economic outlook. Finally, they planned and created an infographic about their findings to present to the clients of their forecasting firm. Students were engaged in collaborating and analyzing economic data for this project. Learn about how Singapore is a great investment from the full infographic.
Students in Economics recently took on the role of lead analysts in a prestigious economic forecasting firm. In this project, students were hired to produce an infographic describing the current state of the economy and forecasting the next year’s economic performance of select countries. Students were required to collaborate to collect and analyze information from reliable sources of economic data. They also read articles about the different perspective on the country's
Throughout this year, seniors have been working hard to complete their senior project. This largely independent project is motivated by each student's interests and supported by senior mentor teachers, the upper school librarian and the senior project website. Throughout the project, students reported on their progress using blogs as described in a previous post. In addition to their obligation to blog, students chose to use a variety of technology throughout their projects.
process by the ability to choose their focus and determine how to approach the problem. It is wonderful to see so many students choose to use a wide variety of technological tools in order to achieve their goals.
electricity from renewable sources. These scientific and technological investigations are preparing students for a future in a world impacted by climate change. They were engaged in thinking about ways they can make a difference in the world.
The ASFG 2016 Science Fair will be held on Thursday, March 3rd, 2016 in the auditorium. Every year, teachers work hard to provide quality resources and guidance for students participating in the science fair. The purpose of the event is to serve as a springboard for students to be able to participate in highly recognized national and international science fairs. This year, the Science Fair website provides access to all the resources students need from links to research topics to a demonstration video for creating a great poster.
Through participating in the ASFG Science Fair, students practice important work and life skills such as time management, collaborative work, critical thinking, effective communication, interaction with peers, and citizenship. ASFG Science Fair involves open and guided inquiry, poster making, creation of effective figures and tables, referencing, experimental design, and ability to identify reliable sources of information.
online using the same powerful tools as the desktop version. Learn more about Mexico's independence by reading the news from September 1829 as written by ASFG Juniors. This project motivated students by engaging them in quality research and collaboration.
Students in the new AP Cambridge Capstone Seminar are using various technology to complete this rigorous course, which requires students to use and expand their information literacy skills to engage in rigorous scholarly practice of core academic skills. They are using NowComment to discuss contemporary articles on political, social and economic issues. Students respond individually to each paragraph of the article or to the entire text. This works well for homework assignments to introduce the next day's topic. Students engage with the text, make some analytical judgments and written comments. It facilitates a more in-depth discussion or essay or research assignment in class. See more about NowComment in an earlier post.
in addition to the rigorous AP assessment at the end of the year. Student work is even evaluated by TurnItIn for plagiarism. Students in this class are using truly technology in sophisticated ways to prepare for success in college.
email add-on, FormMule. Before the fair began, students met with their mentors to look at the list of colleges attending the fair and prepare questions to ask. The mentoring lessons for grades 9&10 and 11&12 were slightly different, but the shared Google Docs helped all of the teachers provide consistent preparation for the event. Finally, at the end of the day, students completed the College Fair feedback survey so we can continue to improve this important event.
In AP English Language and Composition students are using NowComment. NowComment allows groups of students to read and have an online "conversation" about a piece of writing. Every week, groups read a magazine or journal article and discuss it among themselves, commenting on the argument(s) and the rhetorical strategies within the piece, focusing on concepts recently studied in class. Students ask each other questions and clarify misunderstandings about the piece, coming to class prepared to discuss, write about, or take a test on the piece. By reading the student comments, their teacher is able to gauge their reading comprehension and see which concepts are giving them difficulty. Below is a screenshot of a recent conversation. NowComment engages students in learning by providing a different way to contribute to class conversations and demonstrate understanding.
teachers submit their assessment and comments about a student's post, the form automatically emails the student with the information. This will provide students with the feedback they need to be successful in the project and save teachers time. If you're interested using forms as rubrics to provide feedback automatically to students, check out the post on our PD page.
As a final project for Creative Writing, students worked in teams to create a short film. This project allowed students to apply their learning about narrative time techniques and film script formats and components. Writing a script and producing a short film requires a lot of planning and revision. Students used mind maps to organize their thinking and created a document with the following elements:
● Log line (trama)
● Personajes (personajes)
● Tratamiento (resumen)
● Escaleta (esquema)
● Pitch (promocional)
Students continued to develop their characters and plot in their first and second drafts before they finalized their script. Each team created and shared a folder with their teacher with their mind maps, drafts and other resources. The final submission is a teaser trailer for the film, a final script and their finished short film. Students were inspired by the freedom to flex their creative writing muscles to create funny, romantic, and suspenseful films. Enjoy!