This task can be connected to numerous curriculum areas depending on the approach teachers wish to take. Knowing where you'd like to go will dictate what types of preparation you'll need to do.

• A focus on mapping skills might mean students would scout 'real world' locations for the new schools they'll design. Will Google Earth be used? or maps.google.com?
• A focus on scale or surface area in mathematics might lead to detailed scale drawings or models.
• Will school logos, coat of arms, mascots and uniforms be developed? If so, curriculum expectations in the Arts can be addressed.
• Will advertising tools such as brochures or video promotions be developed? If so, many Language expectations can be addressed including media expectations.
• Will all presentations or only the best presentations be made before a panel of guest experts?
• Will students be making PowerPoint style presentations or creating Websites to promote their schools? If so, software training and access to projection tools may be necessary.

Regardless of the approach you take, preparing your class for such a collaborative project will require familiarity with the specific skills. The following Process Guides which may be useful in planning stages with group members:

1. Time Management is important when budgeting appropriate amounts of time to spend on each phase of the project.

2. Building Consensus among group members is important when making decisions related to the project.

3. Brainstorming may be important during various stages of your project, and is a great way for all members to actively contribute ideas.

2. Eeva Reeder's High School Geometry Class Culminating Task (video 40 MB)

3. Websites:

• Catholic Saints
• Patron Saints
• Halpern's School Uniforms
• McCarthy School Uniforms
• Free Online Graphing and Grid Paper

5. Software:

• Smart Ideas: for recording ideas and planning your Future School
• Corel Presentations or PowerPoint: to create multimedia presentations
• Google Sketch-up: to draw classrooms; buildings; and more...

6. Video production materials may be available at your school (cameras, digital video editing software...)

In this performance task, the following expectations are addressed and or evaluated:

Ontario Curriculum

Science and Technology: Structures and Mechanisms: Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8

Mathematics: Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8

Language: Oral and Visual Communication: Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8

Religion: Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8

Catholic Themes

Ontario Catholic Graduate Expectations

PDF version | Flash version

Choices into Action (online version)

The goals of the guidance and career education program are that students:

• understand the concepts related to lifelong learning, interpersonal relationships (including responsible citizenship), and career planning;
• develop learning skills, social skills, a sense of social responsibility, and the ability to formulate and pursue educational and career goals;
• apply this learning to their lives and work in the school and the community.

Learning Skills

The learning skills identified below are highlighted in this task and represent practical links for tracking student achievement and for connecting learning to the guidance and career education program. For more information on Learning Skills, you can access the Guide to the Provincial Report Card or Learning Skills Appendix D.

With your assistance, we hope to add samples of student work to this space. If you have photos of students at work, or would like to share samples that your students have produced, please contact Rodd Lucier vie email (r.lucier@ldcsb.on.ca) or telephone (519-663-2088 ext. 2520)

In order to publish samples of student work, the RPT Permission to Publish form must be completed and forwarded for filing. View completed sample.

Eeva Reeder's High School Geometry Class Culminating Task (video 40 MB)

	Model built to scale   Presentation Board
	Uniform   Presentation Board
	Scale Map   Presentation Board
School Crest
	Judges Table ? Akin to the American Idol model   The big prize!

Sample School Mottos (from students at St. Anne School in London, Ontario)

• "If I change myself; I change the world!"
• "Working together to accomplish more."
• "Learning with God."
• "We make learning interesting!"

With your assistance, we hope to add samples of student work to this space. If you have photos of students at work, or would like to share samples of student work from this task, please contact the Science & Technology Curriculum Resource Teacher for the London District Catholic School Board at 519-663-2088 ext. 2520

Wherever possible, Rich Performance Tasks have 'Real World' connections. By engaging participants from the school and wider community, we can create experiences for students that are authentic and highly motivating.

In presenting your students with a Rich Performance Task, you may choose to invite the participation of family and community members. For this task in particular, here are some suggestions for how to provide 'real world' connections for your students and the community:

1] Is there an occupation that lends itself to natural exploration with this task?

2] Is there a presentation component inthis task? Do you have community members who might be interested in being a part of a real world audience?

3] Are there opporunities for community members to assist in providing materials to help make your project more authentic?