Our main question for this project was: What determines if a site is preserved and how do preserved vs unpreserved areas change over time? The interactive map we’ve created shows[…]
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Caleb Kohn-Blank – Critical Reflection #6
Over the past 7 weeks (including week 0), I’ve been working in various ways on a board game in an effort to answer my essential question: what is the relationship[…]
Rei Weintraub- Documentation Week 6 (Post #1)
5/18/21 I recently have mainly been studying for my EMT final exam. When beginning my EMT class, I had no idea how much information I would be getting tested on.[…]
Lindsay O’Brien – Critical Reflection #6
(1) Take a look back at your essential question. Did you answer it? Do you think that question was a good frame for your Senior Project? If not, how would[…]
Sarah Katz CR 5
Metacognition: What have you discovered about your process, your habits? Now, what do you know you don’t know? Circle back to your essential question. At the beginning of the project,[…]
Rei Weintraub- Critical Reflection #6
My initial essential question was, Why is it that some people have almost unlimited medical care when others have none? Although this question still applies to my research, I have[…]
Rei Weintraub- Week 5 Documentation (Post #2)
5/14/21 During colonial times, medical and experimental exploitation of enslaved people mirrored the social and economic abuses that they were forced into at the time. All of the[…]
Rei Weintraub- Week 5 Documentation (Post #1)
5/10/21 Today I did some general research on medical inequalities in colonial times. It really made me realize how interconnected health care can be with all aspects of human[…]
Critical Reflection #5
Since starting this process, I have discovered that I work well with Alexa and when I set goals for myself. If I give myself specific tasks for the time that[…]
Caleb Kohn-Blank – Critical Reflection #5
I think I’ve learned a lot about my work habits through this project. One thing I’ve discovered is my own schedule that works best for me. While I usually feel[…]
Critical Reflection #4
Two texts that I have used to examine our essential question regarding what determines if a site is preserved are Seeking New York by Tom Miller and Working by Robert[…]
Lindsay O’Brien – Critical Reflection #5
Metacognition: What have you discovered about your process, your habits? Now, what do you know you don’t know? Circle back to your essential question. What I have discovered about[…]
Rei Weintraub- Critical Reflection #5
Metacognition: What have you discovered about your process, your habits? Throughout the project so far, along with learning a lot about my topic, I have also learned many things[…]
Rei Weintraub- Week 4 Documentation (Post #2)
5/7/21 EMT Final Written Exam Study Because my course is nearing the end, I have spent most of this week studying for the final written and skills exams.[…]
Rei Weintraub- Week 4 Documentation (Post #1)
5/4/21 EMT in person class- AED Today in EMT class we learned how to use the AED (Automated External Defibrillator). This is a portable device that is used[…]
Sarah Katz CR 4
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[…]
Sarah Katz CR 3
How are you exploring your essential question; is it different from what you expected? If you don’t feel like you’re answering your essential question, what is happening that’s different from[…]
Caleb Kohn-Blank – Critical Reflection #4
For my project, I read the book Becoming a Video Game Designer by Daniel Noah Halpern. I chose the book because I was curious to see how aspects of game[…]
Greenwich Village Photos
This is the link to our presentation on Greenwich Village.
Critical Reflection #3
Our essential questions are: What determines if a site is preserved and how do preserved vs unpreserved areas change over time? How can studying NY history and photographing it improve[…]
Lindsay O’Brien – Critical Reflection #4
Text investigation: Consider your essential question in the context of at least two outside sources you have identified that connect to your essential question. How do these ideas resonate with[…]
Rei Weintraub – Critical Reflection #4
For my text investigation, I looked at two different articles by Yolanda Wilson, a professor and researcher at Howard University. She was analyzing the idea of using an intersectional framework[…]
Rei Weintraub – Week 3 Documentation (Post #2)
4/29 EMT in person class- Topic: KED Today we learned how to use the KED. KED stands for Kendric Extrication Device and it is used for extricating patients from[…]
Rei Weintraub Week 3 Documentation (Post #1)
4/27 EMT in person class- Topic: Childbirth This week in EMT class we learned about our last two topics: childbirth and the KED. For childbirth, when I got[…]
Overlook Mountain House
In the early 1800s, the Hudson Valley became a popular vacation spot for rich New York City residents. Developers throughout upstate New York capitalized on this demand for a taste[…]
Critical Reflection #3
How are you exploring your essential question; is it different from what you expected? If you don’t feel like you’re answering your essential question, what is happening that’s different from[…]
Caleb Kohn-Blank – Critical Reflection #3
So far, exploring my essential question is already different from how I expected it would go. I originally had 3 parts of my project in my proposal: creating a game,[…]
Caleb Kohn-Blank – Documentation
Week 1: Notes on Games Game Design Doc 4/14 Potion Document v.1 4/14 Game Design Doc 4/16 Week 2: Game Design Doc 4/19 Game Design Doc 4/22 Artifact[…]
Critical Reflection #2
One of our essential questions asks what we can predict for the future of new york. Walking around Greenwich Village gave me a profound sense of what can be accomplished[…]
Lindsay O’Brien – Critical Reflection #3
Essential Question: How does the environment or structure of a classroom affect a child’s learning and development? What I’ve learned from a combination of in-person experiences and research that[…]
Rei Weintraub – Critical Reflection #3
How are you exploring your essential question; is it different from what you expected? If you don’t feel like you’re answering your essential question, what is happening that’s different from[…]
Rei Weintraub – Week 2 Documentation (Post #2)
April 22nd Today in my in person EMT class, we went over trauma and medical assessments. We are almost done with the 5 month course and have learned all[…]
Meeting With Yukie
Last week we met with Yukie Ohta, an archivist and founder of the Soho Memory Project, in order to discuss our findings after photographing Williamsburg, Greenwich Village, and the Financial[…]
Emmett Critical Reflection #2
This weekend I was hunting for old clothing that I could practice reworking for my project. I stumbled on a pair of heavily worn vintage Levis at the flea market[…]
Rei Weintraub – Week 2 Documentation (Post #1)
April 19th Today I did a shift on a private ambulance. As a part of my class, all students need to complete a 10 hour shift on an ambulance[…]
Rei Weintraub – Critical Reflection #2
I recently listened to a podcast by Dr. Asha Shajahan, MD. from Beaumont hospital discussing the idea of zip codes dictating how long you live. Within one zip codes you[…]
Caleb Kohn-Blank – Critical Reflection #2
One moment that relates to my essential question was after I had finished my Game Design Doc and began building my initial prototype. I started by working on some of[…]
Rei Weintraub – Week 1 Documentation (Post #2)
This week in my EMT class I learned about medical assessment and administering medications. This is about my 10th week in the course. I was very surprised about how much[…]
Rei Weintraub – Week 1 Documentation (Post #1)
Today we had our cohort meeting and Daniel suggested that I narrowed my focus on what I wanted to research. I had the general idea that I wanted to learn[…]
Sarah Katz Critical Reflection 2
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[…]
Williamsburg Photos
We are going to use individual presentations to showcase the photos from our different trips. This is the link to our presentation on Williamsburg.
Lindsay O’Brien – Critical Reflection #2
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[…]
Keira Embler – Critical Reflection #1
I’m beginning this project with very little knowledge about preservation and how it relates to New York history. I already know that there will be different motives driving preservation, whether[…]
Sarah Katz Critical Reflection #1
What do you know? I have always in the back of my mind wanted to do more than just practice with the team I am playing for, but always[…]
Lindsay O’Brien – Critical Reflection #1
Lindsay O’Brien 4/12/21 Senior Project: Childhood Development Critical Reflection #1 It is difficult to go into depth about what I know about my topic and specifically the question I[…]
Caleb Kohn-Blank – Critical Reflection #1
My essential question is: what is the relationship between design and development? To answer this question I am specifically looking at game design and how a game goes from concept[…]
Emmett Critical Reflection #1
Assignment: 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[…]
Emmett Documentation Plan
In the blog post, provide a description of how you plan to document your work and reflection. You should also indicate what types of products your project might produce. Below[…]
Emmett The Learning Goals & General Work Plan and Documentation Plan Post
In the blog post, list the key learning goals for your project and how the project will provide a pathway for you to make progress towards these goals. You should[…]
Emmett Action Plan
Action Item Area: Connections/Research Reason for Item: Talking to someone with a similar passion for building things and experience with business Notes: I have a meeting set up with Luke[…]
Rei Weintraub – Critical Reflection #1
What do you know? Explain what you already know about your essential question. Explain why the topic is important to you, and what is motivating your inquiry. In my summer[…]
Tristan Blazer – CR 1
I know a good amount about the topics my senior project is covering. I know that certain skills, specifically aim are definitely important in someone’s performance in certain video games,[…]
Learning/Work/Documentation Plan – Tristan Blazer
My plan is split into two sections, Testing and Results and Analysis and Improvement Step one would be to assemble a 10-15 person group of test subjects. I plan on[…]
Tristan Blazer – Final Project Proposal
Project Title: Stats and Skill Essential Question(s): Will someone with a better performance in certain tests perform better in fast-paced environments, specifically video games? What other tests can be used[…]
Learning goals general work plan/documentation plan-Lia Perry Wiggins
Key learning goals: -Create a curated collection of work – Reflect on what I learned -Build my skill set -Practice the more tedious aspects of art for me -Full Immersion[…]
Action Plan
Lia Perry Wiggins- Action Plan Action Item Area: Timeline/Materials/Space/Connections/Budget/Research/Other- I have selected a shortlist of books that I believe will be helpful to my specific area of study. I have[…]
Final Project Proposal – Lia Perry Wiggins
Project Title: Practising life drawing, figure drawing, and oil painting Essential Question(s): How can I improve my skills through a concentrated time of practice? What are these similarities i can[…]
Rei Weintraub – Final Project Proposal
Project Title: Debunking the Medical Field Essential Question(s): [Delete and add your essential question(s). Why is it that some people have almost unlimited medical care when others have none? Statement of[…]
Rei Weintraub – I-Search
Books that I am going to read: Just Medicine: A Cure for Racial Inequality in American Health Care -Dayna Bowen Matthew Understanding Health Inequalities and Justice: New Conversations Across Disciplines[…]
Dylan Zajac – Action Items/Learning/Plan/Documentation/Final
Computers 4 People’s is to collect, refurbish, and donate computers to individuals and organizations in under-resourced communities to promote equity and access to opportunity. I came up with a plan,[…]
Sarah Katz- Final Project Post
Project Title: Improving Sports Performance Essential Question(s): What are the best ways to impact and improve sports performance? How can a change in my eating and living habits affect my[…]
Rei Weintraub – Learning Goals & General Work Plan and Documentation Plan
Key learning goals: Get EMT certification Gain an understanding of how the medical system is racially biased Gain an understanding of how the medical system is biased by class Gain[…]
Caleb Kohn-Blank – Final Project Proposal
Project Title: Designing and Creating Engaging Games Essential Question(s): What is the relationship between design and development? Statement of Purpose For my Senior Project, I will create[…]
Lindsay O’Brien – Final Project Proposal Post
FINAL PROPOSAL Project Name: Studying Childhood Development in Theory and Practice Essential Question: How does the environment or structure of a classroom affect a child’s learning and development? (Why does proximity[…]
Keira Embler – Learning/Work/Documentation Plan
Learning Goals Our key learning goals for this project are: Learn about the fundamentals of preservation through research and connections Discover more about the current state of New York through[…]
Lindsay O’Brien – Learning Goals & General Work Plan and Documentation Plan
Senior Project Goals: Learn how the environment or structure of a classroom affect a child’s learning and development Learn how to effectively research and make meaningful connections with the students.[…]
Sarah Katz-Learning Goals and General Work Plan and Documentation
Learning goals Figure out what the best ways are to improve sports performance Learn how to improve my eating habits Learn how to conduct a good, productive interview Learn how[…]
Keira Embler – Action Plan
Connections Within the next few weeks, we will talk to our contact at the Dutchess Land Conservancy about preservation. Ellen Henneberry is the Director of Development at the Dutchess Land[…]
Rei Weintraub – Action Items
Action item- Space: At home/at my EMT course location Reason: There are some in person skills labs that happen in person at their designated locations. Everything else can be done[…]
Caleb Kohn-Blank – Learning Goals/General Work Plan/Documentation
Learning Goals Learn how to create a prototype and effectively change it Learn how game creation happens in a professional environment Learn how to work with different materials Learn how[…]
Sarah Katz- Action Items
Action Item Area: Making connections. I need to start reaching out to people in the industry in order to find people to interview. Reason for Item: For my project, I[…]
Lindsay O’Brien – Action Items
The Action Plan Post: Action Item Area: Space (Classroom) Reason for Item: I can’t conduct my Senior Project without having a classroom or group of kids to work with. Notes:[…]
Caleb Kohn-Blank – Action Items
Action Item Area: (Connections) I need to get in contact with game companies to try and find people to interview Reason for Item: I plan to interview people from several[…]
Keira Embler – Proposal Pitch
For our senior project, Alexa and I want to photograph different areas in New York. Our essential questions are: How do historical sites change over time vs how do general[…]
Sarah Katz-Proposal Pitch
Improving Sports Performance by Sarah Katz Essential Questions: What are the best ways to impact and improve sports performance? How can a change in my eating and living[…]
Lindsay O’Brien – Proposal Pitch
My guiding, underlying question is: In what forms does child development appear in Kindergarten/First Grade classrooms, how is it encouraged, and how has it changed due to the circumstances of[…]
Caleb Kohn-Blank – Proposal Pitch
For my senior project, Designing and Creating Engaging Games, I want to answer the question: what is the relationship between design and development? In 10th grade, I was accepted into[…]
Proposal Pitch – Tristan
Will someone with a better performance in certain tests perform better in fast-paced environments, specifically video games? What types tests can be performed to predict someone’s skill level in a[…]
Tristan Blazer- Senior Project
Will someone with a better performance in certain tests perform better in fast-paced environments, specifically video games? What types tests can be performed to predict someone’s skill level in a[…]
Sarah Katz-Revised Initial Plan Draft
Essential Questions: What are the best ways to impact and improve sports performance? How can a change in my eating and living habits affect my daily life? For my senior[…]
Lindsay O’Brien – Revised Initial Project Plan
*During the revision of this post I met with Karyn, who in turn guided me to meet with Allison due to her background in education and child development. Both were[…]
Ajahni Jackson_Initial Plan Draft
Idea #1: Zookeeper Essential Question: What is it like, to be a zookeeper at one of the largest zoos in the world? What are the relationships between zoo animals[…]
Tristan Blazer – Initial Plan
Video Games have always interested me, especially what makes a person good at them and how the average person can improve. My play would be to run tests on subjects[…]
Emmett Adjmi – Initial Plan Draft
The essential questions you hope to explore I have always been passionate about the history of objects and how they progress over time. I’ve tried to understand the history and[…]
Dylan Zajac – Initial Plan Draft
Dylan Zajac – Initial Plan Draft Essential Questions Can I make Computers 4 People fully sustainable by the end of my senior project? What you will do[…]
Rei Weintraub- Final Draft Proposal
Project Name- Debunking the Medical Field Essential Question: Why is it that some people have almost unlimited medical care when others have none? Through experience and reading. Plan: I am[…]
Sarah Katz-Initial Plan Draft
Essential Questions: What are the best ways to impact and improve sports performance? How can a change in my eating and living habits affect my daily life? In this[…]
Caleb Kohn-Blank Initial Plan Draft
For my senior project, I want to explore design and development, specifically: what is the relationship between design and development. How does something change from initial concept to finished product.[…]
Lindsay O’Brien – Initial Plan Draft
For my Senior Project, I want to focus on education. Some Key Essential Questions that I have identified that are driving my inquiry are: Why does proximity to other children[…]
Keira Embler – Initial Plan Draft
In 10th grade history we studied the history of New York City. These studies interested me more than I anticipated; I especially enjoyed looking at old photographs of the city.[…]
Rei Weintraub – Blog Post #2
Due to the current situation, there are not many internship opportunities available in the medical field. However, if I were to do an internship, I wanted to have a more[…]
Rei Weintraub – Blog Post #1
At this point, I am considering the medical track for college. I was hoping to be able to do a hospital observership for my senior project, but due to the[…]
Sarah-5 minute purpose pitch
Your Story: For as long as I can remember I have played sports. Starting with soccer at 3 years old, I have been doing it ever since. In a year[…]
Dylan – 5 minute purpose pitch
Choose a “critical incident” that set you on your path and helped you uncover how you want to make an impact (your contribution) through your senior project experience. Almost every[…]
Rei Weintraub-5 Minute Purpose Pitch
Slide 1: Project Name- Debunking the Medical Field Slide 2: Essential question- Why is it that some people have almost unlimited medical care when others have none? Slide[…]
Caleb-5 minute purpose pitch
Since my family began quarantine, we have been playing a lot of board games. At first, this was a lot of fun, but as time went on, we all began[…]
Tristan – 5-minute purpose pitch
My reason: My reason is to help people deal with mental health issues. My story: Mental health issues are a big problem, especially among people of my age group. I[…]
Lindsay – 5 Minute Purpose Pitch
Your Reason/Your Story: My “critical incident” was when I landed a job at a summer camp. I intended it to only be a summer job, helping me earn a little[…]
Keira – 5 minute purpose pitch
Story: Starting at New Sanctuary showed me that I want to work with people, and the nature of my work there showed me that I want to volunteer in some[…]