10. Curriculum -8th Grade Cognitive Skills W RLD HISTORY U.S. HISTORY Political Science Economics Social Systems (Psychology Sociology…) Application Analysis Synthesis Evaluation Horizontal Thinking Analogies Logical Extrapolation Insight
11. Curriculum -8th Grade Cognitive Skills Synthesis Metaphors Analogies Intuition Extrapolation Horizontal Thinking Evaluation Analysis Application Comprehension Knowledge Vertical Thinking Socratic Method Critical Executive Creative Content Organizational Metacognition Introspection Mnemonic Academic Skills Planning Prioritization Time Management Group Dynamics Test Prep Research Databases Note taking Bibliography Historical Writing Presentation “ Those who know how to think, need no teachers” – Mahatma Gandhi “ Thinking is easy, acting is difficult, and to put one’s thoughts into action is the most difficult thing in the world.” - Goethe
12. Units of Study Pre-Units: Perception,Cognition, Worldviews Forms of Government Political Spectrum Units: Gilded Age Age of Imperialism World War I The New Deal & Great Depression
13. Units of Study Rise of Totalitarianism WWII & Post-War Settlement Fifties & Boomers Foreign Policy & The Cold War Challenges of Globalization and War
21. Educating for the Quantum Economy Autotelic Learners Global Perspective Risk Tolerant Scientific Literacy Flexible Synthesis Cultural Literacy Opportunity Orientation Adaptive Networked Complexity Systems & Connectivity Creativity not Rigidity Modular organizations Resilience and Consilience
