Core Outcomes: Community and Environmental Responsibility
Demonstrate Effective Community Interaction
- Assess own knowledge, participation, and skills in thinking about and acting on local issues.
- Analyze community and global issues and develop strategies for informed response.
- Evaluate personal and organization characteristics, skills, and strategies that facilitate the accomplishment of mutual goals.
- Respond to community issues and contribute to the community.
Apply Scientific Methods
- Interpret social, natural, and physical phenomena using scientific methods of assessment.
- Identify how natural phenomena impact human activity.
- Apply scientific standards and practices that recognize the interdependence between people and the natural world.
- Identify and evaluate solutions to community and environmental problems.
Analyze Cultural Impact
- Analyze varying viewpoints, priorities, and standards regarding how humans interact with the environment and its limitations and resources.
- Identify how culture affects people’s responses to and sense of responsibility toward the community and the environment, including the creation and dissemination of images and ideas through various media.
| Sample Indicators | |
|---|---|
| Level 1
Limited application of knowledge and skills. |
Identify current social and environmental issues.
Describe one’s own roles in the community. Identify methods of participation in civic and environmental action. |
| Level 2
Basic application of knowledge and skills. |
Identify causes and/or solutions to one or two social and environmental issues.
Identify the benefits to the community of service to individuals and/or the community as a whole. Demonstrates participation in civic and environmental action. Predict the consequences of solutions to one or two social and environmental issues. |
| Level 3
Demonstrates comprehension and is able to apply essential knowledge and skill. |
Suggest a new and unique solution to a current social and an environmental issue.
Collect information on a specific community issue. Relate the role community involvement in their learning process. Describe the relationship of the democratic process to community problem-solving. Evaluate the impact of one’s own daily actions on the community and the environment. |
| Level 4
Demonstrates thorough, effective and/or sophisticated application of knowledge and skills. |
Critically evaluate the causes, consequences and solutions of social issues.
Recommend a solution to a community issue based on information collected. Takes active roles in community problem-solving. Critically evaluates the causes, consequences and solutions of environmental issues. Recommend and rank daily actions for their impact on the community and the environment. |