How we organize ourselves reflection 2013

Central Idea:
There will be no over-arching central idea for next year’s Exhibition. There will be individual ones.

Focus on the issue AND the teamwork good. What if there was an over-arching CI, which was assessed by the teachers and individual CI for each group that the students assess themselves on. Could be student generated rubrics for this.

Graphic images – not great for the little kids. Watch the appropriateness of them. Cover up images if needed.

Focus was more on money this year instead of advocating. Steer away from this possibly. Be more explicit about what is ok and what is not. Give challenges about how many people they can raise awareness with.

No donation boxes at all, especially on Exhibition day/night.

Skills introduced earlier – cutting and pasting, project where they put a smaller version together.

Researching using the form from the beginning of the year.

Bibliographies taught early.

Turn the research into a formal paper as they are doing it. Therefore they can be assessed and can be given feedback for their project.

ED talks great and speaking clearly.

Presenting having a format – Ryan developed one this year.

Hold the students accountable more for the timelines.