CCE 285: The Project Approach

1. CCE 285: The Project Approach Mondays 6:30-9:00 pm North Seattle Community College, IB 1409 Candice Hoyt, Instructor Course online: http://northseattle.angellearning.com/

2. Session 5: 5/3 • Phase I & II Wetlands project presentation • Project planning journal • Share book draft (due 5/5) • Discuss Phase III w/teams • Opt to discuss kid-project

3. Lilacs Project wetlands presentation

4. Slimy Water Project wetlands presentation

5. Beavers Project wetlands presentation

6. Madrona Trees Project wetlands presentation

7. Project planning journal • Phases I, II, III

8. Book Binding • Template: • Book-Binding.pdf • http://facweb.northseattle.edu/choyt/CCE285/Documents/Course-Readings/Book-Binding.pdf • We’ll do this 5/5 at Child Care Resources • Bring your 8-1/2” x 11” pages • We’ll have the materials there • “The Importance of Project Work” by Candice Hoyt 

9. Sharing Books (draft/question)

10. Upcoming Due Dates • 5/2 Interval Paper A7b(4)5/3 Present wetlands project Phase 1 & 25/5 Child Care Resources: Complete bound book • 1225 S Weller St, Seattle, 98144, (206) 329-5544 • My cell # 206-715-1878 • 5/9 Interval Paper A7b(5)5/10 Present wetlands project Phase 3 (product) (A 4) Bring puppet to work on (A 6) Bring kid-project documentation to work on CLASS-REACTION PAPER

11. A 4. Puppet Dialog = 10 pts Buy or make puppet and create persona • Description (post online) = 2 pts • Dialog Session (in class) = 8 pts • Manipulation & Voice (4 pts) • Dialog (4 pts) • Bring to class on due date: - due 5/24 • Puppet & description (printed or in laptop) • Post online on due date: • Post as Word document in A4 drop box • Post as text in A4 discussion (reply for extra credit)

12. A 4. Puppet Dialog = 10 pts Buy or make puppet and create persona • Description (post online) = 2 pts • Name • Personality, dominant attitude towards world • Kind of movements you’d make when animating • Post as Word document in A4 drop box • Post as text in A4 discussion (reply for extra credit) • Dialog Session (in class) = 8 pts • Manipulation & Voice (4 pts) • Dialog (4 pts)

13. A 4. Puppet Dialog = 10 pts Buy or make puppet and create persona • Description (post online) = 2 pts • Dialog Session (in class) = 8 ptsPerform social problem in small group • Manipulation & Voice (4 pts) • Personal movement quiet while puppet talks • Distinctly different voice for the puppet maintained • Character of puppet conveyed in its movement • Dialog(4 pts)

14. A 4. Puppet Dialog = 10 pts Buy or make puppet and create persona • Description (post online) = 2 pts • Dialog Session (in class) = 8 ptsPerform social problem in small group • Manipulation & Voice (4 pts) • Dialog (4 pts) • Concrete example of actual instance described or re-enacted • Two parts played in the dialog • Absent: -2 pts participation • DUE 5/24

15. A 6. Project Documentation = 27 pts Choosing a project: • Can do alone or in pairs (self-assign) • Project with 2+ children (pref. 3+) • Project can be investigated directly: • First-hand experience • Representation in art, dramatic play, and a broad range of other expressive modes • Numbers

16. A 6. Project Documentation = 27 pts Project Documentation • Presentation = 20 pts – due 6/7 • Reflection Paper = 7 pts – due 6/16 SUBMISSION • Bring to class on Presentation (A6a) due date: • Orally present your project (on 1st or 2nd day) • Bring all necessary documentation to present • Submit documentation for all sections • Post online by Presentation (A6a) due date: • Post A6a computerized materials in A6a drop box • Post online by Reflection (A6b) due date: • Post A6b in one Word document in PRIVATE A6b drop box • Post what you want to as text in PUBLIC A6 discussion (reply extra credit)

17. A 6. Project Documentation = 27 pts Project Components Summary • Presentation = 20 pts • Phase One (8 pts) • Phase Two (8 pts) • Phase Three / Final Report (4 pts) • Reflection Paper = 7 pts • Five key insights gained doing this (2 pts) • What you need work on in future (2 pts) • Your immediate next step toward ii. (2 pts) • Clear and correct writing (1 pt)

18. A 6. Project Documentation = 27 pts • Presentation = 20 pts – see revised instructions • Phase One (1 pt each = 8 pts) • Phase Two (8 pts) • Phase Three / Final Report (4 pts) • Reflection Paper = 7 pts • How it arose • What you did • What children did (exact words) • Information they knew (topic web) • Questions they had (web/list) • Initial representation • Parent letterTopic Web • Teacher anticipatory web with curriculum notes

19. A 6. Project Documentation = 27 pts • Presentation = 20 pts • Phase One (8 pts) • Phase Two (1 pt each = 8 pts) • What you did for investigations • Evidence of change after investigation – new/revised webs: • Information they knew (topic web) • Questions they had (question web or list) • Teacher web with curriculum opportunities attached • First hand experiences • Representation experiences • Parent involvement • Documentation • Phase Three / Final Report (4 pts) • Reflection Paper = 7 pts

20. A 6. Project Documentation = 27 pts • Presentation = 20 pts • Phase One (8 pts) • Phase Two (8 pts) • Phase Three / Final Report (1 pt each = 4 pts)Phase three completion or current status • The culminating event (actual / possible) • Documentation (actual / what might be next) • Skills analysis (analyze complete / up to now) • Children’s reflection (at end / most current) • Reflection Paper = 7 pts

21. A 6. Project Documentation = 27 pts • Presentation = 20 pts – DUE 6/7 • Reflection Paper = 7 pts – DUE 6/16 • Brief description of your project. • What were five key insights you gained from doing this? (2 pts) • What do you need to work on in the future? (2 pts) • Your would be your immediate next step toward that end? (2 pts) • Clear and correct writing – and number responses 1, 2 and 3. (1 pt)

22. Discuss Phase III with your team (due 5/10) wetlands Project presentation

23. Questions re: Wetlands Phase III

24. Discuss out-of-class projects