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Standard 4: Communication Skills

HTL-MS.s4

BPSS-HTL logoMiddle School Health  Standard 4:

Communication Skills

Demonstrate the ability to use interpersonal communication skills to enhance health and avoid or reduce health risks.

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HTL-MS.s4.01

Health LogoMiddle School (HLT) Health Standards
Standard 4: Communication Skills

HTL-MS.s4.01: Demonstrate effective verbal and nonverbal communication skills to enhance health.

Student Learning Targets:

Knowledge Targets

  • I can

Reasoning Targets

  • I can

Skills (Performance) Targets

  • I can

Product Targets

  • I can

Proficiency Scale

The Student ...
1 Beginning
... with help, demonstrates a partial understanding of some of the simpler details and processes (Score 2.0 content) and some of the more complex ideas and processes (Score 3.0 content).
  • descriptors
2 Developing
... demonstrates no major errors or omissions regarding the simpler details and processes but exhibits major errors or omissions regarding the more complex ideas and processes (Score 3.0 content).
  • descriptors
3 Proficient
“The Standard.”
... demonstrates no major errors or omissions regarding any of the information and processes that were end of instruction expectations.
  • descriptors
4 Advanced
... demonstrates in-depth inferences and applications regarding more complex material that go beyond end of instruction expectations.
  • descriptors

Resources

Vocabulary

  • words
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Websites

  • Title of website with a URL to open in a new window

HTL-MS.s4.02

Health LogoMiddle School (HLT) Health Standards
Standard 4: Communication Skills

HTL-MS.s4.02: Demonstrate refusal and negotiation skills to avoid or reduce health risks.

Student Learning Targets:

Knowledge Targets

  • I can

Reasoning Targets

  • I can

Skills (Performance) Targets

  • I can

Product Targets

  • I can

Proficiency Scale

The Student ...
1 Beginning
... with help, demonstrates a partial understanding of some of the simpler details and processes (Score 2.0 content) and some of the more complex ideas and processes (Score 3.0 content).
  • descriptors
2 Developing
... demonstrates no major errors or omissions regarding the simpler details and processes but exhibits major errors or omissions regarding the more complex ideas and processes (Score 3.0 content).
  • descriptors
3 Proficient
“The Standard.”
... demonstrates no major errors or omissions regarding any of the information and processes that were end of instruction expectations.
  • descriptors
4 Advanced
... demonstrates in-depth inferences and applications regarding more complex material that go beyond end of instruction expectations.
  • descriptors

Resources

Vocabulary

  • words
  • list

Websites

  • Title of website with a URL to open in a new window

HTL-MS.s4.03

Health LogoMiddle School (HLT) Health Standards
Standard 4: Communication Skills

HTL-MS.s4.03: Demonstrate negotiation skills to avoid or reduce health risks.

Student Learning Targets:

Knowledge Targets

  • I can

Reasoning Targets

  • I can

Skills (Performance) Targets

  • I can

Product Targets

  • I can

Proficiency Scale

The Student ...
1 Beginning
... with help, demonstrates a partial understanding of some of the simpler details and processes (Score 2.0 content) and some of the more complex ideas and processes (Score 3.0 content).
  • descriptors
2 Developing
... demonstrates no major errors or omissions regarding the simpler details and processes but exhibits major errors or omissions regarding the more complex ideas and processes (Score 3.0 content).
  • descriptors
3 Proficient
“The Standard.”
... demonstrates no major errors or omissions regarding any of the information and processes that were end of instruction expectations.
  • descriptors
4 Advanced
... demonstrates in-depth inferences and applications regarding more complex material that go beyond end of instruction expectations.
  • descriptors

Resources

Vocabulary

  • words
  • list

Websites

  • Title of website with a URL to open in a new window

HTL-MS.s4.04

Health LogoMiddle School (HLT) Health Standards
Standard 4: Communication Skills

HTL-MS.s4.04: Demonstrate collaboration skills to avoid or reduce health risks.

Student Learning Targets:

Knowledge Targets

  • I can

Reasoning Targets

  • I can

Skills (Performance) Targets

  • I can

Product Targets

  • I can

Proficiency Scale

The Student ...
1 Beginning
... with help, demonstrates a partial understanding of some of the simpler details and processes (Score 2.0 content) and some of the more complex ideas and processes (Score 3.0 content).
  • descriptors
2 Developing
... demonstrates no major errors or omissions regarding the simpler details and processes but exhibits major errors or omissions regarding the more complex ideas and processes (Score 3.0 content).
  • descriptors
3 Proficient
“The Standard.”
... demonstrates no major errors or omissions regarding any of the information and processes that were end of instruction expectations.
  • descriptors
4 Advanced
... demonstrates in-depth inferences and applications regarding more complex material that go beyond end of instruction expectations.
  • descriptors

Resources

Vocabulary

  • words
  • list

Websites

  • Title of website with a URL to open in a new window

HTL-MS.s4.05

Health LogoMiddle School (HLT) Health Standards
Standard 4: Communication Skills

HTL-MS.s4.05: Demonstrate effective conflict management or resolution strategies.

Student Learning Targets:

Knowledge Targets

  • I can identify strategies to communicate effectively. 

Reasoning Targets

  • I can identify a conflict that will need communication strategies to resolve a situation.  

Skills (Performance) Targets

  • I can use strategies to resolve conflicts
  • I can use the following skills: I messages, eye contact, body language, attentive listening, restating other points of view, suggesting an alternative. 

Proficiency Scale

The Student ...
1 Beginning
... with help, demonstrates a partial understanding of some of the simpler details and processes (Score 2.0 content) and some of the more complex ideas and processes (Score 3.0 content).
  • Uses inappropriate verbal/nonverbal communication strategies to the given situation and particular audience, the communication strategies are used inappropriately.
1 Developing
... demonstrates no major errors or omissions regarding the simpler details and processes but exhibits major errors or omissions regarding the more complex ideas and processes (Score 3.0 content).
  • Uses verbal/nonverbal communication strategies effectively, but the strategies may be inappropriate for a given situation or a particular audience, 
  • OR the use of the selected strategy may be ineffective. In either case, the effect may not enhance health or avoid/reduce risk for the health of self and others.
3 Proficient
“The Standard.”
... demonstrates no major errors or omissions regarding any of the information and processes that were end of instruction expectations.
  • Uses appropriate verbal/nonverbal communication strategies in a generally effective manner (in a given situation with a particular audience) to enhance health or avoid/reduce risk for the health of self and others.
4 Advanced
... demonstrates in-depth inferences and applications regarding more complex material that go beyond end of instruction expectations. 
  • Thoroughly uses appropriate communication techniques and skills to effectively convey or exchange information to enhance the health of self and others.
  • The results are highly effective and the student demonstrates a high level of self-efficacy in using the skill.

Resources

Vocabulary

  • words
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Websites

  • Title of website with a URL to open in a new window

HTL-MS.s4.06

Health LogoMiddle School (HLT) Health Standards
Standard 4: Communication Skills

HTL-MS.s4.06: Demonstrate how to ask for assistance to enhance the health of self and others.

Student Learning Targets:

Knowledge Targets

  • I can

Reasoning Targets

  • I can

Skills (Performance) Targets

  • I can

Product Targets

  • I can

Proficiency Scale

The Student ...
1 Beginning
... with help, demonstrates a partial understanding of some of the simpler details and processes (Score 2.0 content) and some of the more complex ideas and processes (Score 3.0 content).
  • descriptors
2 Developing
... demonstrates no major errors or omissions regarding the simpler details and processes but exhibits major errors or omissions regarding the more complex ideas and processes (Score 3.0 content).
  • descriptors
3 Proficient
“The Standard.”
... demonstrates no major errors or omissions regarding any of the information and processes that were end of instruction expectations.
  • descriptors
4 Advanced
... demonstrates in-depth inferences and applications regarding more complex material that go beyond end of instruction expectations.
  • descriptors

Resources

Vocabulary

  • words
  • list

Websites

  • Title of website with a URL to open in a new window