At I.S.M.
We have things called…
T-R-A-N-S-D-I-S-C-I-P-L-I-N-A-R-Y
SKILLS
That’s right!
Transdisciplinary
Skills!
What are
Transdisciplinary
Skills, you ask?
Skills
are things that you
learn to do well and
that will help you
get a job done.
Transdisciplinary
means that
you can use the skills in
almost anything you do
at school
and
even outside of school
Balancing on top of a
ball is a skill,
but
is it a skill that you can
use most of the time?
Playing the violin
is a skill,
but is it a skill that you can
use most of the time?
Let’s think of some skills that we can use most
of the time,
whether we are in
Math,
Art,
P.E.
or
language classes,
Or even when
we aren’t at
school.
One of those skills is:
Communication
Communicating
means
Sharing your answers
&
ideas through
Reading
Writing
Listening
Speaking
Another one of those skills is:
Critical Thinking
&
Problem Solving
Critical Thinking & Problem
Solving
means
how you tackle problems
if some of your learning is hard to figure out.
You can do this by:
asking questions,
listening to others
and
being creative
with ideas that could help solve your problems
Another is:
Connection
&
Collaboration
Connection
&
Collaboration
means:
Being cooperative with a group or partner,
Discussing ideas,
Respecting the ideas of others
and
Making decisions together
How about:
Personal Management
&
Reflection
Personal Management
&
Reflection
means:
setting goals
working towards goals
reflecting on goals
being organized
and
trying to improve
And the last one is:
Research
Research
means
Figuring out what your question or problem is,
Searching for information
Reading and understanding the information
and sharing it with others
So, ask yourself:
“How good am I
at
reading, writing, listening and
speaking?”
and
“How could I get
better at
communicating?
“How good am I
asking questions,
listening to others
and
being creative
at
solving my problems?”
and
“How could I get better
at
critical thinking
&
problem solving?
“How good am I
at
cooperating with a group or
partner,
discussing ideas,
and
making decisions together?”
and
“How could I get better
at
connecting
&
collaborating?
“How good am I
at
working on goals,
staying organized,
reflecting on my progress
and
trying to improve?”
and
“How could I get better
at
personal management
and
reflection?
“How good am I
at
searching for information
reading and understanding the
information
and
sharing it with others?”
and
“How could I get
better
at
research?
Now,
choose 2 of these
transdisciplinary
skills.
Write about
how you are doing on them
and
how you think
you need to improve.