3.1

=**Indicator 3.1**= =The school’s curriculum provides equitable and challenging learning experiences that ensure all students have sufficient opportunities to develop learning, thinking, and life skills that lead to success at the next level.=


 * Discussion:**
 * **Comment here [Name, date]**
 * Comment here [Name, date]
 * Good: Sufficient time to teach (block schedule). Need: More electives, especially middle school exploratory wheels. I think it is important for a student to get a "taste" of each elective in order to make an informed decision on what to take in the later grades. This truly needs to be a **wheel**, where the students rotate as a group through 4 electives during the school year. (Rebecca Burck, 26 June 2012)
 * I believe that we are in an advanced state of developing this indicator. Anecdotal evidence of student work and sharing of best practices indicates that we are enhancing the learning experience in many ways, with a focus on Vocabulary and problem solving activities. I believe that we need to develop a more uniform methodology of proofs that can help us review our systemic progress, and that can be reliably data mined for progress monitoring. Ken
 * The down side of a more uniform methodology of proofs is that to make it fit to all disciplines it can become articificial. This is the rub. I think for my field an understanding of a set of uniformed terminology is necessary to be successful in the IB program. -Janet


 * Our Goal:**
 * Level 4 || Curriculum and learning experiences in each course/class provide all students with challenging and equitable opportunities to develop learning skills, thinking skills, and life skills that align with the school’s purpose. Evidence clearly indicates curriculum and learning experiences prepare students for success at the next level. Like courses/classes have the same high learning expectations. Learning activities are individualized for each student in a way that supports achievement of expectations. ||

//(list ideas below, but don't forget to drop the artifacts on the K drive)// Social Studies provides numerous experiences/opportunities to develop learning, thinking, and life skills by means of MUN, MUSS, TradeQuest, Debate, interactive online sources, field trips, etc. In-class problem-based learning experiences (simulations, debates, projects) engage more than rote memorization of curriculum, students must apply and manipulate content while employing other real-world skills. SS students can capitalize on their strengths by chosing certain differentiated options for assessment. [Randy, 26 June]
 * Our Evidence/ Proof/ Validation of our rating:**

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