21st Century Themes

Definition: Students acquire and advance their knowledge to address issues and dilemmas for a better, just society. This includes for example:

1. global awareness - students show an understanding of local and global issues, diversity, cultures and their impact on individuals, groups and better, just societies.
2. economic literacy - students show how economics and economic choices impact individuals and society in the creation of a better, just society.
3. civic literacy - students participate in and show an understanding of civic (group, community, state, national, international) decisions leading toward a better, just society.
4. health/wellness - students show an understanding of personal, public health issues in the creation of a better, just society.

Learning and Innovation Skills

Definition: The ability to effectively reason, critique and use knowledge in innovative ways to solve real issues and dilemmas. This includes:

1. creativity and innovation - students show originality, inventiveness, and open-mindedness when acting on issues and developing solutions.
2. critical thinking - students incorporate reasoning, perspectives, and interconnections while finding, framing and synthesizing issues and dilemmas.
3. communication - students show clear effective thinking in speaking and writing.
4. collaboration - students effectively work together by compromising, establishing common goals, and sharing responsibility.
5. reflection - students publicly self-evaluate their own thinking and learning.

Core Subjects

Definition: Understanding the core “big idea(s)” of each discipline in relation to understanding one’s self and the world around us to solve real issues and problems. Core subjects are always supported by a strong literacy foundation. This includes:

• English
• Math
• Science
• Social Science
• Foreign Language
• Career/Technical Education
• Fine Arts
• Physical Education/Health

Information, Media and Technology Skills

Definition: The ability to use functional and critical thinking skills related to technology, media and the management of information to solve real issues and dilemmas. This includes:

1. information literacy - students can access, evaluate and use relevant information.
2. media literacy - students understand how the media convey messages and how media influence behavior and ethical issues.
3. technology literacy - students use technology as a tool to
   1. research, organize, evaluate and communicate information.
   2. inventively solve issues and dilemmas.

Life and Career Skills

Definition: The ability to manage oneself and navigate complex life and work environments with accountability to self and others. This includes:

1. Flexibility and adaptability
2. Initiative and Self-Direction
3. Social/Cross cultural skills
4. Productivity and accountability
5. Leadership and accountability
6. 6 Pillars of Character
   1. Trustworthiness
   2. Respect
   3. Responsibility
   4. Fairness
   5. Caring
   6. Citizenship

Advocacy is a multi-faceted program designed to provide students with advocacy, study help, skill development and avenues to create a reflective presentation of their learning. Groups are arranged by grade level and stay together for two years at Evanston High School giving students time to confer with their advocates and prepare for presentations of learning. Advocacy meets for 30 minutes twice/month. These days are designed primarily for advocacy, social-emotional learning, and to get help from teachers. Students focus on:

acquiring knowledge and skills reflecting on that acquisition expressing that reflection

In short, Advocacy is designed to help students become more creative and self-directed in their learning and to give them more opportunities to publicly demonstrate that learning in order to prepare themselves to become more effective in the realms of citizenship, interpersonal relationships, and personal development.

Advocacy Credit/Grading

You will receive a pass/fail grade for Advocacy, with 70% as the minimum score for passing.

In order to receive credit for your senior year in Advocacy, you will:

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Advocacy is a multi-faceted program designed to provide students with advocacy, study help, skill development, and avenues to create a reflective presentation of their learning. Groups are arranged by grade level and stay together for two years at Evanston High School, giving students time to confer with their advocates and prepare for presentations of learning. Advocacy meets for 30 minutes twice/month. These days are designed primarily for advocacy, social-emotional learning, and to get help from teachers. Students focus on:

acquiring knowledge and skills reflecting on that acquisition expressing that reflection

In short, Advocacy is designed to help students become more creative and self-directed in their learning and to give them more opportunities to publicly demonstrate that learning in order to prepare themselves to become more effective in the realms of citizenship, interpersonal relationships, and personal development.

Your credit for Advocacy depends on your completion of requirements for each of your four years. In order to receive a ¼ credit for the Junior year in Advocacy, you will:

• be graded on class participation in SEL lessons, and other class activities.
• You will receive a pass/fail grade for Advocacy, with 70% as the minimum score for passing.

Advocacy is a multi-faceted program designed to provide students with advocacy, study help, skill development, and avenues to create a reflective presentation of their learning. Groups are arranged by grade level and stay together for two years at Evanston High School, giving students time to confer with their advocates and prepare for presentations of learning. Advocacy meets for 30 minutes twice/month. These days are designed primarily for advocacy, social-emotional learning, and to get help from teachers. Students focus on:

acquiring knowledge and skills reflecting on that acquisition expressing that reflection

In short, Advocacy is designed to help students become more creative and self-directed in their learning and to give them more opportunities to publicly demonstrate that learning in order to prepare themselves to become more effective in the realms of citizenship, interpersonal relationships, and personal development.

Your credit for Advocacy depends on your completion of requirements for each of your four years. In order to receive a ¼ credit for the Junior year in Advocacy, you will:

• be graded on class participation in SEL lessons, and other class activities.
• You will receive a pass/fail grade for Advocacy, with 70% as the minimum score for passing.

Advocacy is a multi-faceted program designed to provide students with advocacy, study help, skill development, and avenues to create a reflective presentation of their learning. Groups are arranged by grade level and stay together for two years at Evanston High School, giving students time to confer with their advocates and prepare for presentations of learning. Advocacy meets for 30 minutes twice/month. These days are designed primarily for advocacy, social-emotional learning, and to get help from teachers. Students focus on:

acquiring knowledge and skills reflecting on that acquisition expressing that reflection

In short, Advocacy is designed to help students become more creative and self-directed in their learning and to give them more opportunities to publicly demonstrate that learning in order to prepare themselves to become more effective in the realms of citizenship, interpersonal relationships, and personal development.

Your credit for Advocacy depends on your completion of requirements for each of your four years. In order to receive a ¼ credit for the Junior year in Advocacy, you will:

• be graded on class participation in SEL lessons, and other class activities.
• You will receive a pass/fail grade for Advocacy, with 70% as the minimum score for passing.