This week I had the opportunity to dive deep into some capstone pages from innovators past. Seeing their work gives a clearer overview of where we are all headed on this crazy voyage. I had the pleasure of looking at two distinctly different capstones by Avrukin and Saelee. It was obvious in both projects that a lot of work had been done and they were both proud of their respective innovations. What was most interesting to me was how different their final products looked. On one hand Saelee had a LOTS of words, while Avrukin stayed with bullet points to guide readers to where they wanted to go. Both capstones were targeted towards educators differentiating instruction on some level. This information is highly geared towards educators.
Since my capstone is focused around socio-emotional learning I really think that my target audience is broader than educators. Parents, teachers, and older students may all find helpful information. Mental health is a big topic right now. Conversations need to happen in order for our students to learn how to cope, process, and conquer their educational goals. These conversations need to happen at a young age when students are most impressionable and can happen in the home or classroom. A classroom teacher can facilitate the beginning of these conversations and they can be continued at home if parents choose.
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Tess Giner
5/25/2019 06:29:37 pm
Excellent blog! I firmly believe that many of our students who demonstrate unidentified learning problems actually are suffering from an emotional block. I've worked with kids who who were labeled as low IQ when in reality, it was an emotional event that caused them to perform poorly in school. After going through therapy, these same students were performing at grade level. This is the reason I don't put too much into so-called IQ tests.
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Jennifer Perkins
5/26/2019 09:35:13 pm
Hi Catie, I agree that it was VERY helpful to review the different capstone projects this week! I also thought it was interesting to see the different approaches to each capstone. One united them I saw in the capstones we viewed was the use of clear visuals and clearly embedded links. I agree that your capstone reaches beyond educators and into a broader audience. I have enjoyed reading about your research for your capstone, and continue to look forward to seeing your end results!
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