Senior+Seminar

=Senior Project Blogs= = Senior Exhibitions of Mastery (e-portfolios)=

Senior Seminar Instructors Susan Davis 2010-2012 Cathy Adams 2010-2014 HollyAnne Giffin 2013 Tim Holm 2013-2014 Dorothy Scrutchin 2014-2015 Dale Dilworth 2015-2016

This course works in conjunction with the Technology Applications II course with the common purpose of supporting seniors as they make the transition from Chinquapin to college. By conducting authentic research, establishing a [|positive digital footprint], crafting a digital portfolio to document a major project, and reinforcing public demonstration/speaking skills, these two courses work together to launch our students for college and, potentially, their careers. To guide students through the college application and follow-up processes (scholarships, etc.) To support students in the preparation of their Culminating Senior Project To prepare students for self-advocacy, self-determination, and personal agency in their life's work To further prepare students for a world of professional communication in an increasingly digital world To promote engagement, motivation, creativity, and self-direction throughout the senior year
 * Goals:**

Daniel Pink, //Drive// Will Richardson, [|"Footprints in the Digital Age"] [|TED Talks] Tim Longhurst, [|"The TED Commandments"]
 * Texts:**

Project 1: Summer Reading blog:[| The Learning Edge] Project 2: Proposal Project 3: E-portfolio on Google Site or wiki to include the following... Project 4:[| Delicious] and [|diigo] links (social bookmarking, groups, sharing, annotations) Project 3: Individual blog (ongoing project research, development, and execution; reflection) Project 4: Personal statement (college essay) Project 5: TED-style presentation Project 6: Videos (short subject trailer for project; TED presentation)

Week 1: Introduction, project proposals due, blogging: posting, labeling (tagging), linking Week 2: Review key elements from DRIVE: autonomy, mastery, purpose; proposal due (Monday) Week 3: Advanced blogging; individual blogs; designing and developing your digital footprint; Week 4: Brainstorming and refining project idea (at least two blog posts/comments):
 * Semester 1**
 * Tentative Schedule**

Week 5: Personal statement (college essay) Week 6: Personal statement continued Week 7: Commenting, adding media content to blogs Week 8: Discussion: DRIVE and Mihaly Csikszentmihaly, //Becoming Adult: How Teenagers Prepare for the World of Work// (excerpt)

Week 9: Interviewing; storyboarding; scripting video short subject (teaser/trailer) Week 10: Discussion: DRIVE and selected readings (including blog postings and comments) Week 11: Planning presentations: critique selected TED Talks; discuss [|"The TED Commandments"] Week 12 Refining presentations

Week 13 TED presentations; rehearsals and videotaping Week 14 TED presentations cont. (TEDx for Students: Nov. 20th) Weeks 15-16: Fine-tuning e-portfolios; reflections


 * Semester 2:**
 * Independent work on projects**

Explore: [|The Personals Project From MIT] [|Spezify] [|Backchannel Tools] [|The Wiki Game] [|"Be the Change" Video Contest] (deadline: December 17)