How do I contribute to my growth and the growth of my community? 

Better the world: How do I contribute to and improve my community?

• Leadership - Demonstrate strong leadership in all areas of life
• Empathy - Demonstrate empathy for the needs of a diverse world
• Sense of Responsibility for the Future - Demonstrate a sense of responsibility for the future
• Community Engagement - Engage in school and local community in a meaningful and authentic way

Creativity and imagination: How do I develop and use my creative and imaginative skills? 

• Inventive Thinking - Use original, creative thinking to solve problems in various contexts
• Investigation - Investigate the world deeply through interdisciplinary study
• Passions, Interests, Strengths - Discover strengths and learn by pursuing passions, interests, and talents 
• Products and Performances - Create original, well-crafted, high-quality products or performances

Productive mindset: How do I persist to meet responsibilities and challenges?

• Goal Setting and Lifelong Learning - Set and pursue short and long-term goals that align with personal vision
• Perseverance - Embrace and persevere through academic and personal challenges
• Honesty and Integrity - Demonstrate consistent honesty and integrity 
• Reflective Learning - Consistently reflect on experiences and make changes for improvement

Health and wellness: How do I pursue and maintain a positive, balanced life?

• Active Life - Develop the knowledge and skills necessary to maintain an active life
• Healthy Choices - Develop the knowledge and skills related to mental, spiritual, financial, community, emotional and/or physical wellness

Communication: How do I take in and express a variety of ideas? 

Collaboration: How do I work with others to identify and address challenges?

• Discussions - Initiate and participate in rich collaborative discussions
• Communication Strategies - Demonstrate a variety of communication strategies
• Diverse Perspectives - Expand understanding based on the diverse ideas of others
• Critical Conversations - Participate in conversations to solve problems

Understanding: How do I deeply understand challenging ideas and information?

• Read for Understanding - Read a broad range of challenging texts over a wide range of topics
• Text Analysis - Understand and analyze a wide range of texts
• Multiple Source Synthesis - Synthesize multiple sources to form an understanding

Expression: How do I express ideas in a variety of forms for a variety of purposes?

• Creative Expression - Produce a range of effective creative expressions for a variety of purposes
• Written Expression - Produce a range of effective written expressions for a variety of purposes
• Verbal Expression - Produce a range of effective verbal expressions for a variety of purposes
• Language Use - Skillfully use language to clearly communicate meaning
• Adaptive Communication - Adapt language and expression for a variety of purposes and audiences

Evaluation and research: How do I find and apply valid, reliable information?

• Source Evaluation and Bias - Evaluate the credibility of sources and demonstrate an awareness of bias
• Citation - Cite sources with accepted methods
• Others’ Research - Compile others’ research while avoiding plagiarizing
• Expert Review - Ask for feedback from experts and revise work based on that feedback

Empirical Reasoning: How do I prove it? How do I reason?

Empirical investigation: How do I design and conduct an investigation?

• Scientific Questioning - Pose a scientific question that can be tested
• Empirical Investigations - Design an empirical investigation to collect data
• Independent and Dependent Variables - Define and analyze independent and dependent variables and experimental controls
• Evidence Collection - Collect empirical evidence to construct and refine explanations 

Scientific knowledge and theories: How deeply do I understand scientific ideas?

• Scientific Concepts - Explain complex scientific concepts, theories or controversies
• Predictions - Revise predictions or explanations based on new evidence and information
• Scientific Evidence and Models - Use scientific evidence and models to support or refute explanations
• Constraints and Specifications - Question the constraints and specifications of possible solutions

Empirical modeling: How do I create representations of complex ideas and systems?

• Modeling - Create accurate, visual two- and three-dimensional representations of organisms, concepts or systems
• Tools and Technology - Use tools and technology to understand, investigate, create or synthesize ideas, concepts or systems
• Limits and Precisions of Models - Recognize and expand on the limits of a model

Empirical arguments: How do I create a well-reasoned argument?

• Data to Support a Claim - Construct an empirical argument using data to support a claim
• Patterns of Evidence - Distinguish patterns of evidence that do and do not support conclusions
• Correlation and Causation - Identify a correlation between variables and determine if there is cause and effect
• Weaknesses in an Argument - Identify possible weaknesses or flaws in conclusions

Quantitative Reasoning: How do I measure, compare or represent it? 

Interpretation: How do I make sense of displays of numeric information?

• Text - Understand and summarize quantitative data given in text form
• Graphs and Tables - Understand and explain information presented in a graph or table
• Diagrams and Geometric Figures - Understand and explain information presented in a diagram or visual form
• Equations and Expressions - Understand and explain information presented as mathematical expressions

Representation: How do I display numeric information to communicate what I understand?

• Equivalent Expressions - Write expressions or equations to solve real world problems
• Summary Values - Choose appropriate summary values (e.g., mean, standard of deviation) to represent quantitative information
• Graphic Representation - Use spreadsheets, databases, tables, graphs and statistics to summarize, display and communicate data

Calculation: How do I use numbers to find and share answers?

• Estimation - Estimate and check answers to numerical problems
• Methods for Solutions - Use arithmetic, algebra and geometry to solve problems
• Operational Order - Apply correct mathematical operations in the correct order
• Simplification - Present calculations in the simplest form relevant to the problem

Application and analysis: How do I use numbers to understand and solve real world problems?

• Quantitative Analysis - Analyze quantitative data and use it to make a judgment or support a conclusion
• Inductive Reasoning - Use inductive reasoning to predict outcomes to a real-world problem
• Deductive Reasoning - Use deductive reasoning to support conclusions for a real-world argument
• Quantitative Problem Solving - Use quantitative data to solve real world problems

Social Reasoning: What are others’ perspectives? How do actions influence outcomes? 

Critical issues and events: How do I understand past, present and future events?

• Historical Events - Understand past events through sustained research of those events
• Current Events - Explain the causes and consequences of current events
• Past, Present, Future - Use an understanding of past and current events to provide a solution for a current or future problem

Geography and environment: How do I understand influences of culture, economics, politics, and environment?

• Geographic Information - Apply geographic information to interpret events
• People and Their Environment - Explain the relationship between people and their environment
• Political Impact - Explain the causes and effects of resource distribution (who gets what) on people and the environment
• Equity and Access - Demonstrate how equity and access shape people and their environment

Institutions, systems and government: How do I access and contribute to my community?

• Citizens and Government - Show an understanding of the rights and responsibilities of individuals
• Government Engagement - Apply an understanding of rights and responsibilities to pursue change
• Large and Small-Scale Finance - Address real-world financial challenges in large, small or personal systems
• Systems - Explain the effects of a variety of systems on one another

Human Behavior and Expression: How do I understand the causes/effects of human behavior?

• Belief Systems - Demonstrate how social influences and beliefs shape behavior
• Human Behavior - Demonstrate how biology and thought processes shape behavior
• Ethics - Analyze ethical issues and dilemmas to support a course of action
• Power and Relationships - Evaluate the role of power and privilege in a real-world context