High Quality Work Protocol (HQWP)

Over the course of our partnership with EL, Atwater has held one or two HQWP each year. During this time together, staff have analyzed student work for complexity, authenticity, and craftsmanship. Implementation of critique protocol, along with layers of rubrics and self-reflection opportunities, have supported student progress in creating meaningful, beautiful products over the years. When Atwater first started the HQWP, the work seemed to be more for the sake of creating beautiful work, and it often lacked authentic voice and purpose. After several years of HQWP reflections, teachers began to design products more around student opportunities to choose how/what to share with a real world audience. This change empowered students to embrace the challenge of owning product content and development to create a high quality piece of work that reflects their own learning and voice.