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Learning Principles 

Domain 1 Think and Learn Domain 3 Social-Emotional Learning
Principle 1 Contextualized learning should be framed in terms of core concepts, skills and transferable ideas. Principle 13 Interpersonal relationships and communication are critical to both the teaching and learning process as well as the social and emotional development of students.
Principle 2 Learners find the purpose in their learning and can relate it to real life situations. Principle 14 Social and emotional well-being influence educational performance, learning and development of learners.
Principle 3 Prior knowledge should be stimulated as it assists learners in constructing meaning as they learn.    
Principle 4 Clear, well-understood goals and timely feedback are vital to learners’ learning and academic growth. Domain 4 Classroom Management
Principle 5 Learning should foster well-rounded and proactive learners with a sense of agency, who take ownership of their own learning. Principle 15 To provide the optimal environment for learners to excel, essential agreements, coupled with effective classroom instruction and based on principles of behavior that represent a social curriculum are required.
Principle 6 Fostering creativity and innovation in learners, in addition to problem-solving skills are all key in the learning process. Principle 16 Structure and support are the basis of successful classroom management and developing an effective learning climate.
Principle 7 Reasoning, analysis, synthesis and metacognition should be applied to deepen the learning process.    
Principle 8 Differentiated learning should be applied to address learners’ various learning styles. Domain 5 Assessment
Principle 9 Learning and language are intertwined. Principle 17 Formative and summative assessments are both important and useful but require different approaches and interpretations
    Principle 18 Guiding and developing learners’ learning process is done through varied formative and summative assessments.
Domain 2 Motivation Principle 19 Learners’ skills, knowledge and abilities are measured with assessment processes that are criterion-based, standardized and fairly applied.
Principle 10 When learners are fundamentally motivated, they enjoy the learning process and perform better. Principle 20 Learners’ achievement is developed using assessment data to inform decisions and create remedial action plans.
Principle 11 Resilience in the face of challenging tasks and learning to process information more intricately to overcome the challenges students face should be a key goal.    
Principle 12 Motivation to learn, the process and their learning outcomes are all affected by the teachers’ expectations of the learners.    

High-Quality Teaching & Learning

• High-quality education is one that provides learners with conceptual understanding,  knowledge, skills and attitudes to promote life-long learning, maximize each learner’s potential and empower them to take ownership of their own learning in an inclusive environment.

• Our practices are based on twenty learning principles drawn from current research in psychology.