Grade+7

Numbers correspond to the numbered 21st CenturySkill for ELS

21st Century Skills of Emanuel Lutheran School  1. The ability to use technology in God-pleasing ways for ministry and personal productivity, and in keeping with good digital citizenship practices    2. The ability to creatively apply previously learned skills to solve a problem   3. The ability to communicate through oral and written forms with others in the classroom and the outside world.  Each student will create a short personal narrative and post it on the classroom webpage     4. The ability to work collaboratively with diverse groups to achieve a common goal  Students will create pages for Science leaf project, place them on the desktop, and allow other students access when identifying the same species or trees  <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> 5. The ability to <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 126%;">locate, critique, and effectively utilize a variety of information. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Students are to identify species of trees by comparing leaves with taxonomy tools located on the web <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 126%;"> 6. The ability to <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> analyze information and construct a product using effective forms of media <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> 7. The ability to use technology-based tools to process and communicate information <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 156%;"> 8. The ability to <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">develop individual accountability for one's education, i.e. monitoring, defining, prioritizing, and completing tasks without direct supervision. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> 9. The ability to arrange priorities for determining and accomplishing a task, while demonstrating flexibility and adaptability when encountering setbacks, praise, or criticism <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">10. The ability to <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">guide others responsibly in using individual talents to effectively reach a common goal <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> 1.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Review of school Acceptable Use Policy, which contains our Christian philosophy regarding technology and education.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Review of all <span class="wiki_link"> 21st Century Skills and rationale for the focus on these skills
 * Use of [|Welcome to the Web] - sections 1-6 - to review basic web skills during first week of school
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Review of school Acceptable Use Policy, which contains our Christian philosophy regarding technology and education.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Review of all 21st Century Skills and rationale for the focus on these skills