P21CS

==[|Creativity and Innovation] == == // Think Creatively //== 
 * Use a wide range of idea creation techniques (such as brainstorming)
 * Create new and worthwhile ideas (both incremental and radical concepts)
 * Elaborate, refine, analyze and evaluate their own ideas in order to improve and maximize creative efforts

// Work Creatively with Others //
 * Develop, implement and communicate new ideas to others effectively
 * Be open and responsive to new and diverse perspectives; incorporate group input and feedback into the work
 * Demonstrate originality and inventiveness in work and understand the real world limits to adopting new ideas
 * View failure as an opportunity to learn; understand that creativity and innovation is a long-term, cyclical process of small successes and frequent mistakes

//  Implement Innovations //
 * Act on creative ideas to make a tangible and useful contribution to the field in which the innovation will occur

==[|Critical Thinking and Problem Solving] == == // Reason Effectively //== 
 * <span style="background-color: initial; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; vertical-align: baseline;">Use various types of reasoning (inductive, deductive, etc.) as appropriate to the situation

// Use Systems Thinking //
 * <span style="background-color: initial; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; vertical-align: baseline;">Analyze how parts of a whole interact with each other to produce overall outcomes in complex systems

// Make Judgments and Decisions //
 * <span style="background-color: initial; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; vertical-align: baseline;">Effectively analyze and evaluate evidence, arguments, claims and beliefs
 * <span style="background-color: initial; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; vertical-align: baseline;"> Analyze and evaluate major alternative points of view
 * <span style="background-color: initial; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; vertical-align: baseline;">Synthesize and make connections between information and arguments
 * <span style="background-color: initial; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; vertical-align: baseline;">Interpret information and draw conclusions based on the best analysis
 * <span style="background-color: initial; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; vertical-align: baseline;">Reflect critically on learning experiences and processes

// Solve Problems //
 * <span style="background-color: initial; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; vertical-align: baseline;">Solve different kinds of non-familiar problems in both conventional and innovative ways
 * <span style="background-color: initial; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; vertical-align: baseline;">Identify and ask significant questions that clarify various points of view and lead to better solutions

==<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #a8100d; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Communication and Collaboration] ==

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #a8100d; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> // Communicate Clearly //

 * <span style="background-color: initial; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; vertical-align: baseline;">Articulate thoughts and ideas effectively using oral, written and nonverbal communication skills in a variety of forms and contexts
 * <span style="background-color: initial; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; vertical-align: baseline;">Listen effectively to decipher meaning, including knowledge, values, attitudes and intentions
 * <span style="background-color: initial; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; vertical-align: baseline;">Use communication for a range of purposes (e.g. to inform, instruct, motivate and persuade)
 * <span style="background-color: initial; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; vertical-align: baseline;">Utilize multiple media and technologies, and know how to judge their effectiveness a priori as well as assess their impact
 * <span style="background-color: initial; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; vertical-align: baseline;">Communicate effectively in diverse environments (including multi-lingual)

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #666666; display: block; font-family: Trebuchet,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 1em; vertical-align: baseline;">// Collaborate with Others //
 * <span style="background-color: initial; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; vertical-align: baseline;">Demonstrate ability to work effectively and respectfully with diverse teams
 * <span style="background-color: initial; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; vertical-align: baseline;">Exercise flexibility and willingness to be helpful in making necessary compromises to accomplish a common goal
 * <span style="background-color: initial; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; vertical-align: baseline;">Assume shared responsibility for collaborative work, and value the individual contributions made by each team member

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #666666; font-family: Trebuchet,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; vertical-align: baseline;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #a8100d; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Information, Media and Technology Skills] **
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #a8100d; font-family: Trebuchet,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Information Literacy]
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #a8100d; font-family: Trebuchet,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Media Literacy]
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #a8100d; font-family: Trebuchet,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[|ICT Literacy]