Monday, May 17 (4:52 hours logged today) I spent all of my time today working on my sixth Critical Reflection. You can read it here. Tuesday, May 18 (5:00[…]
Author: Jack Trowbridge
Jack Trowbridge – Critical Reflection #6
See this document for prompts. Current Essential Question: How can I use my knowledge of American civics/politics/law to inspire others to be more informed voters? These past six weeks[…]
Jack Trowbridge – Week 5 Journal
Monday, May 10 (6:00 hours logged today) This morning, I taught my new and improved gerrymandering lesson to one of Ann’s 10th Grade History sections! I had spent the weekend[…]
Jack Trowbridge – Critical Reflection #5 (Week 4)
Current Essential Question: How can I use my knowledge of American civics/politics/law to inspire others to be more informed voters? On Monday, I spoke to a class of 10th Grade[…]
Jack Trowbridge – Week 4 Journal
Monday, May 3 (8:06 hours logged today) Today marks a new record for my daily hours: eight hours and six minutes! My first achievement for today was finishing designing an[…]
Jack Trowbridge – Critical Reflection #4 (Week 3)
Connect to outside sources (article/book/podcast/ted talk/blog/website/etc.) This is a Text investigation. Consider your essential question in the context of at least two outside sources you have identified that connect to[…]
Jack Trowbridge – Week 3 Journal
Monday, April 26 (6:48 hours logged today) This morning, I caught up on some reflections from Week 2, including my third Critical Reflection. I want to start keeping up with documentation[…]
Jack Trowbridge – Critical Reflection #3 (Week 2)
Now that you’re three weeks (halfway) into your senior project experience, are you answering your essential question? How are you exploring your essential question; is it different from what you[…]
Jack Trowbridge – Week 2 Journal
* Please note the change in format between last week’s journal and this week’s. I’m going to try to make more frequent entries, and instead of logging my total number[…]
Jack Trowbridge – Critical Reflection #2 (Week 1)
Describe a moment and analyze: “Write about a single experience or moment, and ask: how does this moment, experience, or encounter relate to my essential question?” You can also compare[…]
Jack Trowbridge – Week 1 Journal
April 12-14 (11:26 total hours logged) Though this week has started a bit slower than last week, I am still enjoying the project and looking forward to many things. The[…]
Jack Trowbridge – Critical Reflection #1 (Week 0)
As Confucius said “True wisdom is knowing what you don’t know” and Socrates said “Wisdom is knowing what you don’t know.” This assignment is asking for the story of your[…]
Jack Trowbridge – Week 0 Journal
April 5 and 6 (12:10 total hours logged) Before discussing my current work, I want to reflect on some of the structural changes that I am implementing/planning to implement: In[…]
Jack Trowbridge – Final Project Proposal
Project Title: Teaching Contemporary U.S. Politics Essential Question(s): How can I use my knowledge of American civics/politics/law to inspire others to think more critically about current events? Statement[…]
Jack Trowbridge – Learning Goals, General Work, and Documentation Plans
Key Learning Goals Identify elements of American politics that are most relevant to the current discourse. What do young people need to know to understand what’s going on right now?[…]
Jack Trowbridge – Action Items
The following is a list of items that I need to address to bring my project to life. I generally listed them from short-term to long-term. Action Item Area:[…]
Jack Trowbridge – Proposal Pitch
Teaching Contemporary U.S. Politics Jack Trowbridge I was in eighth grade when I first took an interest in American politics—or, rather, American politics barged into my life and became unavoidable.[…]
Jack Trowbridge – Working Draft
What are the essential questions guiding my inquiry? When I began thinking about my Senior Project, I considered several ideas that involved sharing my knowledge with others in a collaborative[…]
Jack Trowbridge – 5 Minute Purpose Pitch
My Story: Over the summer, I participated in a “Pre-College Summer Immersion” program with Columbia University studying Constitutional Law. I’ve always been fascinated with the inner workings of the American[…]
Jack Trowbridge – Purpose Statement
Reflection I was definitely surprised with the accuracy of some of the results of the report (my four strengths were Analysis, Learning, Trustworthiness, and Perserverance, which I think is pretty[…]
Jack Trowbridge – Prototypes and Initial Thoughts
Reflection: I went into Senior Project not really having much idea of what I wanted to do, and this is still the case. The two topics that I gravitate towards[…]