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FranklinSchool Committee March13,2012

KristyYankee SeniorProjectCoordinator JudyONeill Sr.ProjectCourseTeacher Aili Bakalars Sabryna BaxterZedower BrandonDowling Swana Weng SeniorProjectStudents

What is Senior Project?

Opportunityforstudentstoapplyacademic,social,andcivicskills

learnedatFHSandthroughoutgradesk12toaworkplace/career environment

Bridgefromhighschooleducationtocollegemajorsandfuturecareers Programthatconnectsstudents,parents,faculty,andadministratorsto
thelocalcommunity

The 5 Ps of Senior Project

Proposals Paper
Brainstorms,essentialquestion,forms CompletedintheSeniorProjectSeminarCourse 70+hourworkexperience Forms,reflections,timesheets,meetingnotes,onlinedocuments, artifacts,etc.

Project

ePortfolio

Presentation

StudentrespondstoEssentialQuestionandisjudgedonpublicspeakingskillsbya panelof3adults:ateacher,atown/schooladministrator,anda memberofthe Franklinbusinesscommunity.

Educational Benefits
Long-term project execution
Brainstorm(initialproposal) Finalproposalandquestion Course Researchpaper,APAformat Onthejob:criticalthinking,communication,problemsolving,etc. Electronicportfolio Presentationofexperience/results PublicSpeakingSkills

Initial Career preparation


Professionalskills Workethic Education/preparationneeded

Student engagement

Higher Order Thinking Skills Examples of Senior Project Questions for 2012
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Whataretheusabilityweaknessesoftoday'sCustomerRelationManagement (CRM)products? Howcanacuratorutilizeagallery'sphysicalspaceandsetuptosuccessfully conveytheartist'svisionand/ormessage? Howdoesmulticulturalismimpactthewaynursesperformtheirjobs,andhow doesthisvaryfromunittounit? Whatarethebenefitsofraisingbeesandowningbeehivesinthe technical, automatedage? Howcanavisualartistincorporatehis/herskillsintothefieldofgraphic design? Howcandentistryalsobeconsideredanartform? Howdomarketingstrategiesdifferbetweennonprofitandprofitable organizations? Towhatdegreedoesrunningasuccessfulequinebusinessrelyuponone's knowledgeorhorses/equinescience?

Communication
September:StudentMeeting duringschoolday November:ParentInformationNight February:MeetandGreet SeniorProjectCourse April:EmailReminder FinalExhibitionNight ItsLearningCourseManagementSystem

The Project Phase th Quarter) (4


Students Begin70+hourinternshipApril11,2012 MakesetschedulewithSiteAdvisor
MakeappointmentswithTeacherMentorsforweekly checkinmeetings Reflect/debriefwithSiteAdvisorregularly AddcomponentstotheePortfolio PrepareforFinalExhibition(willoccurMay23rd)

Examples of Senior Project Sites


Norwood Hospital Newton Tanzania Collaborative Friendly House Homeless Shelter Allevato Architects, Inc. Franklin YMCA Friendly House Homeless Shelter Milford Regional Medical Center Salon Gina Cho Franklin Physical Therapy Women's Health Associates Franklin Senior Center Birthday Wishes Organization Metro West Provisions Hampton Inn, Franklin Saddle Rowe Farm Bellingham PD Attleboro Arts Museum Byrne Financial Freedom, LLC Children's Hospital, Boston The High School at Capital Normal University, Beijing, P.R. China Webster Lake Veterinary Hospital Grafton Elementary School HPA Design, Inc. Interactions Corp American Cancer Association

Lets Hear from the Students!


EssentialQuestion Plansforworkingphase(includesite) DescribeResearch SeniorProjectSeminar

Looking for Volunteers


Franklinbusinesses/organizationmemberstohelp judgeFinalExhibitions May23rd 4:45 8:00p.m. Breakdownofthenight: Businesscardexchange Rubricreview Presentations

Questions?
Contact Information:
Senior Project Coordinator

KristyYankee yankeek@franklin.k12.ma.us
Senior Project Seminar Teacher

JudyONeill oneillj@franklin.k12.ma.us

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