PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT NOTES

PROJECT PLANNING

Advisors: Thank you for the work you have already done for the year long projects. Please feel free to incorporate work your students have already done in the process that is outlined below. This is nothing new; it’s simply a structure we need to put in place to make sure all of our children are being held accountable for work that you have assigned to them thus far as it relates to their year long projects.

TODAY'S AGENDA FOR PROJECT PLANNING:

1. Advisors must finish creating profiles on the New Media Website so we can track their students' work online.

2. Advisors will write more focused DRIVING QUESTIONS (or "sub-essential questions") for their students to base an outline on.

3. Notifications of deadlines for student exhibition night:
• By Friday , February 29, 2008 all students must have basic outline for their project on their blog
• By Friday, March 7, 2008 , all students must have a basic five paragraph essay written related to their project
• By Friday, March 14, 2008 all students must have some type of multimedia component based on the five paragraph essay.
Note: we are not looking for all students to be 100% proficient in this process the first time, but we are looking for students to begin the process of understanding how to organize their ideas for projects. Mr. Jones will be providing assistance with those who need help understanding or completing this process.