Children become life-long learners through daily exposure to opportunities that encourage curiosity, self-direction, creativity, and critical thinking.  Listed below are our academic, social, and civic goals for all students of Times² Academy.
 
Academic Goals

• Communication  –  Express ideas clearly through verbal and written communication.
• Literacy  –  Read, decode, comprehend, synthesize and analyze, critique and reflect upon numeric and written information gathered from a variety of sources.
• Technology  –  Be capable of and comfortable with manipulating instruments of technology, math, and science.
• Interdisciplinary Learning  –  Connect ideas between and among all disciplines and subjects inside and outside of the classroom.
• Critical Thinking  –  See and understand the relationships of different types of knowledge and how to use them to solve current and future learning dilemmas.

Social Goals

• Respect themselves, others, and their property and space.
• Take responsibility for one’s own actions, words, and work.
• Cooperate and collaborate with others in a variety of group settings and demonstrate individual coping skills.
• Actively listen to different perspectives and express one’s ideas in a constructive and non-argumentative way.
• Respect and appreciate the contributions of diverse populations (language, culture, ethnicity, etc.) and validate these resources.

Civic Goals

• Develop as a well-rounded, contributing member of society clearly acknowledging one’s role and the experience and knowledge that others bring to the community.
• Understand the democratic process of our country and be able to use it to advocate for change when needed.
• Establish goals that are community-based as well as personal and follow through with them.
• Find non-violent solutions to school, community, and other social problems.

Important Links for Standards, Instruction, and Student Assessment

• Grade Level Expectations and Grade Span Expectations for Reading, Writing, Math

• State Standards for Rhode Island  for PE, Health

• State Standards for Rhode Island for History

• Rhode Island Statewide Curriculum

• Abilities Necessary To Do Scientific Inquiry

• National Standards for Foreign Language Education

• National Educational Technology Standards for Students

• National Visual Art Standards Grade K - 12

Helpful Links:

Students prepare for the Tech Literacy Assessment
What does the Tech Literacy Assessment Assess?
20 question sample test of the Tech Literacy Assessment

Discovery Education streaming

• See Ms. Mayer for login information to Discovery Education streaming digital video-based learning resources.  Kindergarten through twelve grade students and faculty visit this website for project videos and video segments, images, speeches, sound effects, and articles.  Citations are provided for all researched items.