The Humanities Department enriches ones understanding of human
culture. Thus the study of any human culture must include a basic
understanding of the historical development of the culture's political,
economic, and social mind sets. However, a more thorough understanding
is possible by learning about a culture's habit, values, beliefs, and
expression by way of aesthetic awareness.
The Humanities organizational structure places emphasis on
the belief that every man (and woman) is an artist and that art is not
production, but rather a state of mind and an attitude of life, which is open
to every person, not just to the trained "artist".
The Humanities are concerned with the condition, quality,
and improvement of the collective human being and the culture in which she
exists.
To these ends, the NCHS Humanities Department endeavors to
provide students with a broad and rich education that encompasses these goals.
Essential Questions
In
everything the HUMANITIES DEPARTMENT does:
o
How
can we every day be Student-Focused and continue to maintain our
level of academic vigor?
o
How
can Data inform our instruction?
o
Quality Assessment Data
provides clear feedback necessary to improve teaching strategies and student
learning.
o
Given the District 203 Vision of a High School Graduate and the Naperville
Central focus on “Community Contributor”, I will:
- Contribute to NCHS outside
of my curriculum.
- Develop classroom
communities that promote respect and tolerance
for all students.
- Celebrate the
accomplishments of NCHS staff and students.
- Model good citizenship with
each other.
- Demonstrate Central
Pride.
In
everything the FINE ARTS group does: Assessments
o
How
can we Involve Students in the assessment process?
o
Can
we implement Student-Creation of Rubrics and Guide Students in
Assessing Their Own Work?
o
How
can we Codify and Use Assessments For Learning
to guide our instruction?
In
everything the SOCIAL STUDIES group does: UBD /
Assessment
o
How
do we make our circular maps (UBD) the central focus of all we do in
the department?
o
How
can the maps help us to Evaluate Our Assessments to ensure we are
testing what we say we are?
o
How
can formative assessment and grading practices help in keeping student and
teacher Workloads at a manageable level?
