ISSN Capstone Projects

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Capstones

What are they?

Write a brief definition of what this means for your school.

Share your definition with your table

Agree on 3 essential elements

Share out

Group thoughts

Showcase Work Action Culminating or summative Personal Interest Inquiry based Auhthentic Audience

At Purpose: To prepare students for

college, the workplace, and to take their place as responsible global citizens in the 21st century.

Mission Statement: For seniors to demonstrate their mastery of all curriculum subjects, develop a sense of character by giving of themselves to make the world a better place for others, and press their sphere of experience beyond the walls of high school into the local and international community where they view themselves as resources.

Where do we start?

Recruitment Contracts/Agreements Build it into your program

Scaffold by grade levelPortfolios

Yearly evaluation and consultation on portfolios to guide students in capstone decisions

At HAIS

In our Recruitment literature In our “Entrance Agreement” Students complete yearly Portfolios with

public presentations Students complete community service

hours throughout each year 11th Grade Students complete a

capstone proposal in their writing class

Fit to your school, district, state, federal requirements What are some of the pieces of the

puzzle that we can snap together?

So many demands…so little time!

Funding

SchedulingPersonnel

Testing

Graduation Requirements

State Requirements

ISSN Matrix

College Entrance

How HAIS sorts it out ISSN Matrix: Combine Internship and Capstone

Projects

Personnel and Budgeting: Additional Funding for CTE classes

State Requirements: Gifted and Talented

Graduation Requirements: Elective, Community Service

College Entrance Requirements and Soft Skills

ISSN Matrix

Funding

State

GradReq

College

Putting it all together

Structure to Support Capstones Independent Project

Incorporated into a Core Class

Interdisciplinary Project

Special Class

After School Program

Advocacy Class

Our SchoolAn Early College High School

Types of Project

Research ProjectBig IdeaCollege readiness

Research + Action

Community Service Project

Internship Project

Web Based Projects

At HAIS… Focus is on Community Service and

Internships

Reflection Paper Included

5 P’sProposal ProjectPaperPortfolioPresentation

At HAIS…Focus is on Community Service Internships: Local Clinics Medical Center Constable Station Homeless Shelters Food Bank Blood Drive Elementary School

Public Presentation and Celebration How will your students present their

work?

Who will be invited?SchoolParentsCommunityCollege

At HAIS

Presentations:Practice Presentation to Peers

Selected Students Present at ECHS Senior Seminar

All seniors present to HAIS students, community members, family, college personnel.

(underclassmen with rubric)

Some examples

A Day of Beauty: Foster Care Girls Blood Drive Nigerian Pen Pals Clinic Art Gallery Food Bank SPCA

Some Final Advice Communicate clearly with parents Work with your School District to obtain

or develop permission forms for parents Create a timeline and use the village to

motivate students

Share projects not only with your community but also within your school: create a legacy

Don’t forget to brag

Resources

[email protected]

http://www.bakercharters.org/Senior_Capstone.html

http://www.marshallschool.org/page.cfm?p=787

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