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Week of May 1st: ANNOUNCEMENTS and such

4/30/2017

Announcements

Project Tune #2 is due May 11th. So make sure to schedule another tune before then with your group! (Let's brainstorm some possible topics/questions for this tune)
Next Tuesday, May 9th- we will be meeting at some point in the morning at the Powerhouse Science Museum so that you can all walk through the space and plan where you need to set up for our exhibition later this month (May 18th, 4-7 pm). Stay tuned for more a more specific time frame for next Tuesday's walk through!
Exhibition Audience Member Invitation: Please email at least three guests you would like to invite to our all-school exhibition. These should not just be friends/family but rather a target audience member relevant to your project. For instance, if you are making a film trailer for exhibition on skiing and mountain biking (Grant Gibson) perhaps you want to invite an outdoor company that you are hoping will sponsor a portion of your film making costs, etc... I will be asking you about who you invited in this week's meetings! See below for a sample email.
Kyle to speak about exhibition prep committees! Sign up to help!
Take the survey Libby emailed to give Animas feedback!

Sample Email for Exhibition Invite
Dear _________________,
I hope you are enjoying the spring thus far! I am a senior at Animas High School and am currently in the midst of completing a semester-long project on (TOPIC/PROJECT DESCRIPTION). I would like to invite you to attend our class's senior project exhibition at the Powerhouse Science Museum on May 18th from 4-7pm. At the event, I will be (DESCRIBE WHAT YOU WILL BE EXHIBITING) and would love your feedback and perspective on my work (OR ADD SOMETHING MORE SPECIFIC HERE?).

I hope to see you there!
Best regards,
YOUR NAME

AGENDA
Repeat the usual Monday routine!

Complete the goals and reflection for the week on your PAP
Schedule project tune with your critique group (on this note, please try to ramp up the quality of your feedback to one another and really show up for each other in these tunes!)
Schedule your check-in conference with me
Get to work! :)

Monday, April 24th

4/24/2017

Thought of the Day: “I have come to believe that our innate purpose is nothing more than to be the greatest version of ourselves. It is a process of refinement, improvement, and enhancement. When you are aligned with this process and living your purpose, you have the potential of creating something amazing.”
― Steve Maraboli, Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience

Starter

Set goals for this week and complete the weekly reflection on your PAP. Make them SMART goals!!!
Reflect on who your ideal audience is for senior project exhibition AND any outside exhibition(s) you are doing? Rewrite the audience portion on your PAP to better represent this thought process. Realize that there may be two different audiences for your project and exhibition. For instance, maybe you are making a film about risk and extreme sports and your audience includes extreme sport athletes. However, for exhibition, your audience might actually be film makers and producers, or outdoor industry reps you want to make sure know about your film to help sponsor it or provide feedback and advice to you, etc...

Agenda

1. Set up project tunes for tomorrow (or today): Remember you need to have complete at least one project tune by this Thursday. Project Tune reflection #1 is due by April 27th, end of class. See the senior project page for the link to that document.

2. Schedule week 4 check-in conference with Ashley for either Thursday or Friday

3. Accomplish goals

Week of April 17th Schedule/Agendas

4/17/2017

Briefly on goals and planning...

·         S – Specific (or Significant).
·         M – Measurable (or Meaningful).
·         A – Attainable (or Action-Oriented).
·         R – Relevant (or Rewarding).
·         T – Time-bound (or Trackable).

Consider – What will you need and when, where do you work best, who do you need to contact, which days are you most productive/have the most time? Who can you reach out to for inspiration, guidance, and clarity? How much do you need to complete this week in order to have an outstanding senior project?

Week of April 17th: Cohort Schedule

4/8/2017

This week's schedule is as follows:

MONDAY

Weekly check-in and reflection
Sign up for a conference with Ashley for TUESDAY or THURSDAY
Schedule tomorrow's 2 project tunes with your critique group
Work time and conferences with Ashley.

TUESDAY

Conference #2 with Ashley (If you are scheduled to conference with me today, you are expected to be here all class)
Project tunes
Work time

WEDNESDAY

Off-campus work day
(Does anyone need to set up a conference with me today? )

THURSDAY

Conference #2 with Ashley (If you are scheduled to conference with me today, you are expected to be here all class)

FRIDAY

NO CLASS TODAY!!

CLASS BIZ

Today's agenda and this week's schedule
A note on who should go for tomorrow's tune and what you might have tuned (writing drafts?)
Exhibition planning-- who is your audience? How will you get them there?

Monday Starter:
Please complete the goal setting and reflection components of your Personal Assessment Plan for the week of April 17th. If you scroll down to the bottom of your P.A.P, you'll see that I have made a space for you for this purpose. Please complete both the weekly goals and reflection! It looks like this:

Wednesday Project Tunes!

4/5/2017

Class Biz

Don't forget about your 1st scheduled check-in with me (Thursday OR Monday). If you are scheduled for Monday, you don't need to be here Thursday. ALL students need to be here Monday, though!!!
No class Friday-- I'll be out of town.
Homework: Finish Personal Assessment Plan for tomorrow (email to me by start of class, even if you aren't here tomorrow!)

Agenda
1. Absent yesterday? Make up yesterday's work! (unless your critique group has scheduled project tunes, in which case FIRST do those tunes THEN make-up yesterday's work)

2. Your critique group should ideally complete 2 project tunes today! Let's review the project tune protocol and project tune reflection documents on the senior project page and then you can roll into project tunes. (See Senior Project Page for Project Tune Protocol and Project Tune Reflection documents)

3. Complete your Personal Assessment Plan document (due tomorrow)

Senior Project TAKE ACTION Day 1

4/4/2017

Welcome back! How was spring break??

Action Project Nuts and Bolts (see the Senior Project page for all Action Project resources)

Review expectations and schedule for April/May
NOTE: TOMORROW we will meet as normal! After this week, Wednesdays will be off campus work days. Optional to come in and work at school, especially if you need my assistance.

Cohort critique group assignments
Let's go over the Personalized Assessment Plan and guidelines for how to pass your action project
Senior Project Tuning Protocol (see senior project page)
Schedule Ashley's 1st round of conferences: Thursday and Monday (I'll be out of town on Friday, so no conferences on Friday this week)

WORK TIME

Fill out class butcher paper chart with your project idea
Schedule first 2 project tunes with your cohort group (for tomorrow!)
Sign up for a conference with me for either Thursday or Monday
Begin working on your Personalized Assessment Plan (download/make a copy of it from my Senior Project page)

HOMEWORK: Complete the Personalized Assessment Plan by the beginning of class on Thursday

The Daily

Week of May 1st: ANNOUNCEMENTS and such

Monday, April 24th

Week of April 17th Schedule/Agendas

Week of April 17th: Cohort Schedule

Wednesday Project Tunes!

Senior Project TAKE ACTION Day 1

Ashley Carruth

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