Value-Added Standards

Students will use problem-solving strategies.

Students will collaborate on ideas.

Students will collect, analyze, and interpret data.

Students will create and use representations to model ideas.

Students will share and critique ideas based on evidence.

Student identity:  Questioner

Student identity:  Problem-Solver

Student identity: Collaborator

Student identity: Collector

Student identity: Analyzer

Student identity: Creator

Student identity: Evaluator

Student identity: Communicator

Questioner:  Generate questions using the Question Formulation Technique (*Right Question Institute)

Problem-Solver:  Use an inquiry process to answer questions and solve problems.

Problem-Solver:  Integrate ideas from different curricular areas to answer questions and solve problems.

Collector:  Use technology and/or inquiry notebooks to collect data

Collector:  Collect data from the prairie, lake, outdoor classrooms, and garden

Analyzer:  Use technology and/or inquiry notebooks to organize, analyze and interpret data.

Creator:  Use technology or physical materials to create a representation of an idea.

Creator:  Use Thinking Maps to represent ideas.

Evaluator:  Use evidence to critique others' ideas.

Evaluator:  Reflect on own ideas and learning.

Communicator:  Share ideas with audiences outside the school.

Collaborator:  Seek out multiple perspectives during inquiry.

Collaborator:  Contribute to citizen science and/or service-learning projects.