Applied Project Presentation What Works What Doesn’t

What Works? What Doesn’t? Organization Design Text Pictures Animation and Sound Other Issues

Organization Obvious Helpful to Viewer Helpful to Presenter Logical/Sequential Let’s Evaluate

Design Professional Non-distracting Reflective of Topic Let’s Evaluate

Text Spacing and White space Amount of Text Readable and Consistent Font Let’s Evaluate

Pictures Relevancy Consistency Size Professional Presentation Let’s evaluate

Animation and Sound Relevant Contributes to meaning/understanding Non-distracting Let’s evaluate

Other Issues Alignment Spelling and grammar Acronyms and jargon Slide transitions Use of Button Links: Working, Visible Test on big board

My Project Introduction Lots of Stuff Conclusion

Applied Project Overview Introduction Brief Review of Literature –Constructivism –Professional Development Project Description –What It’s All About Project Objectives –Teacher –Student –Researcher Project Participants –Grade 6 –Grade 7 –Grade 8 Evaluation –Successes –Constraints –Disappaointments Recommendations –For teachers –For administrators –For parents –For researchers Acknowledgements –School Faculty –Kids –Family –ASU Mentors

Presentation Overview Introduction Brief Review of Literature Project Description Project Objectives Project Participants Evaluation Recommendations Acknowledgements

My Applied Project My Participants 3rd Grade Teachers Students 15 boys 13 girls 80% Free and Reduced Lunch 54% ELL

My Applied Project My Participants 3rd Grade Teachers Students 15 boys 13 girls 80% Free and Reduced Lunch 54% ELL

My Applied Project My Participants 3rd Grade Teachers Students 15 boys 13 girls 80% Free and Reduced Lunch 54% ELL My Participants 3rd Grade Teachers Students 15 boys 13 girls 80% Free and Reduced Lunch 54% ELL

Evaluation of Project Successes Level of Participation Student Engagement Constraints Time Disappointments Poor Understanding of Project Goals by Principal Lack of Administrative Support

Evaluation of Project Successes Level of Participation 7th grade mentors 3rd grade participants Student Engagement During school After school Before school Constraints Time Teacher Student Disappointments Poor Understanding of Project Goals by Principal Goal 1 Goal 2 Goal 3 Goal 4 Goal 5 Lack of Administrative Support

Successes Level of Participation Student Engagement Constraints Time Disappointments Poor Understanding of Project Goals by Principal Lack of Administrative Support Evaluation of Project Boo

Project Participants Fourth Graders Fourth Graders Sunshine School Sunshine School 67% ELL 67% ELL Gender: 54% Girls, 46% Boys Gender: 54% Girls, 46% Boys

Project Participants Fourth Graders Sunshine School 67% ELL Gender: 54% Girls, 46% Boys

Project Participants Fourth Graders Sunshine School 67% ELL Gender: 54% Girls, 46% Boys

My Applied Project Model

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