Module 2
Formalizing Your Capstone and Evidence of Work Experience
Mark your calendar -
your presentation date is
Thursday, May 11, 2023
The Capstone Project
Over the next few months you will design, assemble, and present a capstone project to an audience to demonstrate personal learning and achievement (in and out-of-school), growth in the core competencies, and a reflection on your post-graduation plan.
Make this project fun, make it engaging, but make it manageable - there are no extensions.
Your Capstone Project has five parts:
Preparation: self-assessment and critical-analysis
Proposal (approved by Career Life Connections teacher advisor)
Project and log book
Presentation
Reflection
Assessment and Grading
Your Capstone is worth 55% of your overall grade. The other 45% is determined by the completion and quality of your modules.
Each of the 5 parts of your capstone must be completed to a passing standard. You will be required to redo your work until the passing standard is met.
This is a graduation requirement and non-completion puts your graduation at risk.
Preparation and Self-Assessment. Students reflect on their Core Competency development and identify key insights about their learning journey (past, present, and possible futures) by drawing from the following:
learning experiences and accomplishments from multiple areas of learning at school and in other contexts
career-life development conversations with mentor(s)
collected demonstrations of authentic career-life evidence
reflections about Core Competency development
career-life exploration – substantive experiential learning experience
assignments, peer collaborations, inquiry learning, and so on, pursued during Career-Life Education and Career-Life Connections coursework
This will be evaluated on an ongoing basis when you reflect on your core competencies.
Your Proposal. Your proposal must be approved and signed by your Career Life Connections teacher advisor before beginning your project.
Criteria for selecting a topic:
Your project should reflect at least 30 hours of work
Your topic must be important to you – an area of passion, something that excites you
Your project must explore something NEW to you, but can also EXPAND on something you can already do, or delve deeper into something you may already have some knowledge in
You cannot “double dip” (ie. Submit an assignment – like the English 12 research paper – used in a different course)
Your topic (ideally) should relate to at least one of your future endeavors (you can be creative in linking the two)
You don’t necessarily have to succeed or fully meet your goal, however, you must be able to articulate the successes, challenges, areas for further development and most important your learning and growth along this journey
Your project must be manageable yet challenging
Capstone Project LogbookProject and Logbook
Begin the research necessary for your project. Be sure to do enough research, but don’t get bogged down in this stage.
Once you have enough information, begin your project.
Remember to record what you have done, and the time spent doing it, in your logbook as this will be essential in establishing that you have spent at least 30 hours on this project.
You may use the log book posted here or created something similar of your own. Your teacher advisor will be checking your log book throughout the year.
ASSIGNMENT
This week will require you to complete several items in regard to your capstone project. Some items will be posted to your website or submitted through your google classroom, while the forms must be completed and will go directly to Mrs. Sussex.
Step 2:
Complete this google form. All information will be sent to Mrs. Sussex.
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SUBMIT
Submit your completed assignment in your Flex block Google Classroom.
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Due: Thursday, December 1