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IDS Inquiry Reflection

Carlos Core Competencies, Thinking February 22, 2023 0 Comment

My inquiry question is what are the different relationships within nature in North America? My time management is good and I often find other times within the week to work on my project. The resources that have been most helpful are documentaries that show animals in real time. The challenge that I am facing right now is narrowing down the information that I am collecting. One challenge that I have overcome is refining my question to narrow down the scope of my project. The growth of the thinking core competency has been evident in my process. I am able to collect information from different areas and interpret and make inferences based on that knowledge. I am planning to make a web or mind map of the information that I am learning about. I believe that I am on track to have it finished by the deadline. I believe that this project is a good opportunity to continue working on for my capstone next year.

Core Competency Self-Assessment

Carlos Core Competencies, English 11, Thinking January 20, 2023January 20, 2023#English11, #ThinkingCC 0 Comment

Poetry-Cluster-5-Assignment Download

I demonstrated the thinking core competency in my assignment which had to do with poetry. I demonstrated the critical and reflective thinking section when I analyzed the poem to extract the meaning and effectiveness of the figurative language used throughout. I also made connections with the research and the figurative language. I also used the creative thinking competency when making a new poem from an existing line by synthesizing the meaning of the line into a new idea. In summary, I demonstrated both thinking sections of the core competency to produce this assignment

Core Competency Self-Assessment

Carlos Core Competencies, Grade 11, Science 11, Thinking January 11, 2023#chemistry11, #criticalandreflectivethinking, #ThinkingCC 0 Comment

Critical and Reflective Thinking

I demonstrated the critical and reflective thinking core competency in the acid-base titration lab. I demonstrated this core competency by analyzing the situation to make sure that we could have accurate results and answers. Specifically, I took the data from the first two trials, which we could not use in the final calculations, to refine and expedite the process when conducting the titration. The strategy that I used was to compare the trials to figure out how much was too much and I was successful in the following two trials and I could use those results for the final calculations. Following the conclusion of the trials, I used the critical thinking strategies to figure out how to use the data to make correct calculations. I used the knowledge that I had gained in the solutions unit to arrive at the final answer and be able to apply the lab to the discussion questions on the back. Finally, I used the critical thinking competency once more when writing my conclusion. When writing my conclusion, I had to infer and use my thinking skills to correctly identify the sources of error and implications of each. I did this by reflecting on the lab process and using my knowledge that I had gained previously. All in all, I demonstrated the thinking core competency fully throughout the acid-base titration lab.

English 10 Core Competency Self-Assessment

Carlos Core Competencies, English 10, Thinking June 22, 2022June 22, 2022#English10, #ThinkingCC 0 Comment

Creative Thinking

My artifact is an example of the critical thinking core competency because I used my creativity to create a poem for a project. I built upon the example poems that we read in class by using poetic techniques while putting my own creative writing for the poem. I used the five senses to create a vivid picture in the mind of the reader by using imagery. I think that I demonstrated the core competency well because I am proud of the poems that I have made and I got a good score on the project overall.