Oxford High School

Oxford High School Academic Skill Expectations

Click on a skill to see how it will be defined and measured.

• Think critically and inquisitively -

• Communicate effectively and creatively -

• Access, evaluate, and use information for a variety of tasks and purposes -

• Master appropriate content and skills from a variety of disciplines -

• Make connections among and between critical concepts for learning -

Scroll Down to see each skill defined and how it will be measured.

• Think critically and inquisitively

   

  • Sustain processes of reflective inquiry and problem solving 

   

  • Listen, view and read with comprehension and purpose.

• Communicate effectively and creatively

   

  • Write clearly, imaginatively, cogently, and persuasively, in modes appropriate to the audience and point.

   

  • Speak confidently and effectively

   

  • Develop a personal creative voice and express ideas through a variety of media.

  

   

  

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• Access, evaluate, and use information for a variety of tasks and purposes

  • Determine what is needed, identify and prioritize sources based on credibility and relevance

   

  • Use digital and print resources to access and retrieve information

   

  • Examine, evaluate and analyze ideas from multiple perspectives, audiences, and points of view

   

  • Evaluate information in terms of relevance, credibility and the social, economic, political, legal, and ethical issues that may impact it

   

  • Apply information to accomplish specified purpose.    

  

   

  

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• Master appropriate content and skills from a variety of disciplines

   

  • Build foundational understandings from a range of academic areas

   

  • Explore, retain, and interpret advanced concepts and knowledge in selected areas of interest 

   

  • Demonstrate mastery of digital literacy in a variety of contexts.

  

   

  

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• Make connections among and between critical concepts for learning

   

  • Make connections between one’s own life experiences and those of others

   

  • Identify and analyze patterns of meaning that occur within areas of study.

Oxford High School

61 Quaker Farms Rd.

Oxford, CT 06478

(203) 888-2468

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