Strand+II

apply knowledge to new situations, and create new knowledge ****. **
 * Strand II: Draw conclusions, make informed decisions,

1. Combine and categorize information to show connections and contradictions among information. 2. Use one or more note-taking strategies (e.g., graphic organizers, notes, etc.) to organize information 3. Use critical thinking skills and common organization patterns (chronological order, cause and effect, compare and contrast) to organize information and draw conclusions. 4. Assess the quality of the information to address one’s needs. || ** Grades 9-12 Benchmark: ** 1. Use presentation tools and technology to organize information 2. Paraphrase and summarize information gathered. 3. Find similar big ideas in more than one source. 4. Match information found with questions and predictions.  2. Choose an appropriate format to present and communicate new knowledge to an audience. 3. Connect learning to community issues by creating products that apply to authentic, real-world contexts 4. Avoid plagiarism by documenting all sources consulted. 5. Demonstrate individual productivity by completing products to convey learning || ** Grades 9-12 Benchmark: ** 1. Select the presentation/ product format to effectively communicate and support a purpose, argument, point of view or interpretation. 2. Analyze what learning resulted from the investigative and collaborative process. 3. Reflect and assess with others to improve collaborative process and completeness of investigation. ||
 * __ Content Standard: __**** Students will become information literate by critically analyzing and using information to gain knowledge. **
 * ** Grade K-5 Benchmark: **
 * A. **  Organize information, draw conclusions and make informed decisions in investigations and real world situations.
 * Performance Standards: **
 * 1. ** Use basic note-taking strategies (e.g., webs, venn diagrams, etc.) to organize information
 * 2. ** Ask and answer questions about elements of text (e.g., who, what, when, where, why, how).
 * 3. ** Use critical thinking skills to draw conclusions from information and apply knowledge.
 * 4. ** Assess the quality of the information to address one’s needs. || ** Grades 6-8 Benchmark: **
 * A. ** . Organize information, draw conclusions and apply knowledge to content areas, real-world situations, and further investigations.
 * Performance Standards: **
 * A. ** Use strategies to organize information, draw conclusions and apply knowledge to content areas, real-world situations, and further investigations.
 * Performance standards: **
 * 1. ** Categorize and interpret information for the inquiry-based process.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">2. ** Use one or more note-taking strategies (e.g., graphic organizers, 2 paragraph notes, Cornell notes, etc.) to organize information
 * <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">3. ** Use both divergent and convergent thinking to formulate alternative conclusions and test them against evidence.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">4. ** Use an inquiry-based process whenever gathering information to draw conclusions in all aspects of research (academic and personal).
 * <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">5. ** Assess the quality of the information to address one’s needs. ||
 * ** Grade K-5 Benchmark: **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">B. ** Use an inquiry process to organize, integrate, and apply information to meet a particular need.
 * Performance Standards: **
 * 5. ** Reflect on one’s systematic process and assess for completeness of investigation. || ** Grades 6-8 Benchmark: **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">B. ** Continue an inquiry-based research process to analyze and organize information in useful ways.
 * Performance Standard **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">1. ** Identify and apply technology . __**common software programs**__ and features to organize information and convey ideas.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">2. ** Demonstrate flexibility in the use of resources by seeking additional resources when clear conclusions cannot be drawn.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">3. ** Identify main and supporting ideas, conflicting information, misinformation, point of view and or bias.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">4. ** Use critical thinking strategies to draw conclusions from information and apply knowledge to curricular and personal subjects, real-world situations, and further investigations.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">5. ** Reflect on one’s systematic process and assess for completeness of investigation. || ** Grades 9-12 Benchmark: **
 * B. ** Continue to use an inquiry- based research model by applying critical- thinking skills (analysis, synthesis, evaluation, organization) to information and knowledge in order to construct new understandings, draw conclusions, and create new knowledge.
 * Performance standards: **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">1. ** Use triangulation to resolve conflicting evidence or interpretations of information and ideas
 * <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">2. ** Determine how to act on information by accepting, rejecting or modifying __**it**__.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">3. ** Evaluate main and supporting ideas, conflicting information, misinformation, point of view or bias for appropriateness.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">4. ** Employ a critical stance in drawing conclusions by demonstrating that the pattern of evidence leads to a decision or conclusion.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">5. ** Reflect on one’s systematic process and assess for completeness of investigation. ||
 * ** Grade K-5 Benchmark: **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">C. ** Use the writing process, media literacy and visual literacy, or **__and__** technology skills to create products that express new understandings.
 * Performance Standards: **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">1. ** Apply media techniques when creating a simple message to influence an audience.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">2. ** Demonstrate personal productivity by completing products to express learning.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">3. ** Connect one’s understanding to the real world.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">4. ** Avoid plagiarism by identifying all sources consulted.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">5. ** Assess for completeness of the investigation process and develop **__planned__** direction for future investigations. || ** Grades 6-8 Benchmark: **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">C. ** Use the writing process, media literacy and visual literacy, and/ or . technology skills to create products that construct new understandings.
 * Performance Standards **
 * 1 ** . Apply media techniques when creating a message to influence an audience
 * C. ** Use the writing process, media literacy and visual literacy, and technology skills to create products to articulate new understandings.
 * Performance standards: **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">2. ** Apply various technological skills to create performances and products to communicate ideas clearly to different audiences
 * <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">3. ** Connect learning to community issues by creating products that apply to authentic, real-world contexts
 * <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">4. ** Avoid plagiarism by documenting all sources consulted and __**by**__ citing ideas and direct quotes according to style guides f ormats (e.g., MLA, APA, etc.).
 * <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">5. ** Assess the quality and effectiveness of the product to convey learning. ||
 * ** Grade K-5 Benchmark: **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">D. ** Collaborate with others to exchange ideas, develop new understandings, make decisions and solve problems.
 * Performance Standards **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">1. ** Share information and ideas with others by discussing and listening.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">2. ** Express one’s own ideas appropriately and effectively while working in groups to identify and resolve problems.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">3. ** determine one’s success while working in a group using feedback from peers and staff || ** Grades 6-8 Benchmark: **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">D. ** Collaborate with others to exchange ideas, develop new understandings, make decisions, and solve problems.
 * Performance Standards **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">1. ** Actively participate in the problem solving process with a group
 * <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">2. ** Determine what has been learned by the investigative and collaborative process.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">3. ** Seek feedback or guidance from peers and/ or . instructors in determining one’s success as a group member. || ** Grades 9-12 Benchmark: **
 * D. ** Collaborate effectively with others to exchange ideas, develop new understandings, make decisions, and solve problems.
 * Performance Standards **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">1. ** Work with others to select, organize, and integrate information and ideas from a variety of sources and formats to solve a problem.