3+-+Collaborating

=** Collaborating **= Collaborating is the process through which learners validate and negotiate ideas and reach a deeper understanding and a global perspective. Learners are empowered through digital media and environments and through active participation in creating and sharing knowledge.

__ From Trans Skills __ // Thinking Skills //

**Dialectical thought:** I can think about different points of view at the same time. I can understand the different points of view. I can make arguments for the different perspectives based on my knowledge about each point of view. I know that people can have their own perspectives. **Evaluation:** I can use criteria to make decisions about work, behaviour, attitudes, knowledge or action.

**Synthesis:** I can take information from different places and put it together. I can combine ideas and knowledge to answer questions.

__// Social Skills //__ **Accepting responsibility:** I complete a task that I have started. I do my part. I take on and share responsibility. **Respecting others:** I am a caring listener. I make fair decisions. I know that other people may have different ideas, opinions and perspectives. I am careful not to hurt other peoples’ feelings when I express my opinions. **Cooperating:** I work well in groups. I am polite and kind to the other members of the group. I share with others and I take turns. **Resolving conflict:** I listen to others. I talk about the problem and come to an agreement about the solution. I am fair. I act calmly and appropriately. **Group decision making:** I listen to others, discuss ideas and ask questions. I work towards a group agreement. **Adopting a variety of group roles:** Sometimes I lead a group. Sometime I follow somebody else’s lead. I know how to act when I lead and when I follow.