ACE Academy of Long Beach SENIOR PROJECT SUPPORT Educating for Careers Conference March 2015

ACE Overview Architecture, Construction and Engineering career-themed CA Partnership Academy Fieldtrips, mentoring, dual enrollment, and work-based learning experiences Demonstrate knowledge/understanding through Integrated/Interdisciplinary projects currently highlighting LEED Certification Internships / Job Shadow Experiences House Build Competition, ACE Ambassadors, ACE Camps, Community projects and presentations

Project Background Requirements of old project: – It had to involve Architecture, Construction, and/or Engineering in some way – It had to be “green” either in design, materials used, or product produced – It had to benefit the community Assignments of old project: – Power point presentation to a panel of judges – Research paper – Activity logs – Journals – Model of their design

Pros / Cons of Projects PROS Integrates CTE and Core Classes Requires group collaboration Requires workplace skills Meets academy and content are standards CONS Not all grade level teachers participate Not always equity of effort within the groups Sometimes difficult to get industry partners involved Skills needed aren’t always taught at each grade level

Senior Capstone 2015 Matches the current curriculum and industry pathways Focuses on current real world application Is more explicit in the expectations and directions Requires group collaboration as opposed to group work Has check points along the way for accountability Clearly spells out deadlines and accountability checks Incorporates more technology and technology skills Uses industry for realistic feedback Provides resources for students

2 Teams competing for one contract Project Management team (5 students) chosen by teachers overseeing each team Groups (committees) of 4-5 chosen by students, one being the committee chair who will have regular meetings with the project managers Students will be looking into how to get a Jordan High building LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environment Design) Certified Senior Capstone 2015

Team A Project Management Team Committee 1 Committee 2 Committee 3 Committee 4 Committee 5 Committee 6 Team B Project Management Team Committee 1 Committee 2 Committee 3 Committee 4 Committee 5 Committee 6

– Each team’s goal is to become Certified: points – Each committee will need to contribute points to the team’s total – Gain points for the team by selecting credits in the assigned category that are possible to achieve

Products: – Individual Research Paper on one of the credits chosen – Team Project Folder, including contributions from each committee » Committee title page » Meeting minutes for each weekly committee meeting » Research Papers » Graphic representing all the credits chosen by your committee – Team Power Point Presentation, including contributions from each committee

The Owners (including teachers and industry partners) will decide which team will get the contract for an extra 5% bonus on top of the project score Each Project Management Team will get a total of 100 points to distribute among the committees based on effort Each student will evaluate themselves and other committee members. This may affect the individual grade each student receives.

Supports & Scaffolding Essential – Description/Instructions – List of due dates for different parts of the project – Grading rubrics for each product

Supports & Scaffolding For students needing more… – Dates & Duties chart (Gantt chart) – Meeting Minutes template – Thinking map or mind map templates for research (compare and contrast, flow chart, etc.) – Bibliography citations template – Leadership seminars for project managers – Rough Draft due dates for completion points only

Supports & Scaffolding

Throughout the project: – Give students some time to work on it in class under the supervision of a teacher Beginning, Middle, and End checkpoint days – Invite industry partners, outside professionals, administrators, etc. to give feedback to your students throughout (not just at the end)

Supports & Scaffolding Scaffolding through the years: – Use similar rubrics for each year, but introduce more complexity and depth – If possible, have a running theme that builds through the years to the capstone – Capstone project should encompass both learned skills and academic content from previous years

Supports & Scaffolding Sample skill scaffolding through the years: – 9 th grade: group presentation – 10 th grade: individual paper and group presentation – 11 th grade: group visual or model, individual paper, group presentation – 12 th grade: student project managers, plus everything else!

Supports & Scaffolding Sample academic content scaffolding through the years: LEED Certification 9th Location and Transportation Energy and Atmosphere 10thWater EfficiencySustainable Sites11th Material and Resources Indoor Environmental Quality 12thAll Categories

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Planning Tips Work as a team Incorporate standards from all participating content areas Incorporate technology as much as possible Create a theme for your project/grade level Break down the skills you want to assess Create rubrics ahead of time and distribute them with the project Provide students with enough time to create a quality project Calendar out your deadlines ahead of time and publish them for the students Include a group/self evaluation or reflection piece

Get buy-in from as many teachers on your team as possible Use the same style of rubrics and support materials as regular class projects Consider having the group present to an audience- not necessarily their peers! The premise should directly relate to real life as much as possible Do’s & Don’t’s / Planning Tips

Questions/Comments

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