Annotated Bibliography on Senior Projects
Val Tina Oishi: TEC 912
1. Miller, Kevin and Webb, Lynn. “Anacortes High School—Senior Project 2003.” 16 January 2003. 23 July 203 <http://ahs.asd103.org/Library/Senior/senior.htm>
AHS encourages students to select a topic of personal importance and also includes a Big6 Problem Solving Approach. There are details about Big 6 as well as suggestions for finding information and some questions to look over before submitting the project.
2. “Arlington High School Senior Project.” 9 June 2003. 23 July 2003. <http://eagles.asd.wednet.edu/info/SrProj/default.html>
The AHS Senior Project has five components—employability portfolio, scholarly paper, project, reflective letter, and presentation. Each component has a page that describes it in detail. The home page answers the what? who? and why? of the project and includes Washington State’s learning goals.
3. Williams, Lee. “Camas High School Senior Project.” 23 July 2003.
http://www.camas.wednet.edu/chs/curric/sr_proj/srproj2.html
Student Lee Williams created this website for his senior project. It includes the philosophy and goals of the project as well as criteria for the research paper, physical project, and presentation. Sample topics, projects, and project proposals are included to help other seniors get started. There is even a link for senior projects on Web.
4. Shrout, Carol. “Carol Shrout-English Department Senior Project” 30 May 2003. 23 July 2003. <http://teacherweb.com/ga/greenbrierhighschool/cshrout/h4.stm>
On the TeacherWeb website, Carol Shrout has a brief overview of the senior project and explains the research process throughout the year. She has a list of activities to complete during first and second semesters. Last Modified May 30, 2003.
5. Google Groups—Parent Concern over Senior Project
Boelling, Don. “Re: High School Senior Project-Huh?” Online posting. 4 January 1999. seattle.general. 23 July 2003 <http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&th=1464b95d8177d6be&rnum=1>
Enlightening threaded discussion about a parent’s concern over his son’s project.
6. Kenston Local Schools. “Senior Project 2003 Table of Contents.” 23 July 2003. <http://www.kenston.k12.oh.us/khs/current/senior_project_toc.htm>
Links to the Table of Contents for the 2003 Senior Project. Project rationale, guidelines, timeline are included on this page. There are also links to help define the role of the advisor and community sponsor. This page is useful to students as well as the adults involved in this activity.
7. National Academy Foundation Senior Exit Project
Spears, Demetrice. “Re: Senior Exit Project.: Online posgins. 23 January 2003. NAF Teacher’s Exhange. 22 July 2003 <http://www.naf.org/network/TeachersFourm?&id[1]=5401>
It is a Teacher’s Exchange website (threaded discussion) where an instructor is asking for help on developing a senior exit project for her Finance Academy seniors.
8. J. Patricia. “Welcome to the Page High School Senior Project Home Page.” 1 August 2002. 23 July 2003. <http://www.wcs.edu/phs/academics/senior_project_2002/senior_project_main.htm>
Paper, product, portfolio and presentation. There are links to download the entire handbook in PDF or MS Word format. Most of the forms are online—reflection worksheet, research paper evaluation, portfolio progress sheet, etc. Last updated in 2002.
9. Preston, Buck. “Polk County High School Senior Project.” 19 August 2002. 23 July 2003. <www.polk.k12.nc.us/seniorproject/>
There are links to the course description, research paper, physical project, and oral presentation. The grade weight is also described. Some of the links are blank—student benefits and school and the community. Last updated August 2002.
10. Southern Regional Education Board. “Senior Project Guide.” 23 July 2003.
<http://www.sreb.org/programs/hstw/publications/site-guides/seniorprojectguide.asp>
The Southern Regional Education Board has created a handbook for senior projects. The downloadable handbook includes evaluation sheets for the research paper and presentation, timelines, parent permission forms, and student activities checklist.
11. “Senior Exit Project.” 23 July 2003. <http://www.wsalem.k12.wi.us/WSHShome/SrExitProject/>
Link describes the Senior Exit Project at West Salem High School. Opening page explains the history of the project at West Salem. There are links to preparing for the presentation and writing the research paper.
12. SERVE Inc. “Welcome to the Senior Project.” 23 July 2003. <http://seniorproject.net/>
Website is tied to a company that specializes in coordinating senior projects with high schools. Visitors can learn more about the project details and also order materials from the site.
13. Miller, Jeff. “Gulf High School Senior Project.” 23 July 2003. <http://www.gulfhigh.org/senior_project.html>
It is a detailed website for students, parents and community members. Most of the pages are from the student handbook—interview form, mentor consent form, portfolio checklist. If they have questions, the senior project coordinator’s phone number and e-mail address are also listed.
14. “Sonora High School Senior Project Table of Contents” 5 June 2003. 23 July 2003.
<http://www.sonorahs.k12.ca.us/seniors/SXP/table_of_contents.htm>
The site has guidelines and rubrics for the project, paper, portfolio, and presentation. Internships can be arranged for seniors who want to explore a career option. Forms are also available for parental consent and mentor information. It is very detailed but purely text based with no graphics.
15. Middleton, Scott. “Yreka High School Senior Project Handbook.” 20 March 2000. 23 July 2003. <http://yrekahigh.sisnet.ssku.k12.ca.us/senpro/>
For his Senior Project, Scott created an online student handbook as a guide for other students. There is a sample letter of intent, research narrative, FAQs, suggestions, and Self-evaluation tips.