Enrichment Archive
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Thinking/Problem Solving
- Engage in problem solving model which includes: Identify problem, plan and strategize, solve, examine and share results.
- Promote creativity in problem solving and brain storming.
- Predict outcomes based on an analysis of multiple forms of data that extend beyond the obvious and demonstrate insightfulness.
- Articulate understanding of concepts within and across disciplines.
- Interpret new knowledge and show connections to real world experiences.
- Identify multiple perspectives related to life situations.
Communication
- Generate questions to guide learning.
- Develop and utilize advanced vocabulary to express ideas and thinking process.
- Present information gained through individual inquiry orally and in written form.
Research
- Design and use questions to explore ideas.
- Use multiple sources including the Internet to collect information.
- Analyze and evaluate information.
Citizenship
- Interact appropriately in a group.
- Demonstrate awareness of membership in numerous communities.
- Exhibit leadership in peer group.
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Thinking/Problem Solving
- Evaluate and justify conclusions using logic.
- Promote creativity.
- Critique data, processes and ideas for critical elements and attributes and evaluate for credibility.
- Apply generalizations across disciplines and to real world issues.
- Generate new ideas through the synthesis of multiple sources of information and experiences.
- Compare, evaluate and differentiate solutions for problems to determine the better solution or compromise.
Communication
- Participate in discussion of advanced topics based on a questioning model.
- Use advanced vocabulary to elaborate in various forms of writing.
- Generate questions to guide individual inquiry.
- Utilize appropriate technology to present information.
Research
- Create and utilize research questions based on Bloom’s Taxonomy.
- Compare and contrast data gathered from primary and secondary resources.
- Design and implement a research project utilizing a research model.
Citizenship
- Understand leadership roles and take initiative in group activity.
- Participate in community activities and/or service designed by others.
- Gain understanding of community and civic responsibilities as they relate to real world problems.
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Thinking/Problem Solving
- Expand inquiry into multiple areas beyond and across the curriculum.
- Promote creativity.
- Select and use appropriate tools or processes to clarify and justify.
- Generate and design innovative solutions, processes, and materials.
- Collect and organize information to predict patterns and trends across disciplines.
- Examine and evaluate systems across disciplines.
- Compare and analyze multiple generalizations, patterns and trends across disciplines to determine critical attributes.
- Critically analyze using the language of the discipline.
Communication
- Initiate group discussion.
- Develop and utilize communication styles in language of a discipline.
- Use a variety of forms to communicate ideas gained through individual inquiry.
- Select and utilize the most effective form of communication, including technology, to present information and ideas.
Research
- Examine a variety of research designs.
- Compare research designs of studies across disciplines.
- Gather and analyze data using complex data bases for independent research.
- Determine applicability of information gathered through research.
Citizenship
- Develop appropriate leadership skills.
- Identify opportunities in community activities and/or service.
- Initiate projects for the betterment of the community.
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Thinking/Problem Solving
- Interpret how discoveries, ideas, knowledge and innovation impact culture and perspectives.
- Promote creative thinking.
- Use systems thinking to analyze knowledge across disciplines.
- Analyze generalizations and theories across disciplines.
- Predict patterns and trends across disciplines and determine implications, generate solutions to impending problems.
Communication
- Initiate and facilitate group discussion.
- Use advanced vocabulary to present original ideas and opinions to an audience of peers and/or experts.
- Present and/or publish original research or extended study enhanced by visuals and media in any discipline.
Research
- Evaluate research designs across disciplines.
- Determine and utilize an appropriate design for independent study.
- Evaluate the results of original research to determine applicability and impact.
Citizenship
- Demonstrate a variety of leadership roles in formal and informal settings.
- Initiate community endeavors in a variety of settings.
- Evaluate individual or group impact on greater community and/or real world problems.