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2007-2010 HRC Technology Plan

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Educational Goals in:

1. The student understands and applies the concepts and procedures of mathematics

To meet this standard, the student will:
1.1 understand and apply concepts and procedures from number sense
number and numeration, computation, and estimation
1.2 understand and apply concepts and procedures from measurement
attributes and dimensions, approximation and precision, and systems and tools
1.3 understand and apply concepts and procedures from geometric sense
properties and relationships, and locations and transformations
1.4 understand and apply concepts and procedures from probability and statistics
probability, statistics, and prediction and inference
1.5 understand and apply concepts and procedures from algebraic sense
patterns, representations, and operations

2. The student uses mathematics to define and solve problems.

To meet this standard, the student will:
2.1 investigate situations
by searching for patterns and using a variety of approaches
2.2 formulate questions and define the problem
2.3 construct solutions
by organizing the necessary information and using the appropriate mathematical tools

3. The student uses mathematical reasoning.

To meet this standard, the student will:
3.1 analyze information
from a variety of sources; use models, known facts, patterns and relationships to validate thinking
3.2 predict results
and make conjectures based on analysis of problem situations
3.3 draw conclusions and verify results
support mathematical arguments, justify results, and check for reasonableness of solutions

4. The student communicates knowledge and understanding in both everyday and mathematical language.

To meet this standard, the student will:
4.1 gather information
read, listen, and observe to access and extract mathematical information
4.2 organize and interpret information
4.3 represent and share information
express and explain mathematical ideas using language and notation in ways appropriate for audience and purposes

5. The student understands how mathematical ideas connect within mathematics, to other subject areas, and to real-life situations.

To meet this standard, the student will:
5.1 relate concepts and procedures within mathematics
use conceptual and procedural understandings among content strands, and sue equivalent models and representations
5.2 relate mathematical concepts and procedures to other disciplines
identify and use mathematical patterns, thinking, and modeling in other subject areas
5.3 relate mathematical concepts and procedures to real-life situations
understand the connections between mathematics and problem-solving skills used every day at work and at home

SCIENCE

1. The student understands and uses scientific concepts and principles.

To meet this standard, the student will:
1.1 use properties to identify, describe, and categorize substances, materials, and objects, and use characteristics to categorize living things
1.2 recognize the components, structure, and organization of systems and the interconnections within and among them
1.3 understand how interactions within and among systems cause changes in matter and energy

2. The students knows and applies the skills and processes of science and technology.

To meet this standard, the student will:
2.1 develop abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry
2.2 apply science knowledge and skills to solve problems or meet challenges

3. The student understands the nature and contexts of science and technology.

To meet this standard, the student will:
3.1 understand the nature of scientific inquiry
3.2 know that science and technology are human endeavors, interrelated to each other, to society, and to the workplace

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Communication

1. The student uses listening and observation skills to gain understanding.

To meet this standard, the student will:
1.1 Focus attention.
1.2 Listen and observe to gain and interpret information.
1.3 Check for understanding by asking questions and paraphrasing.

2. The student communicates ideas clearly and effectively.

To meet this standard, the student will:
2.1. Communicate clearly to a range of audiences for different purposes.
2.2. Develop content and ideas. Develop a topic or theme; organize thoughts around a clear beginning, middle, and end; use transitional sentences and phrases to connect related ideas; and speak coherently and compellingly.
2.3. Use effective delivery. Adjust speaking strategies for a variety of audiences and purposes by varying tone, pitch, and pace of speech to create effect and aid communication.
2.4. Use effective language and style. Use language that is grammatically correct, precise, engaging and well suited to topic, audience, and purpose.
2.5. Effectively use action, sound, and/or images to support presentations.

3. The student uses communication strategies and skills to work effectively with others.

To meet this standard, the student will:
3.1. Use language to interact effectively and responsibly with others.
3.2. Work cooperatively as a member of a group.
3.3. Seek agreement and solutions through discussion.

4 The student analyzes and evaluates the effectiveness of formal and informal communication.

To meet this standard, the student will:
4.1. Assess strengths and need for improvement. Assess own and others' communication strengths and needs and set goals for improvement.
4.2. Seek and offer feedback. Seek and use feedback to improve communication; offer suggestions and comments to others.
4.3. Analyze mass communication.
4.4. Analyze how communication is used in career settings.

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Writing

1. The student writes clearly and effectively .

To meet this standard, the student will:
1.1 Develop concept and design; develop a topic or theme; organize written thoughts with a clear beginning, middle, and end; use transitional sentences and phrases to connect related ideas; write coherently and effectively
1.2 Use style appropriate to the audience and purpose; use voice, word choice, and sentence fluency for intended style and audience
1.3 Apply writing conventions; know and apply correct spelling, grammar, sentence structure, punctuation, and capitalization

2. The student writes in a variety of forms for different audiences and purposes.

To meet this standard, the student will:
2.1 Write for different audiences
2.2 Write for different purposes such as telling stories, presenting analytical responses to literature, persuading, conveying technical information, completing a team project, explaining concepts and procedures
2.3 Write in a variety of forms including narratives, journals, poems, essays, stories, research reports, and technical writing
2.4 Write for career applications

3. The student understands and uses the steps of the writing process.

To meet this standard, the student will:
3.1 Prewrite; generate ideas and gather information
3.2 Draft; elaborate on a topic and supporting ideas
3.3 Revise; collect input and enhance text and style
3.4 Edit; use resources to correct spelling, punctuation, grammar, and usage
3.5 Publish; select a publishing form and produce a completed writing project to share with chosen audience

4. The student analyzes and evaluates the effectiveness of written work.

To meet this standard, the student will:
4.1 Assess own strengths and need for improvement; analyze effectiveness of own writing and set goals for improvement
4.2 Seek and offer feedback

Social Studies: Geography

1. The student uses maps, charts, and other geographic tools to understand the spatial arrangement of people, places, resources, and environments on Earth’s surface.

To meet this standard the student will:
1.1 Use and construct maps, charts, and other resources to gather and interpret geographic information
1.2 Recognize spatial patterns on Earth’s surface and understand the processes that create these patterns

2. The student understands the complex physical and human characteristics of places and regions.

To meet these standards, the student will:
2.1 Describe the natural characteristics of places and regions and explain the causes of their characteristics
2.2 Describe the patterns humans make on places and regions
2.3 Identify the characteristics that define the Pacific Northwest and the Pacific Rim as regions

3. The student observes and analyzes the interaction between people, the environment, and culture.

To meet this standard, the student will:
3.1 Identify and examine people’s interaction with and impact on the environment
3.2 Analyze how the environment and environmental changes affect people
3.3 Examine cultural characteristics, transmission, diffusion and interaction

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Social Studies: History

1.The student examines and understands major ideas, eras, themes, developments, turning points, chronology, and cause-effect relationships in United States, world, and Washington State history.

To meet this standard, the student will:
1.1 Understand and analyze historical time and chronology
1.2 Understand events, trends, individuals, and movements shaping United States, world, and Washington State history
1.3 Examine the influence of culture on United States, world, and Washington State history

2. The student understands the origin and impact of ideas and technological developments on history.

To meet this standard, the student will:
2.1 Compare and contrast ideas in different places, time periods, and cultures, and examine the interrelationships between ideas, change, and conflict
2.2 Understand how ideas and technological developments influence people, culture, and environment

1. The student understands and can explain the core values and democratic principles of the United States as set forth in foundational documents, including the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution

To meet this standard, the student will:
1.1 Understand and interpret the major ideas set forth in the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and other foundational documents
1.2 Examine key ideals of United States democracy such as individual human dignity, liberty, justice, equality, and the rule of law
1.3 Examine representative government and citizen participation

2. The student analyzes the purposes and organization of government and laws.

To meet this standard, the student will:
2.1 Understand and explain the organization of government at the federal, state, and local level including the executive, legislative, and judicial branches.
2.2 Understand the function and effect of law
2.3 Compare and contrast democracies with other forms of government

3. The student understands the purposes and organization of international relationships and how United States foreign policy is made.

To meet this standard, the student will:
1.1 Understand how the world is organized politically and how nations interact
1.2 Recognize factors and roles that affect the development of foreign policy by the United States, other nations, and multinational organizations

4. The student understands the rights and responsibilities of citizenship and the principles of democratic civic involvement.

To meet this standard, the student will:
4.1 Understand individual rights and their accompanying responsibilities including problem-solving and decision-making at the local, state, national, and international level
4.2 Identify and demonstrate rights of United States citizenship related to school, local, state, national, and international issues
4.3 Explain how various stakeholders influence public policy

1. Students understand the impact of scarcity on their personal lives and on the households, businesses, governments, and societies in which they are participants.

To meet this standard, the student will:
1.1 Understand that the condition of scarcity requires people to choose among alternatives and bear the consequences of that choice.

1.2 Understand that the availability and use of resources influences the production of goods and services in the economy.

2. Students understand the essential characteristics of past and present economic systems.

To meet this standard, the student will:
2.1 Recognize that both buyers and sellers participate in voluntary trade because both expect to gain from the exchange.

2.2 Explain how laws, values, and customs in various economics influence elements of commerce (production, distribution, and exchange).

2.3 Understand that prices in competitive markets create incentives that influence the choices of buyers and sellers.

2.4 Understand that investment in people, tools, and technology affects employment levels and standards of living.

To meet this standard, the student will:
3.1 Analyze the role of government as participant in an economy through taxation, spending, and policy setting.

3.2 Understand the role of money, banking, and financial institutions and how individuals and businesses use them.

1. The student acquires the knowledge and skills necessary to maintain an active life: Movement, physical fitness, and nutrition.

To meet this standard, the student will:
1.1 Develop fundamental and complex movement skills, as developmentally appropriate.1.2 Safely participates in a variety of developmentally appropriate physical activities.
1.3 Understand the concepts of health-related physical fitness and develop and monitor progress on personal fitness goals.
1.4 Understand the relationship of nutrition and food nutrients to physical performance and body composition.

2. The student acquires the knowledge and skills necessary to maintain a healthy life: Recognize patterns of growth and development, reduce health risks, and live safely.

To meet this standard the student will:

2.1 Recognize patterns of growth and development.
2.2 Understand the concept of control and prevention of disease.
2.3 Acquire skills to live safely and reduce health risks

3. The student analyzes and evaluates the impact of real-life influences on health.

To meet this standard the student will:

3.1 Understand how environmental factors affect one’s health. (air, water, noise, chemicals)
3.2 Gather and analyze health information.
3.3 Use social skills to promote health and safety in a variety of situations.
3.4 Understand how emotions influence decision making.

4. The student effectively analyzes health and safety information to develop health and fitness plans based on life goals.

To meet this standard the student will:
4.1 Analyze health and safety information.
4.2 Develop a health and fitness plan and a monitoring system.

Reading

1. The student understands and uses different skills and strategies to read.

To meet this standard, the student will:
1.1 use word recognition and word meaning skills to read and comprehend text
such as phonics, context clues, picture clues, and word origins; roots, prefixes, and suffixes of words
1.2 build vocabulary through reading
1.3 read fluently, adjusting reading for purpose and material
1.4 understand elements of literature -- fiction
such as story elements, use of humor, exaggeration, and figures of speech
1.5 use features of non-fiction text and computer software
such as titles, headings, pictures, maps, and charts to find and understand specific information

2. The student understands the meaning of what is read.

To meet this standard, the student will:
2.1 comprehend important ideas and details
2.2 expand comprehension by analyzing, interpreting, and synthesizing information and ideas
2.3 think critically and analyze authors' use of language, style, purpose, and perspective

3. The student reads different materials for a variety of purposes.

To meet this standard, the student will:
3.1 read to learn new information
such as reading science and mathematics texts, technical documents, and for personal interest
3.2 read to perform a task
such as using schedules, following directions, filling out job applications, and solving problems
3.3 read for literary experience
in a variety of forms such as novels, short stories, poems, plays, and essays to understand self and others
3.4 read for career applications

4. The student sets goals and evaluates progress to improve reading.

To meet this standard, the student will:
4.1 assess strengths and need for improvement
4.2 seek and offer feedback to improve reading
4.3 develop interests and share reading experiences

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Arts

1. The student understands and applies arts knowledge and skills.

To meet this standard the student will:
1.1. Understand arts concepts and vocabulary.
1.2. Develop arts skills and techniques.
1.3. Understand and apply arts styles from various artist, cultures, and times.
1.4. Apply audience skills in a variety of arts settings and performances.

2. The student demonstrates thinking skills using artistic processes.

To meet this standard the student will:
2.1. Apply a creative process in the arts:
· Conceptualize the context or purpose.
· Gather information from diverse sources.
· Develop ideas and techniques.
· Organize arts elements, forms, and/or principles into a creative work.
· Reflect for the purpose of elaboration and self-evaluation.
· Refine work based on feedback.
· Present work to others.

2.2. Apply a performance process in the arts:
· Identify audience and purpose.
· Select artistic work (repertoire) to perform.
· Analyze structure and background of work.
· Interpret by developing a personal interpretation of the work.
· Rehearse, adjust, and refine through evaluation and problem solving.
· Present work for others.
· Reflect and evaluate.

2.3 Apply a responding process to an arts presentation.
· Engage actively and purposefully.
· Describe what is seen and/or heard.
· Analyze how the elements are arranged and organized.
· Interpret based on descriptive properties.
· Evaluate using supportive evidence and criteria.

3. The student communicates through the arts.

To meet this standard the student will:
3.1. Use the arts to express and present ideas and feelings.
3.2. Use the arts to communicate for a specific purpose.
3.3. Develop personal aesthetic criteria to communicate artistic choices.

4. The student makes connections within and across the arts to other disciplines, life, cultures, and work.

To meet this standard the student will:
4.1. Demonstrate and analyze the connections among the arts disciplines.
4.2. Demonstrate and analyze the connections among the arts and other content areas.
4.3. Understand how the arts impact lifelong choices.
4.4. Understand that the arts shape and reflect culture and history.
4.5. Demonstrate the knowledge of arts careers and the knowledge of arts skills in the world of work.

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