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AIS/D's Standards and Benchmarks are Organized by Themes
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Understanding Ourselves
It is common to all peoples to wonder about the nature of the self. If
we are to develop self-knowledge, empathy and perspective, we need to
strive to understand our own culture, its systems of belief and behavior,
and give equal respect to the culture of others. We need to reflect on
the rites of passage common to all individuals, regardless of cultures.
This theme provides the opportunity to understand the essence of being
human.
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Understanding our
Bodies
It is common to all peoples to wonder about the nature
of the human body and its workings. We need to understand
our senses and how they enable
us to interpret our world. If we are to be successful, we need to understand
how to become and remain healthy and “fit for life.” This theme
provides opportunities to understand and maintain our bodies.
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Understanding
our Symbol Systems
It is common to all peoples to develop systems of signs and symbols to
help us understand, interpret and explain our world and its phenomena.
To this end we have created a range of literacies: linguistic, mathematical,
musical and technological. This theme provides opportunities to understand
the patterns and concepts embedded in these literacies.
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Understanding
our Organizations
It is common to all peoples to organize into communities with structured
systems of social interaction. Each of these communities has its own systems
of law, politics and economics. This theme provides opportunities to understand
our local and global communities and our place within them.
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Understanding
our Power of Expression
It is common to all peoples to express our unique response to the world
through a variety of art forms. We communicate our ideas, emotions, opinions
and selves through literatures and the fine and performing arts, using
a variety of media and genre. This theme provides opportunities to understand
the range and power of human creativity and expression.
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Understanding
our Place in Space and Time
It is common to all peoples to be shaped by our stories: the decisions
and discoveries, the explorations and the migrations, the adaptations to
and of our locations. We are deeply connected to the past and to place,
and we need to understand these connections. This theme provides us opportunities
to understand where we have been and where we may go, as individuals, cultures
and as humankind.
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Understanding
how our World Works
It is common to all peoples to wonder about the world we inhabit and its
phenomena. We need to understand the attempts that different peoples have
made to interpret the natural and physical world. We need to understand
the explanations provided by science and the methods used to derive those
explanations. Through technology, we need to apply scientific thinking
to the solution of complex problems. This theme provides the opportunity
to understand our world and to apply our understanding to solving problems
through technology.
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Understanding
our Environment
It is common to all peoples that we inhabit complex, fragile ecosystems.
We live in a world of limited resources and increasing demand. We need
to develop ways to co-exist in sustainable balance with other species,
other peoples and our planet. This theme provides us with opportunities
to understand the environmental impact of the decisions we make, and the
responsibility this understanding brings.
- Understanding our Technology
- PreK 3 and PreK 4 Standards
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