Graduation Project 20092010

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Graduation Project 2009-2010
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Why do we have a Graduation Project?

• PA State Mandate Chapter 5. Section 4.24
• The purpose of the culminating project is to
  assure that students are
• able to apply, analyze, synthesize and evaluate
  information and
• communicate significant knowledge and
  understanding.
• AFG (Accreditation for Growth) Objective 1
• District Vision

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Nothing else left to do?
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NeshaminyMission

• Empower students to become productive citizens
  and lifelong learners

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Students Need

• Learning and Innovation Skills
• Creativity and innovation
• Critical thinking and problem solving
• Communication and collaboration
• Information, media and technology skills

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Students Need

• Life and Career Skills
• Flexibility and adaptability
• Initiative and self-direction
• Social and cross-cultural skills
• Productivity and accountability
• Leadership and responsibility

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Graduation Project

• An extension of the existing curriculum
• A pathway to the future
• Three components
• Research
• Writing
• Presentation

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Research

• Career related
• Online and state funded resources
• Helps students decide and prepare for
• career/education path

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Writing

• Authentic/Practical
• Reflection of research
• Holistically assessed using
• PA Writing Assessment Scoring Guide

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Presentation

• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Video Presentation
• Assessed using presentation assessment
• scoring guide

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Student Support

• Graduation project office
• Before during and after school
• Administrative support
• Staff mentoring
• Large and small group meetings
• Website

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Parents
Guidance
Community
Mentoring
Teachers
Administration
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Due Dates
Specific dates will be announced as the school
calendar is developed.
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Accountability

• Research and Writing
• Gym Night, Class trip
• Additional school time
• All components
• TBA deadline
• Senior activities (Prom, picnic etc.).
• Summer school program.

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Nothing strengthens the judgment and quickens
the conscience like individual responsibility.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
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• Everyone has
• dreams. The
• world remembers
• those who act.
• Tony Pipe
• Class of 2009

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We Know

• Students Need
• Digital-age Literacy
• Inventive Thinking
• Effective Communication
• High Productivity

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THANK YOU Questions?
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