Standards
Reading Writing
RW1.0 Students read and understand a variety of materials.
RW1.1 use a full range of strategies to comprehend materials such as
technical writing, newspapers, magazines, poetry, short stories, plays,
novels, essays, speeches, autobiographies, and first-person historical
documents.
RW2.2 convey technical information in a written form appropriate to the
audience.
RW2.3 support an opinion using various forms of persuasion (factual or
emotional) in speaking and writing
RW2.4 incorporate material from a wider range of sources (e.g. newspapers,
magazines, interviews, technical publications, books) in their writing and
speaking
RW2.5 select a focused topic and drafting, revising, editing and
proofreading a legible final copy
RW2.6 write in various specialized fields such as career and academic
interest areas (e.g. scientific, technical, business communications)
RW3.0 Students write and speak using conventional grammar, usage, sentence
structure, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling.
RW3.1 use pronoun reference correctly in writing and speaking
RW3.4 use manuscript forms specified in various style manuals for writing
(e.g. indenting for extended quotations, precise placement and form of page
numbers, appropriate line spacing
RW4.0 Students apply thinking skills to their reading, writing, speaking,
listening and viewing.
RW4.2 use reading, writing, listening, articulate speaking, and viewing to
solve problems
RW4.3 know what constitutes literary quality based on elements such as the
author's point of view, the author's selection of significant details, theme
development, and the author-s reflection of events and ideas of his or her
lifetime
RW5.0 Students read to locate, select, and make use of relevant
information form a variety of media, reference, and technological sources.
RW5.1 use organizational features of printed text such as citations, end
notes, and bibliographic references to locate relevant information
RW5.2 evaluate information in light of what they know and their specific
needs
RW5.3 using organizational features of electronic text such as bulletin
boards, database keyword searches, and e-mail addresses to locate
information when technology is available.
RW5.4 use strategies to gain information from journals, research studies,
and technical documents
RW5.5 use available technology to access information, conduct research, and
produce a carefully documented product
Workforce Communication
COM1.0 Demonstrates the ability to receive and relay information clearly and
effectively.
COM1.1 listening-receives attends to, understands and responds to verbal and
non-verbal messages.
COM1.2 speaking-clearly organizes and effectively presents ideas orally
COM1.3 reading-locates, understands and interprets written information in
prose and documents to perform tasks
COM1.4 writing-organizes and effectively presents ideas and information in
writing
COM1.5 interpreting-delineates and analyzes oral and written information and
synthesizes information into a conclusion
COM1.6 negotiating-works toward agreement while maintaining position
COM1.7 persuading-communicates ideas to justify position, overcome
resistance and convince others
Workforce Organization
ORG2.1 planning-devising and outlining a process to achieve a goal and
timeline
ORG2.2 time management-applies appropriate time to task and manages multiple
priorities
ORG2.3 using resources-identifies, organizes, plans and allocates resources
ORG2.4 systems thinking-understands the nature of systems, develops and
adapts systems to meet organizational needs
ORG2.5 evaluating-collects, evaluates and uses data to monitor and improve
performance
Workforce Technical Skill
TECH5.1 demonstrates computer literacy-uses key boarding skills,
computer programs, and understands basic computer operations
Workforce Thinking Skills
TS3.0 demonstrates the ability to use reasoning
TS3.1 problem solving-identifies and recognizes a problem, considers
alternatives, devises and implements a logical plan of action
TS3.2 decision making-uses a process to identify goals and constraints,
evaluate alternatives and reach a conclusion
TS3.3 creative thinking-generates new and innovative ideas
TS3.4 learning-uses efficient techniques to acquire and apply new knowledge
and skills
TS3.5 analyzing-identifies bias of information sources, evaluates
contradictory information and effectively manages information
Workforce Quality
WQ4.2 team member-contributes to group effort
through cooperation and consensus
WQ4.3 responsibility-follows through consistently with honesty and integrity
WQ4.4 flexibility-shows versatility and the ability to change
WQ4.5 leadership-creates a direction/vision for others to follow, aligns
management methods with vision and implements a system of accountability
WQ4.6 works with diversity-accepts differences and works well with
individuals from a variety of backgrounds and/or with divergent philosophies
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