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Guiding Principles
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| Mission Statement |
NCSSM Online is a virtual community in which students learn to think independently, learn collaboratively, lead intelligently and ethically, and experience the joy of inquiry and discovery through a coherent, cohesive, and integrative academic program.
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| Statement of Vision |
To create
an innovative, immersive, online community that embodies
NCSSM's pioneering spirit and its tradition of academic rigor
and critical and creative thinking; and to expand the residential school's
ability to serve the students and people of North Carolina.
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| Learning Goals |
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- To foster higher order thinking skills and analytical reasoning
- To foster teamwork, collaboration, and the ability to communicate easily with others in multiple modes
- To promote a sense of social and personal responsibility and a sense of community
- To ensure visual literacy
- To ensure literacy in science, mathematics, and technology
- To ensure cultural literacy and global awareness
- To create a learning atmosphere that encourages risk-taking and exploration which privileges curiosity and creativity
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| Guiding Standards of Learning |
I. Mastery of Appropriate Technologies for Learning and Communicating - Students will access information using appropriate technologies.
- Students will communicate in a variety of written, aural, and visual formats.
Indicators: Students are able to:
Express ideas and information effectively in a variety of formats
Read, interpret, and analyze texts and other bodies of information
Identify and solve problems with appropriate technologies
II. Critical Thinking - Students will demonstrate a conceptual understanding of materials and issues.
- Students will think beyond facts to create a conclusion.
- Students will analyze ideas from a variety of perspectives with an awareness of the biases that can impede and skew inquiry.
Indicators: Students are able to:
- Reach logical conclusions through analysis and synthesis of complex bodies of data
- Evaluate the relevance and validity of data from a reasoned perspective
- Identify new problems and questions from existing bodies of knowledge
- Explore the implications of information and research findings
III. Integration and Application of Knowledge - Students will construct an understanding of information and its implications from a variety of academic disciplines.
- Students will demonstrate an intellectual depth of understanding in a variety of disciplines.
- Students will apply multi-disciplinary contexts to the analysis of problems.
Indicators: Students are able to:
- Analyze problems and reach conclusions by drawing on information from many areas of learning
- Transfer ideas and information from one area of learning to another in order to analyze problems from a global perspective
- Recognize the diversity and universal aspects of cultural traditions and values
IV. Ethical Living and Decision-making - Students will be aware of what constitutes ethical decision-making in public and private lives.
- Students will enhance their ability to act responsibly, both personally and professionally.
Indicators: Students are able to:
- Take ethical considerations into account when solving problems and making choices
- Anticipate the human benefits and consequences of decisions
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