Source, Reading

Author: Melissa Lander

EAL Writing Rubrics and Student Exemplars: Grades 9-12

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Adoption of the Common Framework of Reference (CFR) as a language reference tool has facilitated ministry collaboration with school divisions on approaches that promote greater consistency with planning, instruction, and assessment of learners with English as an Additional Language (EAL) needs. The CFR is an international, skill-based language framework that focuses on language use to perform meaningful tasks in authentic contexts. For school-aged children with EAL needs, an authentic context is the school and meaningful tasks are associated with learning outcomes. For children learning English, the CFR outlines success through a continuum of observable behaviours and descriptors of language progress that are applicable to the context of schooling.

Material Type: Primary Source

Author: Sun West School Division

Grades 4, 7, and 9 English Writing Exemplars

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The following resource from The SK Ministry of Education provides samples of grades 4, 7, and 9 student writing are now available. Sample student writing as well as other materials related to the ESSP outcome that “by June 30, 2020, 80 per cent of student will be at or above grade level in writing” can be found here: Grades 4, 7, and 9 Student Writing Samples.

Material Type: Primary Source

Authors: Vanessa Lewis, Melissa Lander, Shari Martin

Effective Interventions for Struggling Readers

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This guide covers the age range 6 years to 18 years. It also encompasses all students with reading difficulties, including those who have specific learning difficulties (dyslexia) as well as those who have made generally poor progress in reading and may or may not have additional general learning difficulties. Information here can be applied to students from disadvantaged backgrounds, minority groups and to students with reading difficulties for whom English is not a first language. While the full range of literacy involves more than just reading, the focus here is particularly on reading skills: the ability to decode and understand text.

Material Type: Primary Source