LAUNCHPAD

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LAUNCHPAD Student Successes
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CREATIVITY

• Beyond page setup
• PowerPoint
• Interactive flipcharts
• Publisher - brochures
• Paint projects
• Inspiration graphic organizer creative to
  linear outline
• Combine own artistic talent with additional
  tools
• Video production

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ORGANIZATION

• All work in folders
• Scholars save things
• Cornell/AVID note- taking
• Content folders
• Templates
• Writing process
• History Unit folders

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MOTIVATION
Excitement of discovery I can do this! Pride
in professional work Like a Scholar Beyond
the classroom universities / museums
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ENGAGEMENT

• Other means of investigation
• Primary Sources
• Variety in information gathering and
  presentation
• Deeper into content

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RESPONSIBILITY

• Equipment, store, label, troubleshoot, maintain
• Use appropriate sources wisely

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AUTONOMY

• Independent Learner
• Choice method of display
• Voice?
• Animation?
• Graphics?
• Connect with real world

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COLLABORATION

• New programs
• Use programs effectively
• Team spirit
• Camaraderie/Family support
• Communication with staff and each other via
  email / weblockerz

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WRITING

• Instant feedback grammar, spelling
• Readability scale
• Vocabulary enhancement ex. right click
  synonym
• Graphic organizers
• Holt Online Essay Scoring
• Examples of professional critiques/journals

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STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES

• Palm Springs and
• Chicago
• CTAP Redlands
• Showcase Anaheim
• Science Expo
• History Day
• Word Power
• Academic Pentathlon
• Math Challenge
• CAG Conference

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City Sponsored Essay Contestout of 250 essays
all three winners from Earhart Launchpad.
Essay Contest held by Riverside County Credit
Union winner from Launchpad. Reflections
writing finalist winner from Earhart Launchpad.
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National History Day
Kaori Murata, 2005 California State History Day
winner in Website category! Websites will be
national competition in 2007. Using her
research and analytical skills in locating
primary resources for her History Day topic,
Joanna Gillespie won school, district, county
and the State of California competitions and
was a National History Day finalist in June
2005 in Washington DC.
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Finalists
National History Day California State
Competition, Sacramento, California
First Place