ESLRs

**The Expected School-wide Learning Results at Hangzhou International School**
The ESLRs guide teachers as we design lessons, projects, and tests. During the year, we are asked to focus on all of the goal statements listed below. These statements describe the various skills and attitudes that we are trying to instill in our students.

The ESLRs can be summarized very simply. All students expect to learn facts in school. This is the solid foundation of knowledge. However, schooling is meant to teach you more than facts. A person can be a genius, able to recall every fact about every subject; but, if that genius has no communication skills, he or she will be unable to share all those facts with others. Therefore, our students should also become effective communicators. Once communication happens, a community of learners can engage in high level thinking. In today's world, facts are never further away than a Google search. Higher level thinking, however, is still learned through the time-honored process of discussion and writing, the activities of a teacher working directly with his or her students. Teachers at HIS also seek to guide their students with positive learning attitudes and behaviors. Setting goals is important for students so they can measure their own growth. And no progress towards a goal will happen if you are hopelessly disorganized. Finally, we must all nurture our community. We must know how to be good friends to each other and be willing to share the gifts we have received so that the world will benefit from our work.

The ESLRS are listed below. They remind students about all the goals we have for them. A copy can be found in many classrooms at HIS. Statements from the ESLRs also appear in the rubrics that Mr. Robinson creates to grade projects and notebooks.

Effective Communication
 * I can listen to others to understand meaning.
 * I can watch others to understand meaning.
 * I can read what others have written to understand meaning.
 * I can speak clearly and confidently to tells others what I want them to understand.
 * I can write clearly and confidently to tell others what I want them to understand.
 * I can use my creativity through music, art, and movement to help others understand what I want them to understand.

High Level Thinking
 * I can use different thinking skills to see relationships, evaluate, make decisions, and solve problems.

A Solid Foundation of Knowledge
 * Academic
 * Artistic
 * Physical
 * Technological

Positive Learning Attitudes and Behavior
 * I can set goals in areas that I need to improve on. I can plan ways to reach my goals. I can reflect on my goals to see if I have improved.
 * I can work well with my peers to solve problems.
 * I can make my work look great! I am organized and prepared to be a good learner.

Global and Community Appreciation
 * I am a good friend. I get along with people.
 * I can help my community become a better place. I understand that I can make a difference in the world.