Product Trick or Treat

Capstone Products: Trick or Treat?

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Trick? or Treat?

This activity will test your knowledge of evaluating the appropriateness of capstone products in OPM Task 1, ORM Task 1, ORM Task 4, and ORM Task 5. Click on the on each page to access the CRD Notes. Your mission: navigate through five haunted houses, solve their riddles, and amass a bone-chilling treasure trove of candy. 🎃👻🍬

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Link to OPM 1 CRD

Take a moment to review the OPM Task 1 CRD to determine the criteria for evaluating the Research Product aspect.

OPM Task 1 Product Requirements

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Go house to house!

Candy obtained

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Witch's house

Alert! OPM Task 1 Witches are nearby! Dare to knock?

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Aligned with Problem Statement

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According to the OPM Task 1 Rubric, which of the following is not a product requirement?

Aligned with Research Question

Aligned with the capstone type

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Guide

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Which of the following is not an approved product for an applied study with the development of an organizational program?

Manual

Report

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Purpose

Product

Research Question

Problem Statement

The intended product is a comprehensive curriculum guide that provides educators and school administrators with the tools and resources to rethink the role of homework in primary education.

Evaluation of instructional practices.

Applied Research-

Capstone Type:

Problem: Primary school students are often burdened with excessive homework assignments, which can lead to stress, fatigue, and a negative attitude towards learning. Impact: The heavy workload of homework may hinder primary school students' overall well-being, academic performance, and engagement in extracurricular activities. Cause: The belief that homework is necessary for academic success, despite growing evidence that it may not be the most effective learning strategy for young learners.

Is the removal of giving homework to primary school students beneficial to the mental health of the students while not affecting or even improving learning outcomes?

The purpose of this research is to evaluate whether removing homework is beneficial to the students academically and mentally.

3/3

Based on the student's responses, would you mark the product as competent?

Spooktacular!

You've passed the first test and scored some candy. Keep it up!

Candy obtained

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Link to ORM 1 CRD

Take a moment to review the ORM Task 1 CRD to determine the criteria for evaluating the Research Product aspect.

ORM Task 1 Product Requirements

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Go to the next house!

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House of the Wolf

An ORM Task 1 wolf is on the loose! Got the guts to knock?

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According to the ORM Task 1 CRD, are capstone products required to be 4-10 hours?

No

Yes

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How does the scoring criteria for the Research Product aspect change from OPM Task 1 to ORM Task 1?

In ORM Task 1, the research product must be aligned with the capstone type.

In ORM Task 1, students are now allowed to conduct applied research to develop an organizational program.

In ORM Task 1, students are required to include specific aspects/components of the research product.

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ORM 1 Rubric

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OPM 1 Rubric

3/3

Awesome!

You've outsmarted the wolf, and your candy bag grows.

Candy obtained

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Go to the next house!

Candy obtained

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Frankenstein's House

An electrifying house, are you up for it? ⚡

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1/3

According to the ORM Task 1 CRD, Does this Research Product description meet competency?

Research Product Description

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According to the ORM 1 CRD, What rubric requirement is missing from the Research Product description?

Description of the intended product

Alignment with Capstone Type

Includes the specific aspects for the relevant type of research

Research Product Description

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Research Product Description

You rock!

You've unraveled the mysteries of Frankenstein and scored more candy.

Candy obtained

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Link to ORM 4 CRD

Take a moment to review the ORM Task 4 CRD to determine the criteria for evaluating the Research Product aspect.

ORM Task 4 Appendix A Product Requirements

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Always check alignment with what was approved in ORM Task 1.

We must hold students to what they explained they would do in ORM Task 1.

Link to ORM 4 CRD

Take a moment to review the ORM Task 4 CRD to determine the criteria for evaluating the Research Product aspect.

ORM Task 4 Aspect C5 Product Requirements

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House of the Mummy

An ORM Task 4 mummy in the house! Shall we?

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True or False: According to the ORM Task 4 rubric, the Chapter 4 Research Product (C5) aspect should fail if it does not include details and examples to describe the product (approved in ORM Task 1).

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True

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True or False: According to the ORM Task 4 CRD, Aspect E1 (Research Product Appendix A), the completed product can be submitted as a separate file from the complete capstone paper.

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Which of the following is not an appropriate research product to include in ORM Task 4 (Appendix A (E1)?

Professional Development Plan

Professional Development Slides

An Organizational Program

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ORM Task 5 Rubric

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If an ORM Task 4 passed without the completed product in Appendix A, can you fail the student's ORM Task 5?

No, we must "eat it."

Yes, mark the Capstone Paper aspect (B) as approaching.

Yes, mark the Capstone Paper (B) and Capstone Presentation (C) aspects as appraching.

Fantastic!

You've unraveled the mummy's secrets and bagged more candy.

Candy obtained

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There is only one house left!

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Dracula's house

Last stop, Dracula's House! Do we dare?

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Student Submission

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Student Submission

Product (Appendix A)

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Product (C5)

You're a legend!

You've bested the one and only Dracula, and your candy bag is bursting.

Candy obtained

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You did it!

Your journey has been fang-tastically amazing, and your candy haul is out of this world! Now, you are ready to hit the queue!

Are you sure you want to go out?

If you exit you will return to the start of the game and you will lose your progress

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Oh No! Out of Candy...

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Product Description in ORM Task 4 (C5): The capstone project titled "Navigating Social Studies Instruction in the Cyber School Setting: A Collaborative Manual for Educators" is an applied research initiative designed to address the distinctive challenges and opportunities that educators face while teaching social studies in cyber school environments. This manual is the culmination of extensive research aimed at improving the quality of social studies instruction in online settings, where traditional teaching methods may not be as effective. By combining applied research with practical solutions, this manual serves as a vital resource for educators, ultimately aiming to enhance the educational experience for both teachers and students in online settings.

Applied Research Project -develop a collaborative manual

Approved Product Description from Task 1: The instructional tool is a comprehensive guide titled "Navigating Social Studies Instruction in the Cyber School Setting: A Collaborative Manual for Educators." This manual is designed to provide teachers with practical strategies, resources, and best practices for effectively teaching social studies online. The key components of this product are when looking at instructional strategies, teachers would use the manual to create interactive and student-centered teaching methods and they will use techniques in the manual to help foster critical thinking and discussion in a virtual setting.

Research Question: How might Fast Track Phonics align with California Common Core Standard RF1.3 Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words?

Applied Research: Evaluation of a Curriculum

Product Description: The intended product associated with the capstone will be to create a rubric that will grade Success for All’s FTP curriculum. I will be creating a rubric to show if Success for All’s FTP meets or does not meet the California Common Core standard RF1.3 Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words. The rubric will be grading on a scale of zero to two. Zero being not aligned, one being somewhat aligned and two being state aligned.

Research Question: "How does small group instruction impact my 5th grade students’ abilities to identify the main idea and supporting details in an informational text?”

Research Product: The research product for my action research capstone is an instructional intervention group that is implemented with children.

Topic: using small group instruction to teach finding the main idea and supporting details of an informational text.

Problem: Some of my fifth grade students scored basic or below basic in the area of identifying the main idea and supporting details of an informational text on the state standardized assessment.

Action Research: Study of an Instructional Intervention

Research Product: The product of this research will be a professional development program. This professional development program directly addresses the lack of formative assessment practices in high school biology classrooms. By providing teachers with actionable strategies and tools, the program aims to increase the frequency and quality of formative assessments, which will positively impact student achievement in biology.

Research Question: How does participation in a professional development program on formative assessments influence high school biology teachers’ use of formative assessments in their instruction?

Problem Statement: The problem is that high school biology teachers are not consistently using formative assessments to guide their instruction, leading to suboptimal student understanding of key scientific concepts. The cause of this problem is the lack of targeted professional development that helps teachers learn how to integrate formative assessments into their classrooms.

Applied Research project focused on the creation of a professional development program

Product (Appendix A):

Capstone Type: Applied Research- study to evaluate curricular practices

Product Description Aspect(C5): The product that was the result of the research is a report detailing the evaluation of the curriculum. This includes a rubric with data about the alignment of standards within the Wonders curriculum. The report details how the writing standards are taught and assessed throughout the curriculum and which standards will need to be supplemented throughout the year for them to be fully met and assessed within the school year. The standards that need supplemental materials were marked on the rubric and identified in the report as not being fully met within the curriculum and were given a score of 1. They will be discussed with the research stakeholders to plan proper alignment.

Applied Research: creation of a professional development program.

Product Description (C5): Comprehensive Professional Growth Program for First-Grade Math Teachers After analyzing the data collected from first-grade teachers, a comprehensive professional growth program was developed to address the specific needs and challenges identified in the research. The final product is a structured professional development program consisting of three workshops, each lasting two hours. The program is designed to enhance the instructional practices of first-grade math teachers by providing them with innovative teaching strategies, resource materials, and ongoing support.