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PLP Kickoff: Find the invitation email from spikeview and set up your account.
Challenge 1: Getting Started
Challenge 1: Getting Started
Challenge #1: Set up your profile, including your profile picture and other sections, and add an inspirational tagline or quote that holds special significance to you.
Returning students: Revise/update your profile, details, or tagline as needed. Please help new students by sharing what these look like. You can also consider adding a story (directions here) or a recommendation (directions here).
Materials:
Writing a Compelling Tagline! Worksheet (make a copy)
Self check:
I have completed all initial required sections such as Profile Picture, Name, Birthdate, Education, Interests
I have added my tagline
I have completed other sections further down such as Future Goals, Skills & Certifications, Contact Information
Challenge 2: WRITING A SUMMARY STATEMENT
Challenge 2: WRITING A SUMMARY STATEMENT
Challenge #2: Introduce yourself with a brief summary statement. A summary statement is 3 - 5 sentences summing up your top skills, interests, and goals.
Returning students: Revise/update your summary statement as needed. Please help new students by sharing what this looks like. You can also consider adding a story (directions here) or a recommendation (directions here).
Seniors: You should make sure your portfolio is updated/complete and add it in Scoir (directions here). This, along with your completed "Brag Sheet" form, is required for letters of recommendation!
Materials:
Self check:
I have crafted my summary statement with 3-5 sentences reflecting my top skills, interests, and/or goals.
Bonus: I have created a 30-45 second elevator speech introducing who I am.
Challenge 3: Adding a Story (Repeated quarterly)
Challenge 3: Adding a Story (Repeated quarterly)
Challenge #3: Stories let others know who you are, what and how you learn, your interests, and everything else about you. Stories are opportunities to reflect on your experiences, using them to think about the person you are and would like to become.
Returning students: Although not required, consider choosing experiences throughout the year that fit with already-existing "spikes." If these are important areas in your life, they will likely make more than one appearance in stories!
Materials:
16:9 Photo Frame (bit.ly/PLPpic): The image dimensions for spikeview are 16:9. Upload your photo(s) to this frame, adjust the size to fill the entire space, and then download it as a .jpeg file for use in your portfolio.
Self check:
My story features an artifact or evidence of an experience, accomplishment, or activity (photo, video, link, pdf, etc.)
My story is at least 4 sentences long, including...
At least 2 sentences describing the experience (what happened)
At least 2 sentences explaining what made the experience meaningful, including how it fit with one of the 4 elements of story—Identity, Connection, Direction, and Proficiency (use the Story Questions to respond)
Challenge 4: RISE ReflectionS #1 & 2
Challenge 4: RISE ReflectionS #1 & 2
Challenge #4 (2 reflections!): RISE stands for Reflective Interest-based Student Experiences. So it makes sense that we ask you to reflect about your experiences. These reflections will constitute your last portfolio entries of the year, so make it count!
Returning students:
Materials:
Self check:
I completed 2 reflections, each including
An artifact or evidence from your RISE (photo, video, link, pdf, etc.)
At least 4 sentences:
At least 2 sentences describing the experience (what happened)
At least 2 sentences explaining what you now know, understand, or have experienced as a result of participating
Goal Setting
Goal Setting
Setting goals provides direction and purpose, helping you stay focused and motivated. It allows you to track your progress, build confidence, and develop a sense of accomplishment as you achieve milestones along the way.
Materials:
Self check:
I read or watched at least one of the resources on goal setting.
I chose one or more of the goal-setting activities and completed it.
I added some artifact of this process to your portfolio, explaining on why I chose this goal setting activity and what you took away from the process.
Adding recommendations
Adding recommendations
Adding recommendations communicates important information about you to admission officers, internship coordinators, scholarship committees, and employers looking for youth with the work ethic and skills to succeed at the next level.
Materials:
Linking YOUR PLP PORTFOLIO in Scoir
Linking YOUR PLP PORTFOLIO in Scoir
Scoir is the platform the Direction Center uses to help you explore colleges, submit and track applications, and request letters of recommendation from teachers and counselors. You must have an updated, complete PLP linked in Scoir before teachers will write letters of recommendation for you!
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