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5 Essential Elements
Concepts
– What do we want students to understand?
The
concepts are powerful ideas that have relevance within the subject areas but
also transcend them and that students must explore and re-explore in order to
develop a coherent, in depth understanding. These eight concepts include:
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Form
– What is it like?
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Function
– How does it work?
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Causation
– Why is it like it is?
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Change
– How is it changing?
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Connection
– How is it connected to other things?
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Perspective
– What are the points of view?
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Responsibility
– What is our responsibility?
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Reflection
– How do we know?
Knowledge
– What do we want the students to know about?
The
knowledge component is represented in the Transdisciplinary
Themes that constitute the Program of Inquiry. This is significant, relevant
content that we wish the students to explore and know about, taking into
consideration their prior experiences and understandings.
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Who
we are
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Where
we are in place and time
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How
we express ourselves
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How
the world works
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How
we organize ourselves
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Sharing
the planet
Skills
– What do we want students to be able to do?
There
are five sets of skills that students need to demonstrate to succeed in a
changing and challenging world.
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Thinking
Skills
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Communication
Skills
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Social
Skills
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Research
Skills
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Self-Management
Skills
Attitudes
– What do we want students to value?
These
are dispositions that are expressions of fundamental values, beliefs and
feelings about learning, the environment and people.
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Tolerance
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Respect
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Integrity
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Independence
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Enthusiasm
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Empathy
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Curiosity
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Creativity
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Co-operation
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Confidence
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Commitment
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Appreciation
Action
– How we want students to act?
We
believe that action is a demonstration of deeper learning in responsible
behavior through responsible action.
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