Essential+Skills


 * Q: What content standards should anchor our 7th grade curriculum? **

National Middle School Association: [|Middle Level Curriculum -- A Work in Progress] [|NMSA Position Statement on Curriculum Integration]

[|ISTE/NETS Student Standards]

[|National Curriculum Standards for Social Studies: Chapter 2—The Themes of Social Studies]

[|NCTE Standards: English/Language Arts]

[|Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects]

[|Common Core State Standards for Mathematics]

Essential Skills for Students from Poverty: [|Stambaugh, Tamra. "Developing Critical Thinking and Reading Comprehension in Students of Poverty." The College of William & Mary Center for Gifted Education Project Athena (2006). Print.]

__ Short List of Skills and Qualities We Want to Cultivate in Our Students: __

__Skills:__ Empathize with others Organize and Analyze Asking good questions Orienteering/Developing a Sense of Place Goal Setting Planning Strategizing Reflection Integrate and Synthesize Ideas Team Member Design Reporting Processing Data Transferring knowledge from one situation to another.
 * Communicate through multiple media, using the right medium for the right purpose**
 * Problem Solving**
 * Creative Thinking: Improvising, Innovating**
 * Collaboration**
 * Research**
 * Information Fluency and Literacy**
 * Selecting**
 * Observation**

__Qualities:__ Openness Drive Respect for others Creativity Flexibility Adaptability
 * Curiosity/Desire to Learn**
 * Persistence/perseverance**
 * Ethical Reasoning**