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Signature Projects are academically rigorous applied learning projects that are a hallmark of School to Career practice in Boston. Signature Projects are characterized by the Six A's:
Authenticity |
- What is the central problem or key question addressed by the project?
- Why is the problem or key question meaningful to the students?
- Where might one see the project's main problem or key question tackled by an adult at the workplace or in the community?
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Academic Rigor |
- What knowledge area(s) and central concepts will the project address?
- What citywide learning standards and school to career competencies will the students address through the signature project?
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Applied Learning |
- How will students apply their learning to solve authentic/meaningful problems (e.g., designing product, improving a system, creating an exhibit, organizing an event)?
- What technology, if any, will it involve?
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Active Exploration |
- What classroom-based, community based, and/or work-based activities does the project involve?
- What academically rigorous & challenging activities will engage students?
- What primary and secondary research will the students conduct?
- What methods and sources of information will the students use in their search?
- What service will students perform to benefit the community?
- How will student learning & service apply to active career exploration?
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Adult Connections |
- Who from the community, workplace, or postsecondary and industry partnerships will students work with on the project?
- What expertise and/or experience relevant to the project can the adults provide?
- How will students use the opportunity to work with and/or observe adults at work to help them develop a broader understanding of the project?
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Assessment |
- How will you and the students know the project is a success?
- What are your criteria for measuring students' achievement of the disciplinary knowledge and applied learning goals of the project?
- What evidence will they use to demonstrate their progress?
- What deliverables and intermediate products will they need to complete prior to the final exhibition?
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Signature Project Template: A template for planning and sharing ideas for your own signature projects. This is a Microsoft Word Document ... save to your computer and open using Microsoft Word.
Checklist of BPS Citywide Learning Standards: A webpage that helps you to create a list of the citywide learning standards addressed in your project.
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