IKF-R - GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
THE COMMON LEARNINGS
Common learnings serve as a philosophical base for the development of curriculum. When curriculum is developed in an area that has not adopted standards, the common learnings provide the guidelines for that curriculum.
CORE I--LEARNING, COMMUNICATION, AND REASONING
Commons learnings begin with a central core of thinking, communicating and career skills--the necessary "tools for the mind" that enable students to benefit from education in the core areas that follow. Thinking, communicating, and career skills are essential to ensure a balanced, interdisciplinary education.
All students will have the opportunity to learn to:
THINKING
1. Identify the main ideas in oral, written, and media presentations
2. Categorize and classify ideas and information in order to put them into proper sequence.
3. Distinguish between fact and opinion.
4. Recognize cause-to-effect relationships.
5. Draw reasonable conclusions from information found in varied sources.
6. Recognize and apply intuition, trial-and-error method, and decisionmaking skills to solve problems.
7. Use deductive reasoning to define a problem, collect information, formulate hypotheses, conduct controlled experiments, record data with appropriate conclusions, and report results.
8. Use inductive reasoning to gather information (observe), make assumptions (infer), note patterns (relate), and determine meanings (integrate).
9. Recognize common fallacies of reasoning.
10. Develop persistence, precision, accuracy, thoroughness, clarity, and order.
11. Recognize and develop traits of intellectual curiosity and creative thinking.
12. Invent images and ideas.
COMMUNICATION
13. Follow directions.
14. Build vocabulary.
15. Recognize and demonstrate listening techniques.
16. Use context clues to define unfamiliar words.
17. Read accurately and make inferences.
18. Locate catalogue materials in a library.
19. Extract information from organized sources.
20. Select and evaluate appropriate print and nonprint materials.
21. Use and comprehend textbooks and reference materials.
22. Present written and oral arguments persuasively.
23. Ask and answer questions coherently and concisely.
24. Read and interpret pictorial, graphic, and symbolic information.
25. Analyze literature on the basis of individual experience, universal human experience, and literary quality.
26. Compose an organized paragraph with controlling statement supported by examples and reasons.
27. Write with precise and appropriate wording, varied sentence types, accurate spelling and editing, and legible handwriting.
28. Develop, organize, and present ideas effectively.
29. Communicate clearly and appropriately in written and oral exchange of ideas.
30. Recognize the uses and influences of various forms of media.
31. Understand and apply the computer as a tool for research and learning.
32. Vary reading speed and method according to the type of material and the purpose for reading.
33. Read for personal enjoyment.
34. Write for personal enjoyment.
35. Recognize the ethical and legal issues surrounding the use of print and nonprint resources.
CORE II--CITIZENSHIP AND SOCIETAL STUDIES
This core provides students with the opportunity to gain knowledge in the social science discipline. Areas include history, economics, political and social institutions, social concepts, and the cultural dynamics of our own and other societies. This core provides a context for the enhancement of skills in reasoning and communication necessary for social relations, individual development, and participation in a democratic and international society.
All students will have the opportunity to learn to:
CONTENT
1. Identify and analyze major chronological events, institutions, movements, and key figures in United States and world history and evaluate their impact on the present and future.
2. Identify and analyze ways in which historical experiences shape national identity, world interactions, and world peace or conflict.
3. Identify and analyze contemporary events, people, and institutions of the United States and the world community taking historical problems and cultural experiences into consideration.
4. Identify and apply basic principles of the American economic system to economic decision-making.
5. Compare and contrast the major economic and political systems with American capitalism and democracy.
6. Identify the structure and function of local, state, and federal governments and recognize responsibilities and opportunities for participation.
7. Identify and analyze the values and attitudes which promote American democracy.
8. Identify constitutional and legislated rights and subsequent responsibilities of American citizens.
9. Identify and analyze the structures and processes by which societies transmit their cultures.
10. Identify and analyze the hereditary and environmental influences on human behavior and personality.
11. Identify geographical regions of the world and analyze those regions which affect the world community.
ATTITUDES/BEHAVIORS
12. Identify and analyze the arguments for and against world interdependence.
13. Identify and apply the factors that facilitate interpersonal relations, decision-making, and problem solving.
14. Recognize the responsibility for acting on personally held beliefs and accepting the consequences for such actions.
15. Demonstrate respect for the worth of the individual.
CORE III--CULTURAL STUDIES
This core provides instruction leading to a greater understanding of the United States and other world cultures; the appreciation and tolerance of cultural origins, beliefs and expressions; and the development of creative and aesthetic potential. The core includes art, dance, drama, music, foreign languages, humanities, literature, philosophy, and religions.
All students will have the opportunity to:
CONTENT
1. Identify and analyze how various cultures have used literature and the arts to express themselves, including how United States' literature and the arts reflect and affect American values.
2. Identify and analyze the cultural impact of major historical developments, key figures, and styles in literature, drama, dance, art, and music.
3. Recognize the basic elements and unique qualities of the various branches of literature and of the visual and performing arts.
4. Develop criteria for judging excellence in the arts while exercising freedom in personal taste.
5. Evaluate critical reviews of the arts.
6. Develop aesthetic understanding, sensitivity, and appreciation through exploration of various performing and artistic media.
7. Recognize and analyze how languages are influenced by ancient and modern languages and continue to undergo change.
8. Recognize and analyze the social, cultural, and geographical differences that influence languages and the arts.
9. Identify various religions and philosophies and recognize the influence they have in molding different societal standards.
ATTITUDES/BEHAVIORS
10. Use and practice performing skills and identify how those skills help self-expression in all core areas.
11. Appreciate the values, ethnic backgrounds, and cultures of others including local cultural and ethnic uniqueness.
12. Recognize literature, language, and the arts as means of discovering personal values and developing self-understanding.
13. Express themselves creatively through hands-on experiences in one or more of the arts demonstrating knowledge of the basic elements of the arts.
14. Participate in community activities and events and be aware of national and international cultural activities and events.
CORE IV--MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Mathematics, science and technology are intertwined disciplines which are necessary to each other. The term "science" includes all subjects within that broad discipline.
All students will have the opportunity to learn to:
CONTENT
1. Use symbols and notations of mathematics, science, and technology.
2. Use addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division skills.
3. Use basic mathematical skills in daily life and know that more sophisticated skills are necessary for many occupations.
4. Select mathematical and scientific approaches and tools for solving problems.
5. Apply the subjects of science to life situations.
6. Use the United States (English) and System International (metric) measurement systems.
7. Use pictorial, graphic, and symbolic information.
8. Use the quantitative relations of measurement, ratio, and proportion.
9. Use the principles associated with geometric forms.
10. Identify basic structure and function of organisms.
11. Apply safety skills in field and also in scientific and technical laboratories.
ATTITUDES/BEHAVIORS
12. Recognize the importance of mathematics in the development of science and technology.
13. Recognize the use and misuse of statistical data.
14. Recognize mathematics, science, and technology as continuing creative endeavors.
15. Recognize the historical development of mathematics, science, and technology.
16. Recognize that science and technology have social, political, economic, and ecological implications.
17. Recognize the use and misuse of developments in science and technology.
18. Recognize the use and misuse of natural resources.
19. Recognize the delicate relationships between organisms and the environment.
20. Recognize the earth and its atmosphere as a dynamic, changing system.
21. Recognize the universe as a dynamic, changing system.
22. Recognize ways technology affects the world community and directs world change.
CORE V--WELLNESS AND LIVING SKILLS
The wellness and living skills core involves the preparation of students for everyday living and lifetime wellness. Course work enables students to develop self-awareness, self-esteem, emotional and physical self-identity, and interpersonal relations, self-management, and healthful living skills.
All students will have the opportunity to learn to:
PHYSICAL
1. Achieve and maintain personal physical fitness.
2. Identify concepts of human nutrition.
3. Identify the positive and negative effects of chemicals on the human body.
4. Identify the relationship between body functions and personal decisions concerning health.
5. Identify and apply techniques for preventing accidents and providing for personal safety.
6. Identify and apply appropriate treatment for minor injuries and medical emergencies.
7. Identify causes, symptoms, risk factors, treatments, and preventative measures for prevalent diseases.
EMOTIONAL
8. Develop attitudes and practice actions that contribute to a healthful self-concept.
9. Recognize, accept, and express feelings that promote health in self and others.
10. Develop skills to function constructively in family and other interpersonal relationships.
11. Identify sources of stress and practice techniques for stress management and stress reduction.
12. Identify school and other community resources that assist with health-related issues and crises.
CAREERS
13. Determine personal interests, aptitudes, and achievement levels in examining career options.
14. Investigate career options, career requirements, and employment opportunities.
15. Use the processes of reasoning to make suitable career selections.
16. Assess and adapt to change in the world of work.
17. Assume personal responsibility for attitudes and actions.
18. Use appropriate study techniques and time management skills.
OVERALL
19. Develop skills and attitudes necessary to adapt to change and sustain lifelong learning.
20. Establish goals and practice the decision-making process.
21. Explore various activities for constructive and creative use of leisure time.
22. Recognize and apply management concepts in use of personal time, money, energy, and other resources.
23. Apply knowledge concerning human sexuality, the human life cycle, and the sociology of the family.
24. Recognize and understand individuals with unique needs and assist them in becoming adjusted individuals.
25. Become a responsible consumer and advocate of health-related services.
Approved: November 1989
Revised: June 3, 1996
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