Cognitive Skills Rubric

Area of Evaluation The Call
(Preparatory Stage)		 The Journey
(Action Stage)		 The Return
(Integrative Stage)
Essential Question Conceptual Learning Experiential (Affective) Learning Integration – New Awareness
What skills will help me shape an understanding of the world, and support my ability to find meaning as I engage in life experiences? What cognitive skills and concepts do I need to cultivate to adequately prepare for my learning journey? How do I evaluate my experiences and draw on my skills and knowledge to enhance learning and meaning while on the journey? How do I reflect on, share and integrate my experiences as I prepare for the next stage of the journey?
1. Cognitive Skills Acquisition and Practice of Skills Utilization of Skills in Action Reflection, Integration, Awareness
  • Vocabulary (Capacity to name things accurately)
  • Concept Vocabulary (Framework through which I can interpret my experience)
  • Critical Thinking (Ability to sort out complexity)
  • Critical Writing (Ability to organize and connect concepts into a clear whole)
  • Critical Speaking (Ability to process, sort, and connect ideas verbally)
  • Symbolic Awareness (developing capacities for artistic expression)
  • Technology and Media Skills
  • Research Skills (Ability to obtain and integrate multiple sources)
  • Inquiry Skills (Ability to formulate insightful questions based on sound research and personal reflection)
  • Reading, dialogue and reflection to enhance my language skills and develop a broader concept vocabulary
  • Formal and expressive writing processes to develop organizational and analytical skills.
  • Discussion, interviews and small and large group engagement to learn how to organize my thoughts, engage in skillful inquiry, express ideas and integrate new concepts.
  • Technical and media skills to enhance my ability to communicate about what I have learned.
  • Developing the capacity to ask questions that will expand my knowledge and awareness.
  • Applying, and connecting my skills and concept vocabulary to real life experiences.
  • Writing, reflection and dialogue to enhance awareness and integration of concepts of the preparation stage for the journey.
  • Using what is learned at one stage of the journey in the stages that follow.
  • Observing how preparation in the preparation stage affects our experience in stage two.
  • What conversations do we want to have with each other to help us complete and integrate the experiences we have had together.
  • What speaking, writing, media projects will we do to reflect on and bring awareness to the transformations experienced through the learning journey?
  • What kind community engagement and presentations do we want to create to be witnessed and to bring completion to the journey?
  • What can we do to give back to who have supported us so they understand what we valued the journey?
  • Do we understand the effect and importance of the return stage as part of the completion of the journey?

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