ATL: Self Management

Reflection

Do I?
Develop new skills, techniques and
strategies for effective
learning
Identify strengths and weaknesses
of personal learning strategies
Demonstrate flexibility in the
selection & use of learning
strategies
Try new approaches to learning &
evaluate their effectiveness
Consider content (What did I learn
about today?)
Consider ATL skills development
(What will I work on next?)
Consider personal learning
strategies (How efficiently &
effectively am I learning?)
Consider ethical, cultural, and
environmental implications
Keep a journal to record
reflections
ATL: Self Management
Organization Skills

Do I?
Plan short & long term assignments;
meet deadlines
Create plans to prepare for
summative assessments
Keep and use a weekly planner for
assignments
Set goals that are challenging and
realistic
Plan strategies and take action to
achieve personal & academic
goals
Bring necessary equipment and
supplies to class
Keep an organized & logical system
of information files/notebooks
Use appropriate strategies for
organizing complex information
Understand and use sensory
learning preferences
Select and use technology
effectively and productively
 ATL: Self Management
Affective Skills

Do I?
Mindfulness
Practice focus and concentration
Practice strategies to develop mental quiet
Practice Strategies to overcome distractions
Perseverance
Demonstrate persistence and perseverance
Practice delaying gratification
Emotional Management
Practice strategies to overcome
impulsiveness and anger
Practice strategies to prevent and eliminate
bullying
Practice strategies to reduce anxiety
Practice being aware of body-mind
connections
Self-Motivation
Practice analyzing & attributing causes for
failure
Practice managing self-talk
Practice positive thinking
Resilience
Practice “bouncing back” after adversity,
mistakes, and failure
Practice “failing well”
Practice dealing with disappointment and
unmet expectations
Practice dealing with change
ATL: Communication
Interaction

Do I?
Give & receive meaningful feedback
Use intercultural understanding to
interpret communication
Use a variety of speaking techniques
to communicate with a variety of
audiences
Use appropriate forms of writing for
different purposes & audiences
Use a variety of media to
communicate with a range of
audiences
Interpret & use effectively modes of
non-verbal communication
Negotiate ideas & knowledge with
peers and teachers
Participate in, and contribute to,
digital social media networks
Collaborate with peers & experts using
a variety of digital environments &
media
Share ideas with multiple audiences
using a variety of digital
environments and media
ATL: Communication
Language

Do I?
Read critically and for comprehension
Read a variety of sources for information
and for pleasure
Make inferences and draw conclusions
Use & interpret a range of discipline-specific
terms and symbols
Write for different purposes
Understand and use mathematical notation
Paraphrase accurately & concisely
Preview & skim texts to build understanding
Take effective notes in class
Make effective summary notes for studying
Use a variety of organizers for academic
writing tasks
Find information for disciplinary &
interdisciplinary inquiries, using a
variety of media
Organize & depict information logically
Structure information in summaries, essays
and reports
Understand & implement intellectual
property
Create references and citations, use
footnotes/endnotes & construct a
bibliography according to recognized
conventions
Identify primary and secondary sources
ATL: Research
Information Literacy
Do I?
Collect, record, and verify data
Access information to be informed
and inform others
Make connections between various
sources of information
Understand the benefits & limitations
of personal sensory learning
preferences when accessing,
processing, & recalling information
Use memory techniques to develop
long term memory
Present information in a variety of
formats & platforms
Collect & analyze data to identify
solutions and/or make informed
decisions
Process data & report results
Evaluate & select information sources
and digital tools based on their
appropriateness to specific tasks
Understand & use technology systems
Use critical literacy skills to analyze
and interpret media
ATL:Media
Research
Literacy

Do I?
Locate, organize, analyze, evaluate,
synthesize and ethically use
information from a variety of
sources and media
Demonstrate awareness of media
interpretations of events and ideas
Make informed choices about
personal viewing experiences
Understand the impact of media
representations and modes of
presentation
Seek a range of perspectives from
multiple and varied sources
Communicate information and ideas
effectively to multiple audiences
using a variety of media and
formats
Compare, contrast, and draw
connections among (multi) media
resources
 ATL: Social
Do I?
Listen actively to other
perspectives and ideas
Encourage others to contribute
Give and receive meaningful
feedback
Make fair and equitable decisions
Delegate and share responsibility
for decision-making
Take responsibility for decision
making
Practice empathy
Help others to succeed
Manage and resolve conflict and
work collaboratively
Build consensus
Negotiate effectively
Exercise leadership and take on a
variety of roles within a group
Use social media networks
appropriately to build and
develop relationships
 ATL: Thinking
Critical Thinking
Do I?
Practice observing carefully in order to
recognize problems
Gather and organize relevant information to
formulate an argument
Recognize unstated assumptions and bias
Interpret data
Evaluate evidence and arguments
Recognize and evaluate propositions
Draw reasonable conclusions and
generalizations
Test generalizations and conclusions
Revise understanding based on new information
and evidence
<Evaluate and manage risk>
Formulate factual, topical, conceptual and
debatable questions
Consider ideas from multiple perspectives
Develop contrary or opposing arguments
Analyse complex concepts and projects into
their constituent parts and synthesize them
to create new understanding
Propose and evaluate a variety of solutions
Identify obstacles and challenges
Use models and simulations to explore complex
systems and issues
Identify trends and forecast possibilities
Troubleshoot systems and applications
 ATL: Thinking
Creativity & Innovation
Do I?
Use brainstorming and mind mapping
to generate new ideas and inquiries
Consider multiple alternatives,
including those that might be
unlikely or impossible
Create novel solutions to complex
problems
Use lateral thinking to make
unexpected connections
Design improvements to existing
machines, media and technologies
Design new machines, media and
technologies
Make guesses and generate testable
hypotheses
Apply existing knowledge to generate
new ideas, products or processes
Create original works and ideas
Practice flexible thinking – arguing
both sides of an argument
Use visible thinking strategies and
techniques
Propose metaphors and analogies
 ATL:Transfer
Thinking
Skills
Do I?
Utilize effective learning
strategies in subject groups
and disciplines
Apply skills and knowledge in
unfamiliar situations
Inquire in different contexts to
gain a different perspective
Compare conceptual
understanding across multiple
subject groups and disciplines
Make connections between
subject groups and disciplines
Combine knowledge,
understanding and skills to
create products or solutions
Transfer current knowledge to
learning of new technologies
Change the context of an inquiry
to gain different perspectives