CCSS Vermont Grade Expectations
Students communicate their findings by…
•Developing and giving oral, written, or visual presentations for various audiences.
•Soliciting and responding to feedback.
•Pointing out possibilities for continued or further research.
Students connect the past with the present by…
• Explaining historical origins of key ideas and concepts (e.g., Enlightenment, Manifest Destiny, religious and governmental philosophies) and how they are reinterpreted over time.
• Assessing how lifestyles and values have undergone dramatic changes in the U.S. and world (e.g., comparing life in China under the early imperial dynasties to present -day life, and assessing the degree of similarity and difference).
• Hypothesizing how critical events could have had different outcomes.
Predicting possible outcomes of current world events, and supporting these predictions.
Technology Grade Expectations
Research & Information Fluency
3. Research & Information Fluency
Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information. Students:
Performance Indicator-A
a. plan strategies to guide inquiry.
Grade Expectation
Examples
Students plan and carry out an investigation, independently select the appropriate digital tools and resources,and justify their choices.
1.Students bookmark their online resources and provide notes justifying the use of each resource.
2. Students choose an appropriate tool to create an electronic portfolio to record their inquiry process, and include links to and justification for the resources chosen. They post regularly about their research, seeking feedback through post comments.
Examples of digital tools above may include: visualization/concept map, shared word processor or spreadsheet, library catalog, websites, online survey, video/audio conferencing, e-mail, social bookmarking, wiki, blog, social networking site
