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Instructors: Mr. Camarena ( mcamaren@sdccd.edu 619-388-3637) and Mr. Jessup
( gjessup@sdccd.edu 619-388-4339) (City); Ms. Dykema, Ms. LaBrucherie, Mr. Oberle, Ms. Sanchez,
Ms. Sheldon (contact these teachers during your advisor classes) (Arts) . 
Class hours:  Tuesday 10:10-11am and Friday 10:50-11:25am for a total of 22.15 hours (1.4 units):  6 hours will be CAHSEE prep and the remaining 18 hours will be Labs approximately 1 hour per week.  Letter Grade or Credit/No Credit option.
Description: This 1 unit High School to College Bridge course provides ECHS students any early opportunity to become comfortable with a college environment.  It opens college level counseling, libraries, and tutoring to the high school students enrolled.  It also teaches: college level note-taking and outlining utilizing the 4.0 system; test taking and problem solving strategies; how to develop time management plans that are unique to their personal needs; and, in developing their presentation capabilities, students will learn speaking and listening skills together with reading and research strategies that will provide them with the tools they need to be successful. 
Textbook:  Guaranteed 4.0 materials; Spring08 Workbook; http://arts.sdhs.sandi.net/pass.htm
Course Evaluation and Grade:  60% of the grade based on the 4.0 PASS part of the class and 40% on the quality of the major project which is a presentation and a written 3 page report.  See handout February 26th for more information.  As per City College policy, students may not miss more than 4 class meetings.
Tutorial Center:  Students are encouraged to use the City College tutorial center in R212 or the Arts Tutorial program in rm700a.
Academic Integrity and Classroom Behavior: This class will be conducted in accordance with San Diego City School’s Student Code of Conduct and basic standards of academic honesty.  Cheating, plagiarism, or other forms of academic dishonesty are not acceptable and will not be tolerated.  Students are expected to respect and obey standards of student conduct while in class or on campus.  If you encounter a problem accessing any portion of this class, please contact me immediately.  Students with disabilities who may need academic accommodations should contact us immediately..
Multimedia:  You are attending a multimedia school.  Unless specifically denied it is understood that your work and the classroom activities are public domain.  In particular the major project will be filmed and used to help other students learn.  Many of the classes will be photographed and/or videoed.   We will be going to the San Diego City College frequently starting February 26th.  This form authorizes the field trips and the use of videos for instructional purposes.  These restrictions, together with your commitment to be in this combined City College and MVAPA Class, are what you must agree to in order to participate in this exciting opportunity.  By signing below you agree to abide by the restrictions and commitment stated above.

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            PROJECT BASED LEARNING: Curriculum for PASS

MVAPA 10^th grade Advisory and City College are teamed to develop study skills, research skills and visual and presentation confidence in our students.

Goal: To teach key learning concepts in research and presentation through project based learning in cooperation with the San Diego City College.

Students will be able to:

1.                  Design research and draw valid conclusions

2.                  Successfully carry out research and collect data

3.                  Interpret data and draw conclusions

4.                  Observe and accurately record observations

5.                  Research and gather new information about their project

6.                  Accurately record new information

7.                  Classify levels of confidence in their data

Types of Activities at City College:

1.                  Research studies: using advanced embedded systems of data investigation.

2.                  Observations: counseling interpretations, information gathering

3.                  Interactive learning sessions with City experts (lectures, attendance at special exhibits and events, movies, distance learning)

4.                  Experimental Design

Activity Protocols:

1.                  Each activity will be tied to the above themes

2.                  Each activity will have one or more objectives

3.                  Each activity will fit one or more of the above types (1-4)

4.                  Each activity will have both a written explanation and be verbally communicated to students

5.                  Each activity will take approximately 15 minutes

6.                  Each activity will have a format template to be used by students in their journal

Types of Classroom activities:

1.                  4.0 studies

2.                  Computer Research

3.                  Art related projects (drawing, modeling

4.                  Data Analysis

5.                  Data Interpretation

6.                  Vocabulary building

7.                  Discussions

8.                  Presentations, including PowerPoint, drama, music, and/or Poster Art

9.                  Assessments

10.              Writing exercises (essays)

11.              Photographic and art displays

Week 1 Feb 25  CAHSEE

Tuesday First trip to City – meet at little Theatre

Friday

more CAHSEE; 1.3 hour lab

Week 2 March 3 CAHSEE Pull out students 2^nd and 4^th to rm400 and rm700a

Tuesday work with Revolution material

Friday

–more CAHSEE; 1.3 hour lab

Week 3 March 10 CAHSEE

Tuesday it’s test day!!

Friday

Introduce 40. BPR (you will find this in the O drive under Arts turnin 4.0) ; 1.3 hour lab

Week 4 March 24

Tuesday Second lesson 4.0

Friday

Introduce 40. BPN; 1.3 hour lab

Week 5 March 31

Tuesday Second trip to City – meet at Little Theatre

Friday

Develop LRC notes; 1.3 hour lab

Week 6 April 7

Tuesday Third lesson 4.0; 1.3 hour lab

Friday

Introduce 40. BPC; 1.3 hour lab

Week 7 April 14

Tuesday Third trip to City – meet at Counseling

Friday

Develop notes – work on presentation; 1.3 hour lab

Week 8 April 21

Tuesday Fourth lesson 4.0 – presentation finalization

Friday

PAT for Presentations; 1.3 hour lab

Week 9 April 28

Tuesday Fourth trip to City – meet at LRC

Friday

Develop notes – work on presentation; 1.3 hour lab

Week 10 May 5

Tuesday judging for 10 best  – presentation finalization; these 10 will present at City Wednesday

Friday

Continue rotation for art – Rm 400 etc.; 1.3 hour lab

Week 11 May 12

Tuesday Fifth trip to City – meet at Cafeteria

Friday

Develop notes – work on presentation; 1.3 hour lab

Week 12 May 19

Tuesday– presentations in PAT for grading

Friday

Continue Art – Rm 400 rotation; 1.3 hour lab

Week 13 May 27

Tuesday last trip to City – meet at Cafeteria

Friday

Develop portfolio; 1.3 hour lab

Week 14 June 2

Tuesday– presentations in PAT for grading

Friday

Continue Art – Rm 400 rotation; 1.3 hour lab

Week 15 June 9

Tuesday– presentations in PAT for grading

Friday

Final exam on 4.0; 1.3 hour – oral report

Week 16 June 16 Celebration

STUDENT PROJECT AND POSTER PRESENTATION

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:

There are two main purposes of this assignment:  1) to encourage you to integrate and apply the information you are learning during this semester 2) to help you learn how to communicate what you have learned.  You will do this while studying a topic that is of great interest to you.  The outcome of this assignment will be to produce a written essay and to create a poster presentation for the campus wide Student Project and Research Symposium held in May. You may do your poster presentation in groups of two.  However, each participant must write and submit a final version of their essay.  The assignment is divided into three parts:

Part I (15 points):  IDENTIFY YOUR TOPIC

You are to choose a broad area of interest.  Something that you have been interested in the past or something that relates to your future career or life plans.  (Examples include:  Music, sports, helping others, becoming a teacher, traveling, studying medicine, etc.)  Once you have chosen your area of interest, you are to relate some broad aspect of mathematics to your area of interest (an example:  you are very interested in music.  You are wondering about the relationship between perception, emotion and music.  You must then find at least 3 articles that relate your topic to mathematics.

You are to hand in a 2 page written proposal about your area of interest that is typed and double spaced.  Your written proposal should include:

            1) A statement describing your general interest.

            2) A description of some areas of mathematics that might relate to your interest

            3) At least 3 references related to your broad topic.

Part II (30 points):  CREATE AN OUTLINE OF YOUR PAPER AND POSTER IDEA

In preparation for this assignment, you should be READING about your broad area of interest.  You should now be able to write a detailed outline of your essay and list related references, which must include 1 book. You also should be able to identify a general plan for your presentation which should be included in your outline.  Your detailed outline should consist of:

            1) 2-3 pages in outline format that are typed and double spaced. 

            2) Reference page using APA format

            3) 1 page description of the components of your poster that is in bullet point format

Part III (45 points):  FINAL PAPER AND POSTER DESCRIPTION

You will submit a final copy of your essay presentation and final plan for your presentation.  Your final essay should be 3-4 pages - typed and double-spaced.  It must include a separate reference list in APA format.  You will also attach a one page description of your poster presentation in bullet point format that describes each component of your poster presentation (You must follow the poster format of the Student Project and Research Symposium.  You will receive a handout describing the poster format in detail).

Part IV (60 points):  POSTER PRESENTATION

On the designated day of the symposium, you will set up your poster presentation and be prepared to explain your findings.  The Symposium is an all day event (until 3:00).  You and your team will create a schedule of participation so that someone is there for the entire symposium day.  The poster presentation will include:

   1) Title and brief paragraph summarizing what you studied (Abstract and/or Introduction)

   2) Description of your findings

   3) Relevant graphs, table, diagrams, pictures, etc

   3) Conclusions

PASS Exhibition Rubric:

Student:  ______________________________________________              Date:  __________ 

Evaluator:  _______________________________________    Time length:  ________________ Minutes

Presentation rubric

Artistic presentation rubric