• The Context

  • Our school actively supports our professional learning and educator capacity building.*
  • Our school actively supports adopting The Future Anything Challenge and curriculum.*
  • The development of students’ capabilities is important to our school.*

  • Embedding Capability-Rich Learning

    Future Anything programs focus on critical transferable skills and six core capabilities: curiosity, creative thinking, critical thinking, communication, the ability to take action and agility.
  • I have a clear understanding of what these capabilities are and why they are important.*
  • I feel motivated and committed to embedding capability-rich learning in my classroom.*
  • I have the skills, tools and resources I need to embed capability-rich learning in my classroom.*
  • I feel confident to teach these capabilities across different contexts and subject areas.*

  • Agency

  • I am confident in my ability to teach my students take ownership of their learning, shaping what, how, and why they learn to reach their goals.*

  • Teaching Curiosity

    Curiosity is the drive to explore, ask questions, and seek new understanding about the world around us.
  • I am confident in my ability to teach my students what it looks like to be a curious thinker and doer.*
  • I am confident in my ability to teach my students to participate in discussions by asking questions.*
  • I am confident in my ability to teach my students to ask questions when they don’t understand something or feel stuck.*
  • I am confident in my ability to teach my students to challenge their own thinking by asking questions that uncover new perspectives or possibilities.*
  • I am confident in my ability to teach my students to be sensitive to others’ perspectives when asking questions, considering their feelings and opinions.*
  • I am confident in my ability to teach my students how to explore a range of topics both inside and outside of school.*
  • I am confident in my ability to teach my students to find their own ways to figure things out when they want or need to understand or know something.*

  • Teaching Creative Thinking

    Creative thinking is the ability to generate, refine, and apply novel ideas in meaningful ways.
  • I am confident in my ability to teach my students what it looks like to be a creative thinker and doer.*
  • I am confident in my ability to teach my students to generate lots of ideas and how to get a little wild in their thinking.*
  • I am confident in my ability to teach my students to combine thoughts and ideas (even when they’re not their own) to create new solutions.*
  • I am confident in my ability to teach my students how to return to old ideas, or generate new ideas, when something doesn’t work out or if others don’t agree.*
  • I am confident in my ability to teach my students how to remain optimistic while generating ideas, even without knowing if they will work or when others don’t agree.*
  • I am confident in my ability to teach my students how to experiment with new and different ways of doing things.*
  • I am confident in my ability to teach my students how to test ideas, using data and feedback loops to improve their ideas.*

  • Teaching Critical Thinking

    Critical thinking is the process of analysing, evaluating, and synthesising information to make reasoned judgments.
  • I am confident in my ability to teach my students what it what it looks like to be a critical thinker and doer.*
  • I am confident in my ability to teach my students how to use what they already know to help them make decisions.*
  • I am confident in my ability to teach my students how to justify their decisions by combining knowledge or evidence from different sources.*
  • I am confident in my ability to teach my students how to gather information from different sources and decide what is relevant while learning about something new.*
  • I am confident in my ability to teach my students how to identify patterns, relationships, or biases in the information they analyse and compare them across different sources.*
  • I am confident in my ability to teach my students to explain how they understand something using the information they have gathered.*
  • I am confident in my ability to teach my students how to apply a set of criteria to evaluate information and use it to make well-informed decisions.*

  • Teaching Communication

    Communication is the ability to express ideas clearly, listen actively, and engage in meaningful dialogue across diverse contexts.
  • I am confident in my ability to teach my students what it looks like to be a good communicator*
  • I am confident in my ability to teach my students how to adjust the way they are explaining their idea to suit their audience.*
  • I am confident in my ability to teach my students how to create opportunities for others to share their thoughts and ensure everyone feels heard and valued in a conversation.*
  • I am confident in my ability to teach my students how to express themselves even when they feel nervous, or their ideas or opinions challenge the views of others.*
  • I am confident in my ability to teach my students how to express their thoughts, opinions and ideas using a variety of spoken, written, visual (e.g. sketching and prototyping) or digital (e.g video, podcasts and interactive media) techniques.*
  • I am confident in my ability to teach my students how to build connections and work with other people to reach a common goal.*
  • I am confident in my ability to teach my students how to express their appreciation about the strengths of others and the contributions they make in a group task.*

  • Teaching Action

    Action is the ability to take initiative, set goals, and follow through on tasks to make things happen.
  • I am confident in my ability to teach my students what it looks like to take action on projects and tasks.*
  • I am confident in my ability to teach my students how to identify and use resources, strategies and tools that help keep them organised.*
  • I am confident in my ability to teach my students how to take a project and break it down into achievable milestones.*
  • I am confident in my ability to teach my students how to ask for help when they reach the limits of their capabilities or feel they’ve taken on too much responsibility in a task.*
  • I am confident in my ability to teach my students how to make the shift from following to leading depending on the task and the group.*
  • I am confident in my ability to teach my students how to set goals and take responsibility for their part in a task.*
  • I am confident in my ability to teach my students how to figure out what needs to be done and how to take action before being asked or told what to do.*

  • Teaching Agility

    Agility is the ability to adapt, persist, and stay resourceful in the face of change or challenges.
  • I am confident in my ability to teach my students what it looks like to be an agile thinker and doer.*
  • I am confident in my ability to teach my students how to try something different if what they're doing doesn’t work out the way they'd hoped.*
  • I am confident in my ability to teach my students how to actively seek out and use feedback to get better.*
  • I am confident in my ability to teach my students how to focus on the next step they can take, even when they feel overwhelmed or the situation is uncertain.*
  • I am confident in my ability to teach my students how to identify when they might be a blocker or barrier to progress, and change their thinking or their approach.*
  • I am confident in my ability to teach my students how to take ownership of their mistakes and see them as opportunities for learning.*
  • I am confident in my ability to teach my students how to stay calm and focussed in response to pressure, challenge, uncertainty or failure.*

  • About you

  • Have you delivered The Future Anything Challenge (previously Activate) before?*
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