State+Standards+Technology

Students in Wisconsin will select and use media and technology to access, organize, create, and communicate information for solving problems and constructing new knowledge, products, and systems. **//__B. Information and Inquiry__//** Students in Wisconsin will access, evaluate, and apply information efficiently and effectively from a variety of sources in print, nonprint, and electronic formats to meet personal and academic needs. **//__C. Independent Learning__//** Students in Wisconsin will apply technological and information skills to issues of personal and academic interest by actively and independently seeking information; demonstrating critical and discriminating reading, listening, and viewing habits; and, striving for personal excellence in learning and career pursuits. **//__D. The Learning Community__//** Students in Wisconsin will demonstrate the ability to work collaboratively in teams or groups, use information and technology in a responsible manner, respect intellectual property rights, and recognize the importance of intellectual freedom and access to information in a democratic society.
 * //__A. Media and Technology__//**

__//**Applying the Academic Standards Across the Curriculum**//__ When community members and employers consider what they want citizens and employees to know and be able to do, they often speak of broad areas of applied knowledge such as communication, thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making. These areas connect or go beyond the mastery of individual subject areas. As students apply their knowledge both within and across the various curricular areas, they develop the concept and complex thinking of educated persons. Community members need these skills to function as responsible citizens. Employers prize those employees who demonstrate these skills because they are people who can continue learning and connect what they have learned to the requirements of a job. College and university faculty recognize the need for these skills as the means of developing the level of understanding that separates the expert from the beginner. Teachers in every class should expect and encourage the development of these shared applications, both to promote the learning of the subject content and to extend learning across the curriculum. These applications fall into five general categories:

**//__1) Application of the Basics__//** //**__2) Ability to Think__**// Problem-solving Informed decision-making Systems thinking Critical, creative, and analytical  thinking Imagining places, times, and  situations different from one’s own Developing and testing a hypothesis  Transferring learning to new  situations **//__3) Skill in Communication__//** Constructing and defending an  argument Working effectively in groups  Communicating plans and processes  for reaching goals Receiving and acting on instructions,  plans, and models Communicating with a variety of  tools and skills **//__4) Production of Quality Work__//** <span style="font-family: NewCenturySchlbk-Roman+2;">Acquiring and using information <span style="font-family: NewCenturySchlbk-Roman+2;">Creating quality products and  performances <span style="font-family: NewCenturySchlbk-Roman+2;">Revising products and performances <span style="font-family: NewCenturySchlbk-Roman+2;">Developing and pursuing positive goals
 * //__5) Connections with Community__//**

<span style="font-family: NewCenturySchlbk-Roman+2;">Recognizing and acting on responsibilities as a citizen <span style="font-family: NewCenturySchlbk-Roman+2;">Preparing for work and lifelong learning <span style="font-family: NewCenturySchlbk-Roman+2;">Contributing to the aesthetic and cultural life of the community <span style="font-family: NewCenturySchlbk-Roman+2;">Seeing oneself and one’s community  within the state, nation, and world <span style="font-family: NewCenturySchlbk-Roman+2;">Contributing and adapting to  scientific and technological change