Core Competency Reflection

Personal Awareness & Responsibility

Strength
 I can express my needs and seek help when needed. I have always been quite good at
advocating for myself in my classes by asking for help or clarification if I need it.

 I use a variety of strategies to manage my personal well-being. When I am having a

difficult day regarding my mental health, I use multiple coping strategies to get me back
in a better mindset. Strategies I use include the 54321 grounding exercise, taking deep
breaths, listening to music and others.. I also communicate with my teachers if I am
having a bad mental health day, so they know I am not slacking for no reason.

Weakness
 I understand learning takes patience and time. I do understand that fact, but I still do
have difficulty giving myself grace when I am not getting something right away or if I
can't work as fast as my peers. I am trying to learn that I will get it or get it done
eventually and that everyone works at different speeds.

Social Responsibility
Strength
 I can identify and appreciate different perspectives on issues and use and evaluate
strategies to resolve problems. With more perspective and people with different
experiences can help me learn more and be able to resolve problems that can benefit
multiple types of people.

 I have positive peer and intergenerational relationships. I have a great couple of long
time friendships and I get along with others easily.

Weakness
 None are weaknesses
Critical Thinking
Strength
 I can explore and create new ways to represent my learning around a variety of
problems, events, issues, and needs. I use my critical and creative thinking to find the
best way for me to show my work and being adaptable if I need change plans when
problems occur.

 I can ask good quality questions, gather relevant information, and come up with
well-developed conclusions. I ask questions that are beneficial and relevant to what we
are learning to improve my understanding of the topic so my work can be done to the best
of my ability.

Weakness
 I can analyze and critique my work and my learning. I have a difficult time analyzing
and critiquing my own work such as proof reading my work I tend in missing things like,
grammar, spelling and punctuation mistakes. I will continue to work on this so I can get
better.

Creative Thinking
Strength
 I can use the environment around me, including others, and my unconscious mind
to generate new ideas. If I need help thinking of ideas I look around me and mind
something interesting which helps me think of new and intriguing ideas.

 I can create new and unique ideas that may provide new perspectives that influence
how people think about topics. I can easily create different things with different types
of art or writing to put my on personal perspective that could influence others.

Weakness
 I can take my ideas, evaluate, develop, and refine them and make something
productive out of them. I can improve on this because I tend to get off task and also
procrastinate and not complete things that I have started.
Communication
Strength
 I can engage in deep and meaningfully to discussion and debate, consider different
perspectives, and build consensus. I contribute to class discussions by sharing my
opinion and ideas to all a different perspective to the conversation. I also listen
respectfully to others share even if I disagree with them.

 I can work with other students to plan, inquire, and solve problems. I am able to
work with well others to plan, ask the right questions and solve problems that may come
up. I do this by sharing my knowledge and listening to others suggestions and ideas.

Weakness
 I reflect on the processes of learning and share what I have learned. I have a
difficulty with reflecting and being able to share it. So I will be asking for help form
teachers and practicing it so I can improve.

Personal & Cultural Identity

Strength
 I understand what is important to me. By understanding what is important to me I can
share who I am and make my work my own. Also I am able to contribute to different
things by sharing what is important to my and possibly improving or expanding the
potential of the project.

 I know my strengths and what makes me unique. Knowing my strengths and

weaknesses it helps me know what I need to improve on and if I am able to help others
with what they need.

Weakness
 I don’t have one