Expected Schoolwide Learning Results

You will be designing posters that will visually represent the “Expected Schoolwide Learning Results.” The ESLR’s goal is to show how CVHS is going to prepare it’s students (YOU) to be well rounded and successful individuals. The problem with the ESLRs is that they were designed by adults for students and not by students for students.

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Assignment:

  • Choose 2 out of the 6 ESLRs and create a poster that visually represents the underlining theme of each
  • Remember the 4 guidelines to an effective flyer
  • Images need to be original or significantly altered because your poster may be mass produced
  • Use only 1-2 colors
  • Use an image that attracts the viewer
  • At the top of the poster have a big word that encompasses the message and then a short explanation/slogan at the bottom
  • Keep it simple
  • Document Settings:
    • Size: 12 x 18
    • Color Mode: RGB
    • 300 Resolution, if using Photoshop

We don’t want this:

4 Guidelines to an Effective Flyer

  1. Get their ATTENTION
  2. Create a DESIRE/INTEREST
  3. A call to ACTION
  4. READABILITY

ESLRs

Castro Valley High School will prepare its students to be:

  1.  Knowledgeable individuals who
  • demonstrate mastery of their courses of study;
  • integrate reading, writing, and mathematics across the subject areas;
  • practice organizational and study skills;
  • demonstrate basic technological literacy skills.

2. Critical thinkers and problem-solvers who

  • access, evaluate, analyze, and synthesize information from a variety of sources;
  • determine reliability of online sources and appropriately incorporate them into academic work;
  • make decisions and solve problems by practical application of academic knowledge.

3. Effective communicators who

  • read and comprehend a variety of materials;
  • listen and interpret messages in a discerning manner and respond appropriately;
  • practice self-advocacy;
  • speak and write in a respectful, logical, and coherent manner;
  • recognize, develop, and appreciate artistic and linguistic communication.

4. Respectful, responsible individuals who

  • understand diverse cultures, lifestyles, and viewpoints;
  • respect themselves, others, and their environment;
  • practice and value honesty and self-control;
  • handle conflict constructively through positive, non-violent actions;
  • adhere to established standards of behavior;
  • take responsibility for and accept the consequences of their behavior;
  • demonstrate appropriate and responsible use of technology.

5. Involved community participants who

  • understand and demonstrate the responsibilities of democratic and global citizenship;
  • strive to improve the quality of life in the communities to which they belong;
  • work responsibly to establish and accomplish goals within a team;
  • interact comfortably within diverse settings.

6. Self-directed, life-long, adaptable learners who

  • identify their goals and develop a plan for the high school years and beyond;
  • acknowledge the importance of physical and emotional health and make informed choices about their overall well-being;
  • recognize and balance academic and personal needs;
  • use reflection to evaluate and modify their learning process.

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