Mission accomplished!

Jun 15, 2012

Today is the last day of regular scheduled classes at the ELC.  Not only are our students preparing for exams, but they are working very hard on their ‘Transitional Presentation of Learning’.  Students have to prepare and give a final presentation of their learning this year at the ELC. The TPOL requirements are as follows:

GUIDING QUESTION: What have I learned?
You will be preparing and giving a final presentation of your learning this year at the ELC. You have been assigned a time and date to present and will be presenting to two teachers
Presentation Requirements
1. 15 Minutes long.
2. Include a digital component.
3. Include points 1-3 as below.

Things You MUST Include in Your Presentation

  1. Three Samples of your Work – one must be a PBL project.
    1. Your best work.
    2. Something you learned the most from.
    3. A significant test or assignment that you wish you had a second chance on. Why was it unsuccessful? Re-do this assignment/project and show us both. What did you learn?
    4. Reflection on the Mask Project
      1. How would your mask look today?
      2. How have you changed over the year and why?
      3. Name Postcard
        1. Include: Name (in unique font), photo of yourself, words of wisdom (short quote), your Community class. Make it represent you!

Other Things You MAY Include in Your Presentation

  1. What tools did you learn at the ELC to show your work that you will carry to NPSS? (Prezi, Glogster, etc).
  1. What skills did you learn at the ELC that will help you next year?  (Writing, Organization, Group work, etc).
  2. How has Daily Physical Activity affected you this year? 
  3. What are you most proud of?
  1. What one thing did you learn at the ELC that you will never forget? Why? (Academic)
  1. What one thing did you experience at the ELC that you will never forget? Why? (Non-Academic)

I’ve only had a sneak peek of a few of the students presentations so far, but I came across this one small piece of a students POL and just had to share it!

‘The mask project, we did at the beginning of the year. We got to make a plaster mold of our face, let it dry and then be creative. The teachers gave us the sheet on what they wanted on it, and let us be creative to make the mask look as original as we could. A mask that would describe you, and show who you are as a person. My mask had my favourite quote, colours that I liked, things on it that had something to do with my life: an example of this would be that it had the University of Winnipeg symbol on it, that has been the university that I have wanted to go to since I was 8 years old.

I think if I was to do this project again, it would look much different. Because this school is so new and different, when we got this project we did what we thought the teachers wanted to see. What they really wanted to see was for us to make it our own. I think if I were to make another mask right now it would have more detail on it, more stuff to explain me on it. Stuff that could explain me more as a person, little details that nobody but me would understand because it would be more in depth.

My mask would look different now then it did then because I have grown as a person. I have learned that at this school the teachers want to see what we can do on our own not what they want. I learned many useful skills here, I learned how to use my imagination to make my project or assignment really creative. These are the reasons why my mask would look different now.

This is an inspiration to all 21st Century Learners and Educators!