communitylearningobjectives

**Community Learning Objectives**
National Educational Technology Standards for Students As foundational technology skills penetrate throughout our society, students will be expected to apply the basics in authentic, integrated ways to solve problems, complete projects, and creatively extend their abilities. ISTE's [|NETS for Students (2007)] help students prepare to work, live, and contribute to the social and civic fabric of their communities. The new standards identify several higher-order thinking skills and digital citizenship as critical for students to learn effectively for a lifetime and live productively in our emerging global society.

// 2. Communication and Collaboration // Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others. Students: a. interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or others employing a variety of digital environments and media. b. communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats. c. develop cultural understanding and global awareness by engaging with learners of other cultures. d. contribute to project teams to produce original works or solve problems.

//5. Digital Citizenship// Students understand human, cultural, and societal issues related to technology and practice legal and ethical behavior. Students: a. advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology. b. exhibit a positive attitude toward using technology that supports collaboration, learning, and productivity. c. demonstrate personal responsibility for lifelong learning. d. exhibit leadership for digital citizenship.

Learning and innovation skills increasingly are being recognized as the skills that separate students who are prepared for increasingly complex life and work environments in the 21st century, and those who are not. A focus on creativity, critical thinking, communication and collaboration is essential to prepare students for the future.
 * Learning and Innovation Skills**

//Community and Collaboration//
 * Articulating thoughts and ideas clearly and effectively through speaking and writing
 * Demonstrating ability to work effectively with diverse teams
 * Exercising flexibility and willingness to be helpful in making necessary compromises to accomplish a common goal
 * Assuming shared responsibility for collaborative work

//Taken from// [|The Partnership for 21st Century Skills]

People in the 21st century live in a technology and media-suffused environment, marked by access to an abundance of information, rapid changes in technology tools, and the ability to collaborate and make individual contributions on an unprecedented scale. To be effective in the 21st century, citizens and workers must be able to exhibit a range of functional and critical thinking skills related to information, media and technology.
 * //Reinforcing://**
 * Information, Media and Technology Skills**

//Information Literacy//

//Media Literacy//

//Information, Communications and Technology Literacy//

//**Foreshadowing:**//

Today’s life and work environments require far more than thinking skills and content knowledge. The ability to navigate the complex life and work environments in the globally competitive information age requires students to pay rigorous attention to developing adequate life and career skills.
 * Life and Career Skills**
 * //Flexibility & Adaptability//
 * Adapting to varied roles and responsibilities
 * Working effectively in a climate of ambiguity and changing priorities
 * //Initiative & Self-Direction//
 * Monitoring one’s own understanding and learning needs
 * Going beyond basic mastery of skills and/or curriculum to explore and expand one’s own learning and opportunities to gain expertise
 * Demonstrating initiative to advance skill levels towards a professional level
 * Defining, prioritizing and completing tasks without direct oversight
 * Utilizing time efficiently and managing workload
 * Demonstrating commitment to learning as a lifelong process
 * //Social & Cross-Cultural Skills//
 * Working appropriately and productively with others
 * Leveraging the collective intelligence of groups when appropriate
 * Bridging cultural differences and using differing perspectives to increase innovation and the quality of work
 * //Productivity & Accountability//
 * Setting and meeting high standards and goals for delivering quality work on time
 * Demonstrating diligence and a positive work ethic (e.g., being punctual and reliable)
 * //Leadership & Responsibility//
 * Using interpersonal and problem-solving skills to influence and guide others toward a goal
 * Leveraging strengths of others to accomplish a common goal
 * Demonstrating integrity and ethical behavior
 * Acting responsibly with the interests of the larger community in mind