Expected Schoolwide Learning Results

EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATOR IN ENGLISH
• Selects strategies to understand, appreciate, analyze, and evaluate what is read or viewed
• Reads and views a range of genres for information, enjoyment, and enrichment
• Speaks and responds appropriately to the social and academic context
• Listens actively with empathy and understanding
• Writes in a variety of genres and modes for different purposes and audiences
COMPLEX THINKER
•Synthesizes and generates ideas, explanations, and reasons
• Analyzes, interprets, and evaluates information
• Formulates problems, tests hypotheses, and suggests questions for inquiry
• Interprets, evaluates, and applies knowledge in new situations
• Generates, selects, and applies problem-solving strategies appropriate to the context
SELF-DIRECTED LEARNER
• Recognizes own limits of knowledge and understanding and makes plans to learn
• Is creative, motivated, resourceful, and persistent
• Is open-minded, comfortable with ambiguity, and open to new experiences
• Reflects on own learning and profits from mistakes
• Is prepared to take risks, accept challenges, and strive for excellence
TEAM PLAYER
• Collaborates to determine common objectives and processes for a group
• Uses effective negotiation and conflict resolution strategies
• Demonstrates practical and facilitative leadership
• Contributes purposefully, constructively and creatively to the group
• Evaluates own and others’ contributions and provides constructive feedback
CARING GLOBAL CITIZEN
• Makes decisions that are principled and ethical
• Contributes time, energy, and talent to family and community
• Demonstrates understanding, compassion, respect, and cultural sensitivity
• Recognizes diversity and appreciates differences
• Shows responsibility about health, safety, security and environmental issues
TECHNOLOGY-PROFICIENT
• Applies technology effectively to solve problems and complete tasks
• Assimilates and applies the latest technology
• Recognizes that technology is a tool used to accomplish a bigger goal
• Utilizes technology in an ethical way
• Uses technology to create a range of practical, artistic, and intellectual products of high quality