North Salem Central School District

CRITICAL AND CREATIVE THINKER

• Uses a variety of creative thinking strategies to come up with ideas to solve problems
• Uses critical thinking strategies to analyze, summarize, synthesize, validate and evaluate ideas
• Uses both creative and critical thinking skills to develop plans for evaluating and solving problems efficiently
• Demonstrates curiosity, flexibility, and openness to exploring new ideas.
  
  

COLLABORATOR

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  Works within a group to promote learning, increase productivity and achieve common goals
• Listens to ideas and opinions of others and shows a willingness to change his/her  opinions in the face of compelling evidence
• Willing to ask for and receive help from teachers and peers
• Fulfills roles and responsibilities within group work with little prompting or coaching
• Consistently produces and encourages high-quality individual and group work
  
  

COMMUNICATOR

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  Listens with purpose, enhancing learning with comments and questions
• Demonstrates effective writing skills including conventions, subject, purpose and audience
• Explains thinking in oral, written, and pictorial formats
• Justifies claims or opinions citing relevant sources
• Uses effective public speaking strategies to present projects and ideas both individually and as part of a group
• Uses a variety of media to present concepts and expresses emotions for a variety of audiences
  
  

CITIZEN

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  Displays kind, empathic, respectful, responsible, honest and safe behavior towards self and others
• Demonstrates intentional kindness towards others and appreciates differences
• Makes intentional choices that demonstrates concern for a sustainable environment
• Exhibits digital citizenship
• Acts as a role model for other students
  
• Engages in healthy and positive practices and relationships
  
  

CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVING LEARNER

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  Masters concepts, process and skills in and among the disciplines of English, math, social studies, physical fitness and the arts to improve self and others
• Utilizes self-reflective skills needed to describe, explain and evaluate thinking in order to set and carry out goals to improve learning and problem solving
• Seeks help and enrichment opportunities to improve learning
• Demonstrates increased responsibility for time management, transitions, completing assignments
• Accepts and applies constructive criticism to improve quality of work
• Exercises Habits of Mind to support continuous learning to meet personal and academic goals
• Uses digital resources to advance learning