Senior Culminating Project

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Senior Culminating Project

• Preparing for the Oral Presentation

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• In order to be completely prepared for the Oral
  Presentation your portfolio must be up-to-date
• If you need help updating your portfolio, the
  Culminating Project lab is available on Tuesdays
  and Thursdays in the library
• You will receive a Culminating Project progress
  report on November 7in Advisory

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Whats the Oral Presentation about?

• The Oral Presentation will answer the following
  prompt which is based on the KR mission
  statement
• How have your experiences during the last four
  years at KR empowered you to become a
  knowledgeable, responsible citizen prepared to
  meet lifes challenges?

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Requirements of the Oral Presentation

• 10-12 minutes in length and will include a
  question and answer period
• A visual aid that is appropriate for the topic
  and audience (using technology is encouraged)
• Judges will be teachers and may include community
  members

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What you will include in your presentation

• Evidence of high school academic courses that
  have prepared you to accomplish your 13th year
  plan
• Reflection on your academic growth over four
  years (Best Works)
• Thoughtful preparation for life after high school
  (college/tech school applications, military
  preparation, apprenticeship, etc)
• Evidence of community involvement and
  responsibility

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• Evidence of achievement (awards and recognition
  earned in school and in other places)
• Evidence of tech proficiency
• Evidence of preparation for the workplace
  (resume, cover letter, references, etc.)

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Common Questions

• Are there rubrics and where can I find them?
• The rubrics are on the on-line handbook which you
  will find on the KR home page
• www.kent.k12.wa.us/KSD/KR/
• What if I dont meet standard?
• You will have another opportunity to improve your
  presentation and to present it again

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• When, where and how will the presentations occur?
• During WASL Week April 15-18 at Kentridge
• All students will be scheduled with a specific
  day, time, and classroom at KR

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• How will I prepare and practice for this
  presentation?
• You will have time in advisory to work on your
  speech
• Practice time will also be provided during
  advisory periods
• More time outside of school will probably be
  necessary

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Job Shadow

• The purpose of a Job Shadow is to get an up close
  look at your potential career and to talk to some
  one who is knowledgeable and experienced in that
  career

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How do I find some one to shadow?

• You may already know some one who is in the
  career of your choice
• Your parents may know some one
• Ms. Sweeney in the KR Career Center has contacts
  that may be helpful to you
• You MUST ask the person for the opportunity to
  spend some time with him/her

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Preparing for a job shadow

• You must first complete a prior approval form
  which your Advisor will give you today
• You can also download a copy of the prior
  approval form from the on-line handbook (KR
  homepage)
• Your parent/guardian must sign the form to
  approve your Job Shadow
• Your advisor will keep the signed prior approval
  form

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Preparing questions

• You are expected to come prepared to the Job
  Shadow so that you make use of your time and show
  courtesy to your host
• Your advisor will give you a list of potential
  questions that will help guide you through your
  on-site visit. You are not expected to ask all
  of the questionschoose those that are relevant
  to you

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Common Questions about the Job Shadow

• Can I shadow my parent?
• You may shadow some one at your parents
  workplace but it should be some one other than
  your parent so that you can get a different
  perspective
• If I want to be a teacher, can I shadow one of my
  teachers at KR?
• No, you should have a different perspective and
  arrange to shadow or interview a teacher at a
  different school

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Asking to Job Shadow

• When you contact a potential Job Shadow host,
  introduce yourself and state that you are a
  student at Kentridge High School
• Explain that you are interested in pursuing a
  career in their field and ask if it would be
  possible to meet with them so that you can
  observe the workplace and ask them some questions
  about their career
• You are expected to complete this outside of the
  school day (after school, weekends, late start
  days or vacation time)

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How long does this take?

• Your time on the visit will vary but it is not
  necessary to document how long you spent on your
  Job Shadow
• Generally students will spend one to two hours
  on-site
• The most important thing is that you come away
  with information that will help you form a better
  picture of what your career would look like

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Do I have to take notes?

• As you ask the questions that you have prepared,
  you will want to keep your notes so that you can
  use the information in your research paper and to
  complete your Job Shadow reflection. You will
  not have to turn your notes in but they are still
  important to keep.

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What if I cant do an on-site visit?

• It is possible that you will have difficulty
  personally visiting certain job sites because the
  workplace does not allow non-employees to visit
• In that case, you may conduct a telephone
  interview. You will need to keep your interview
  questions and answers as documentation of your
  Job Interview and document electronically (see
  next slide)

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Post Job Shadow Documentation

• You will document your Job Shadow one of two
  ways
• With an electronic signature through email/eFolio
• With a written signature from the person you
  interviewed/shadowed

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Can I use a previous Job Shadow experience to
meet this requirement?

• Yes, if your previous job shadow experience meets
  the criteria for the Culminating Project Job
  Shadow
• IF it within your career pathway
• IF you can document your previous job shadow with
  the person you shadowed
• IF you write your reflections in eFolio

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Post Activity Reflection

• In eFolio you will write your reflections in a
  three paragraph essay in which you will
• 1) Describe the business that you visited and the
  name of your Job Shadow host You must include
  the date of the shadow/interview. You will
  explain your rationale for choosing to shadow
  this person and how it relates to your career
  pathway

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Post Activity Reflection

• Summarize your experience on-site. Include such
  things as the size of the business (employees),
  location (urban/suburban/rural), hours of
  operation, employee dress requirements,
  information about wages and/or opportunities for
  advancement. If you did not do an on-site visit,
  include the questions and answers to your
  interview.

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Post Activity Reflection

• Conclude with what you have learned about
  yourself and your career choice as a result of
  this visit. What have you learned about this
  career that you did not know before? Have you
  reconsidered this field and if so, why? If you
  plan to continue in this career area, what
  changes, if any will you make to your future
  educational or training plans?

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Update to Best Works!!

• In the past, you have been required to write a
  reflection on why you chose your Best Work and to
  explain how it fits the criteria for Critical or
  Creative Thinking. There has been a change in
  order to streamline the process.

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In order to submit an entry for Best Works,
students will do the following

• Decide whether the sample of your Best Work meets
  the criteria for Creative Thinking or Critical
  Thinking.
• Students will send their Best Work via eFolio to
  their Advisor. The Advisor will confirm that the
  artifact has been uploaded, that it meets the
  Critical or Creative Thinking Rubrics, and
  approve it.

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Next month in Senior AdvisoryCommunity
Experience

• If you think that you have already met this
  requirement, check the on-line handbook on the KR
  homepage and see if you meet the criteria
• More detailed information will be presented in
  the November Advisory period