Fermilab LInC ACT Project Revision Plan
 
Name: Adapted from Ruth Kuzmanic
Date: July 14, 2004
 
Original Project URL:
http://www-ed.fnal.gov/ntep/f98/projects/sandia_mgb/
 
Learner Outcomes: (10th Grade Health)
1. Identify common high risk behaviors teens engage in.
2. Describe the possible effects of high risk behavior on each of the areas of 
   a teen's wellness (physical, mental, emotional, social and spiritual).
3. Describe effective strategies to reduce and/or eliminate high risk behavior 
   amongst teens.

Authentic Task:  
Parents and school officials are very concerned about the increase in injuries 
and accidental deaths amongst teens in our community. Within the last three 
years, Central High School has lost five students in separate incidences to 
tragic deaths. There are also many examples of teens engaging is risky behaviors
some of which include: attempted suicides, drug overdoses, performance enhancing 
drugs. Health education students will research the prevalent behaviors that are 
putting Central teens at risk. Students will also present strategies to reduce 
these risky behaviors and promote teen wellness to the freshman. 

Hook:
Community Newspaper headlines read;
3.YOUTH IS CHARGED WITH DUI AFTER CRASH
4.DUMPED BOYFRIEND LOSES IT 
5.TEEN IN FATAL CRASH HAD LICENSE FOR EIGHT DAYS
6.TEEN VICTIM IN SEXUAL ASSUALT
7.TEEN GETS FOUR-YEAR SENTENCE FOR CRASH THAT KILLED NIECE, FRIEND
8.TEEN PLEADS GUILTY IN DRUNKEN-DRIVING DEATH
Parents are demanding that our schools do something to keep our young people 
safer. School administrators have come to the Health education teachers with 
this request; Health education students will present information to the incoming 
freshman that will educate them on the life-altering risky behaviors that many 
teens today engage in.

Student-Directed Learning:
- Students will have a brainstorm session to generate a list of prevalent 
  risk-taking behaviors common to our school and community.
- Individuals choose a risk-taking behavior they would like to research.  
- Teams are formed based on the risk-taking behaviors chosen.
- Students plan their research and decide risk reduction methods to focus on.
- Students decide what experts and other students to contact
- Students decide what type of multi-media product to create.
- Students help flesh out the rubric.

Best Use of Technology:
- Students use the Internet to research information/data on risky behaviors.
- Students use the Internet to find out if other communities have implemented 
  risk-reduction campaigns and to find out what made them work or not work.
- Students use the Internet to contact experts on the chosen risks.
- Students use the Internet to contact students who have chosen risky 
  behaviors about what might have helped dissuade them.
- Students use technology to create a multi-media presentation and publish 
  their results to the world on the web.
- Students use the Internet to communicate with people that have different 
  perspectives on the problem.

Assessment:
Assessment is embedded throughout the project. Outline, rough drafts, and 
research results will be collected and scored. Project teams will keep a 
journal with weekly reflections. Group members' participation will be assessed 
by fellow group members. The multimedia presentation will be assessed according 
to the rubric provided. Students will be given an opportunity to modify and 
expand on an initial bare-bones rubric.

Other Changes:
- The content needs to be modified to target older students.
- More resources need to be added for places to find experts and other students 
  to collaborate with.
- More instructions will be added for using the multi-media tools at our school.
- A checkpoint was added near the beginning (outline of planned research and 
  product) so the teacher and students can review it together to catch obstacles
  early and to make sure the plan is on track for content and scope.

List Project Pages to Create:
1. Page of newspaper headlines and letter to students from parents and principal
2. Getting started page which lets the students know they can pick an issue, 
   pick their teams, and pick their multimedia product. It should also tell
   students that they need to create a research plan outline, submit rough 
   drafts, and keep a reflection journal in addition to their presentations.
3. Resource links about risk-taking behaviors
4. Resource links for multi-media tool instructions
5. Resource links for contacting experts and other students
6. Rubric