Each student will examine a contemporary educational issue or critical policy surrounding multiculturalism. The student will select a problem that impacts his or her current school, district, department, or grade level. Then, the student will conduct a literature review of at least 5/10 (MED, EdS) primary, peer-reviewed sources published within the last 5 years and develop three to five recommendations/strategies based on your literature review that could address his or her established local problem. Student will then select one of the recommendations/strategies as a basis to create and implement a project. The final paper should be 7 to 10 pages in length and address each of the prompts within the Project Template. The final document should follow APA (6th edition) Style Guidelines and utilize the heading within the provided template. In addition, the student will create a PowerPoint presentation, upload it, and present it the class which will be part of the student’s dissemination plan. This presentation should summarize the final Project’s details and be appropriate for the dissemination plan’s target audience. Each student should utilize at least 10 hours to collaborate with stakeholders about the project and to gather information (e.g., primary literature sources) about the selected problem.
Project Template
Introduction
- What is the setting for this problem?
Local Problem
- What is the problem that impacts your current school, district, department, or grade level?
- Why is it a problem?
- Why is it significant?
- What evidence exists to illustrate this problem?
Project Proposal
- Explain, with detail, your project proposal.
Theoretical Framework
- What theory provides a structure for investigating this problem?
- What are the components of that theory?
- How does it relate to education?
- Does federal or state legislation impact this problem? If so, summarize that legislation.
Review of Literature
- What was found in the review of literature?
- How do the populations/samples/settings compare to your setting?
Recommendations
- What are the recommendations/strategies based on your literature review that could address the established local problem?
- Why do you think these recommendations will improve the local problem?
- What literature supports your recommendations?
Execution of Project
- What were the successes of the project? What were the challenges? Be sure to use evidence.
- How would you modify the project to make it more impactful?
PP and Dissemination Plan
- What is your plan for disseminating the findings with school administration, department or grade level members, school district officials, parents, and/or community stakeholders?
Grades on this project will be based on the following project rubric.
| Criteria | Exemplary | Satisfactory | Needs Improvement | Unsatisfactory | Points |
| Introduction | Discussion of the setting was thorough. (8 points) | Discussion of the setting was adequate. (7 points) | Discussion of the setting was minimal. (6 points) | Discussion of the setting was insufficient. (5 points) | 8 |
| Local Problem (4.3) | Discussion of the local problem was thorough. (12 points) | Discussion of the local problem was adequate. (10.5 points) | Discussion of the local problem was minimal. (8 points) | Discussion of the local problem was insufficient. (6 points) | 12 |
| Theoretical Framework (4.1; 5.1) | Discussion of the theoretical framework was thorough. (12 points) | Discussion of the theoretical framework was adequate. (10.5 points) | Discussion of the theoretical framework was minimal. (8 points) | Discussion of the theoretical framework was insufficient. (6 points) | 12 |
| Review of Literature (5.1) | Relevant studies were identified. An analysis of the relationships and differences among related studies was thorough. (20 points) | Relevant studies were identified. An analysis of the relationships and differences among related studies was adequate. (18.5 points) | Relevant studies were identified, but there was minimal discussion of the studies. (16 points) | The review of literature appeared fragmented and of little importance to the problem identified. (14 points) | 20 |
| Recommend-ations (4.2; 5.2) | Realistic, appropriate, and insightful recommendations were made based on the literature. (20 points) | Realistic and appropriate recommendations were made based on the literature. (18.5 points) | Realistic and appropriate recommendations were made, but they were not based on the literature. (16 points) | Non-realistic or inappropriate recommendations were made. (14 points) | 20 |
| Execution of Project | Student designed project and implemented it effectively; Indicated challenges, successes, and next steps. (20 points) | Student designed project and implemented it adequately; Indicated challenges, successes, and next steps. (15 points) | Student designed project and implemented it, but minimal effort was made. (10 points) | Student either did not design project and/or implement it (5 points) | 20 |
| Power Point | PP was thorough, explained steps of project, information presented on slides was readable (40 point font), not too much (40 words or less), and included visual aids. (10 points) | PP was missing two or less of the following components: thoroughly explained steps of project, information presented on slides was readable (40 point font), not too much (40 words or less), and included visual aids. (10 points) | PP was missing three or more components: thoroughly explained steps of project, information presented on slides was readable (40 point font), not too much (40 words or less), and included visual aids. (10 points) | PP was missing several components: thoroughly explained steps of project, information presented on slides was readable (40 point font), not too much (40 words or less), and included visual aids. (3 points) | 10 |
| Power Point Presentation | Rehearsal of practice was evident: Student did not read slides, did not use filler words, projected voice, and answer questions thoughtfully (10 points) | Student was missing two components regarding rehearsal of practice: Student did not read slides, did not use filler words, projected voice, and answer questions thoughtfully (10 points) | Student was missing at least two or more components regarding rehearsal of practice: Student did not read slides, did not use filler words, projected voice, and answer questions thoughtfully (10 points) | Rehearsal of practice was not evident: (5points) | 10 |
| Dissemination Plan (5.2) | Discussion of dissemination plan was thorough. (12 points) | Discussion of dissemination plan was adequate. (10.5 points) | Discussion of dissemination plan was minimal. (8 points) | Discussion of dissemination plan was insufficient. (6 points) | 12 |
| Clarity | Writing was clear, concise, and well-organized. (8 points) | Writing was adequate but lacked clarity. It was well-organized. (7 points) | Writing was adequate but lacked clarity and organization. (6 points) | Writing was not clear and concise. It lacked organization. (5 points) | 8 |
| Mechanics | 0 to 2 errors in spelling, capitalization, grammar, and/or punctuation. (4 points) | 3 to 5 errors in spelling, capitalization, grammar, and/or punctuation. (3.5 points) | 6 to 9 errors in spelling, capitalization, grammar, and/or punctuation. (2 points) | More than 9 errors in spelling, capitalization, grammar, and/or punctuation. (1 point) | 4 |
| APA Style Guidelines | All APA Style Guidelines were implemented correctly. (4 points) | 1 to 2 APA Style Guidelines were not implemented correctly. (3.5 points) | 3 to 4 APA Style Guidelines were not implemented correctly. (2 points) | More than 4 APA Style Guidelines were not implemented correctly. (1 point) | 4 |
| Evidence of Work with Stakeholders | Evidence of work with stakeholders was provided and indicated at least 10 hours of work with stakeholders. (10 points) | Evidence of work with stakeholders was provided and indicated at least 7 hours of work with stakeholders. (7 points) | Some evidence of work with stakeholders was provided and indicated at least 5 hours of work with stakeholders. (5 points) | Evidence of work with stakeholders was not provided and/or work with stakeholders was not indicated (0 point) | 10 |
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