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Transferable Skills Reflection

These seven skills are the spine of the Ontario curriculum — what students carry out of your room into every subject and every year after. This isn't a grade on your class. It's an honest read on how visibly you built these in this year, and a chance to decide what next year should feel like — while it's still fresh. Tap through it; nothing here needs writing.

Part 1

This year, skill by skill

For each item, tap 1–4. 1 = rarely got to it; 4 = woven through your program.

Critical Thinking & Problem Solving

Students question, weigh evidence, and work through problems without one obvious answer.

Students located, processed, and analysed information to make decisions (inquiry)

Students worked through complex, real-life problems step by step

Students noticed patterns and transferred learning to new situations

Students connected learning across school, home, and community

Students analysed how social, economic, and ecological systems interrelate

Innovation, Creativity & Entrepreneurship

Students generate original ideas, take sensible risks, and turn thinking into something they make.

Students asked insightful questions and generated novel ideas

Students improved concepts or products through a creative process

Students tested ideas, experimented, and made discoveries through inquiry

Students showed initiative, leadership, and an ethical entrepreneurial spirit

Self-Directed Learning

Students set goals, manage themselves, and keep going when work gets hard.

Students reflected on their own thinking with a growth mindset (metacognition)

Students set goals, stayed motivated, and worked independently

Students monitored their progress and responded to feedback

Students persevered through challenges and adapted to change

Students managed themselves and their own well-being

Collaboration

Students share the load, navigate disagreement, and build on each other's thinking.

Students built trust and worked cooperatively, with integrity

Students learned from others and contributed to others' learning

Students took on roles and respected diverse perspectives

Students addressed disagreement and managed conflict constructively

Students worked across different groups and communities

Communication

Students say what they mean clearly, for a real purpose and audience, in more than one form.

Students communicated orally and in writing across a variety of media

Students used digital tools and built a positive digital footprint

Students asked effective questions, listened, and voiced their own ideas

Students showed an understanding of the cultural importance of language

Global Citizenship & Sustainability

Students see how their choices connect to other people and the wider world.

Students understood diverse worldviews and perspectives

Students weighed ethical choices on real issues

Students saw how political, environmental, social, and economic issues connect

Students turned awareness into responsible action

Digital Literacy

Students use digital tools thoughtfully, judge what they find, and act responsibly online.

Students used digital tools effectively for their learning

Students evaluated the reliability of what they found online

Students acted responsibly and safely online (digital citizenship)

Students thought critically about AI and media

Part 2

Looking back

Which skills showed up most naturally in your room this year? (pick up to 2)

Which were hardest to make visible, even when you wanted to? (pick up to 2)

What got in the way most this year? (pick any)

Part 3

Looking forward

The half that matters most. Pick one skill to deliberately build in from week one next year — then say what would make it real for you.

Which one skill do you most want to build in deliberately, from week one? (pick 1)

What would make that real in your classroom? (pick any)

What kind of support would actually help you do it? (pick any)

Last step

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