The+Key+Competencies

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What could key competencies look like? Some indicators:

 * //Students are likely to//**
 * take an active role in decisions about the content, process, and assessment of learning
 * take an active role in learning
 * wait less, and learn more
 * be interested in their learning
 * feel empowered to make suggestions
 * ask questions of themselves, the teacher, and others
 * //The teacher is likely to//**
 * notice, recognise, and respond to learners - which may necessitate adapting plans in the teaching moment
 * give quality feedback and feed-forward that relate to the learning areas as well as the key competencies
 * alter and adapt plans in response to learners
 * revisit learning plans with students
 * show themselves as learners
 * do things they’ve never done before
 * //Content, topics or foci are likely to//**
 * be (or become) interesting to students
 * draw on authentic contexts – related to things that are happening in the local and global community
 * relate to students’ existing knowledge and experience
 * broaden students' competencies
 * //Resources are likely to//**
 * come from a range of sources - local, national, global
 * draw on diverse perspectives
 * include a range of media
 * be sourced not only by teachers, but also by students, parents, community members, and others
 * //Activities are likely to//**
 * take students into real, authentic contexts
 * be flexible and adaptable
 * be dynamic – activities that lead to and generate other activities unforeseen
 * be for both individuals and groups
 * be purposeful and worthwhile
 * be aligned to important outcomes
 * //The classroom culture is likely to//**
 * focus on learning
 * embrace flexibility
 * feel like a place where students have a say
 * encourage questions, contributions, suggestions, learning from mistakes and successes
 * enable risk taking
 * //Language is likely to//**
 * reflect curriculum and school values
 * invite students to initiate learning
 * call for students' suggestions
 * focus attention on content together with the language of the competencies - thinking / relating to others / using language symbols and texts / managing self / participating and contributing