Teaching & Learning

WCSD

Dr. Corey St. John
Director of Teaching and Learning
cstjohn@winterset.k12.ia.us
(515) 462-2718

Global Citizens

*Concern for others and understanding of socity and its relationship to the world community.

*Respecting and protecting our environment.

*Respecting cultural and gender diversity in society.

*Employing a sense of civic duty, the law, ethics and cooperation in their dealings with others.

*Being a citizen in a global community of people and a global environment as well as being competitive in a global economy.

Problem Solvers / Communicators

*Effective critical and creative thinking, decision making, and problem-solving in personal, social, economic, and vocational matters.

*Readily and effectively applying reading, writing, speaking, listening, mathematical, scientific, social, and foreign language knowledge and skills when called upon to do so.

Committed to Personal Health and Well Being

*A sense of responsibility.

*Integrity-students who have self-control control and who respect other people.

*High self-esteem-students with a self-assessment of high academic ability

*Productive group membership including qualities of leadership

*Maintaining a healthy lifestyle to include making responsible substance use choices and abstinence from abuse and illegal use of substances.

*Being a self-sufficient individual as well as an active and responsible member of a family, workgroup, and larger communities of people such as their town, state, nation, and world.

*Motivation-students who believe that effort will make a difference in school.

*Appreciating the fine and performing arts.

Lifelong Learners / Quality Producers

*Goal orientation-students who have a perception that achievement is expected

*Setting an achieving goals, studying and learning on their own for a lifetime of learning, and respecting the value of work and good workmanship.

*Commitment-students who use strategies that are best for him/her to achieve goals.

*Making a successful transition to post secondary education or work, whichever they choose.

*Independent learning-students who continuously seek knowledge.

*Active involvement in learning

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