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Progression of Skills
In AMDSB, the development of the skills of communication, critical thinking, collaboration, creativity and problem solving are aligned with the development of the foundational skills of literacy and numeracy and core subject areas. Well developed skills and competencies will support our students long-term success as global citizens.
Develop cross-panel, cross-discipline collaborative inquiry teams to create Deep Learning opportunities for students
All 7-12/9-12 schools had teacher development on examining authentic and relevant tasks, which is connected to the development of critical thinking or communication skills. In 2018-19, all AMDSB secondary schools, and a cross-panel, cross-disciplinary team consisting of several grade 7-12 Teachers, Principal and a Teaching and Learning coach collaborated to further their professional learning pertaining to their instructional and assessment practices to support students’ development of critical thinking and communication skills. One hundred and twenty-seven elementary and secondary teachers and administrators contributed to this networked, board-wide collaborative learning in 2018-2019. The focus of the collaborative inquiry centred around the co-creation of intentional learning goals and success criteria related to the specific skills found in all Ontario curriculums. Educators documented their professional learning journeys as they developed their pedagogical practices to develop authentic learning tasks that supported students’ skill development and leveraging of learning partnerships with community experts and other learners in contexts outside of their regular classroom.
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