SLA Teachers + CAS Supervisors

Reviewing CAS Experiences

ManageBac Entries

• CAS experience entered into ManageBac at the beginning of the semester

• Entry exhibits both structured and informal forms of reflection and evidence

• Reflections and evidence are purposeful, timely, ongoing

• Long-term = A season or a semester (3 learning outcomes and 3 reflections)

• Short-term = Approx 4 weeks (2 learning outcomes and 2 reflections)

• Volunteer = a day or weekend (1 learning outcome and 1 reflection)

Reflections and Evidence

• Reflections should indicate the learning outcomes achieved

• The reflection describes a specific moment, discovery, skill, challenge, emotion, or achievement

• Reflection is honest, personal, and articulates an emotional response to the experience

• Reflection is rooted in the individual perspective but looks outward and onward with inquiry and insight

• Demonstrates self-awareness of the process and progress of learning outcomes

1. Strength & Growth - Identify own strengths and develop areas for growth

Indicator - Students are able to see themselves as individuals with various abilities and skills, of which some are more developed than others.

2. Challenge & Skills - Demonstrate that challenges have been undertaken, developing new skills in the process

Indicator - A new challenge may be an unfamiliar experience or an extension of an existing one. The newly acquired or developed skills may be shown through experiences that the student has not previously undertaken or through increased expertise in an established area.

3. Initiative and Planning - Demonstrate how to initiate and plan a CAS experience

Indicator - Students can articulate the stages from conceiving an idea to executing a plan for a CAS experience or series of CAS experiences. This may be accomplished in collaboration with other participants. Students may show their knowledge and awareness by building on a previous experience or by launching a new idea or process.

4. Commitment & Perseverance - Show commitment to and perseverance in CAS experiences

Indicator - Students demonstrate regular involvement and active engagement in CAS.

5. Collaborative Skills - Demonstrate the skills and recognize the benefits of working collaboratively

Indicator - Students are able to identify, demonstrate and critically discuss the benefits and challenges of collaboration gained through CAS experiences.

6. Global Engagement - Demonstrate engagement with issues of global significance

Indicator - Students are able to identify and demonstrate their understanding of global issues, make responsible decisions, and take appropriate action in response to the issue either locally, nationally, or internationally.

7. Ethics of Choices & Actions - Recognize and consider the ethics of choices and actions

Indicator - Students show awareness of the consequences of choices and actions in planning and carrying out CAS experiences.

How do students demonstrate the seven learning outcomes?

1. Creativity - exploring and extending ideas leading to an original or interpretive product or performance

Examples - playing an instrument, painting, learning to knit, drama performance, learning a language, unpaid tutoring, organizing a community event

2. Activity - physical exertion contributing to a healthy lifestyle

   • • Cardio Endurance - the ability to perform an activity with an elevated heart rate for a certain amount of time

     • Muscular Strength - the ability to exert force during a physical activity

     • Muscular Endurance - the ability for muscles to continue an activity without fatigue

     • Flexibility and Mobility - the ability for muscles to lengthen and  the range of motion around joints

Examples - basketball season, personal training, home HIIT workouts, 30-day Yoga Challenge, weekly badminton with neighbors, take up rock climbing

3. Service - collaborative engagement with the community in response to an authentic need

Examples - join a high school service club, lead a community project, design an independent research project around a community need, develop solutions with community partners based on an authentic need

ManageBac

Resources

• CAS Reflections

  • Short-term IASAS Audition Preparation

  • Long-term Personal Running Program

  • Short-term Habitat for Humanity Volunteer

  • Long-term CAS Project: Planning, Cooking, and Delivering Meals to Local Orphanage

• Interview Docs (4)

• Q&A

• ManageBac Guide

• IBCAS Guide