The document provides instructions for a final project assignment involving planning a community event to raise awareness for an upcoming educational technology bond measure. Students must assume the role of either an educator or community center representative. They will create a presentation and written synopsis detailing plans for three stations at the event, which will showcase how technology is currently used in learning and how it could be expanded with funding. The goal is to demonstrate technology integration and engage community members to increase support for the bond.

1. The Final Project is your opportunity to demonstrate what you
have learned throughout the course in a summative and
comprehensive assignment. Begin preparing for this assignment
by reading the Week Six Instructor Guidance and by imagining
the following scenario:
In just two months, members of your community will vote on an
$18 million educational technology bond intended to update the
technology infrastructure of both the school district and local
community center. The passing of the bond would provide
upgraded technology to improve learning for Pre-Kindergarten
through 12th grade students enrolled in the school district as
well as adult learners enrolled in the community’s blended adult
learning programs. The leadership teams of both the school
district and community have decided to join forces in an effort
to encourage voter participation. The leaders believe that by
raising awareness and interest in technology as a teaching and
learning tool, voters will have a better understanding of and
appreciation for the issues pertaining to the bond, which will
increase the likelihood of it passing at the polls.
Since this is a joint effort between the school district and
community center, you will assume the role of either an
educator in the district, or a representative of the community
center and plan a portion of a local event involving community
members. Your goal for the Final Project is to get residents of
your community into the doors of your school and/or
community center to raise awareness of and interest in
technology integration in the learning environment. As such,
this event will need to provide opportunities for attendees to be
exposed to and interact with various types of technology. In
essence, your event will showcase current examples of
technology use in your respective learning environment as well

2. as feature the impact that the bond money would have (i.e., how
teaching and learning would improve) if passed.
Once a written plan is drafted, you will propose your event plan
to either the school board or community center administrative
team through a professional presentation detailing your plan
along with a written synopsis of the event plans provided to
your audience. Select from one of the two roles shared in the
content expectations below and include each component in your
Community Event Plan.
Create your assignment using the content and written
communication instructions below. Use the Grading Rubric to
review your assignment before submission to ensure you have
met the distinguished performance for each of the components
described below. For additional assistance, review the Week Six
Instructor Guidance page and, if needed, contact the instructor
for further clarifications.
Refer to:
Week 6 Presentation Template
Content Instructions: my role is a representative of the
community center.
Based on the role you have selected to take (either a district
educator or a representative of the community center), you will
create two components for this assignment: a professional
presentation that will be recorded and a two-to- three page
handout of the specific ideas for your community event that will
be submitted to Waypoint for evaluation. Your community event
will consist of several different stations for attendees to visit
and gather information from and/or interact with. Your
presentation will describe what will be included at each station.
Remember that the goal of the event is to inform and excite

3. local residents about how technology is currently being
implemented in either the schools or community center and how
technology use and thus, instruction and learning would
improve if the bond is passed.
Part One: Presentation Content Expectations:
Create a professional presentation to be shared using any of the
digital presentation tools listed in Week One. You will talk
through your presentation, creating a video and/or audio
recording with the link provided in part two of the assignment.
More specific instructions can be located in the Week Six
Instructor Guidance. In your presentation, describe what will be
included at the following stations at the Community Event;
Station 1: Universal Design for Learning (UDL):
Three to four slides. Information shared on the slide(s) and
viewed by the audience should be succinct and void of
excessive detail. Specific details and descriptions should be
included in part two; the written synopsis.
·
Audience
(0.5 point): Discuss how you will get the audiences’ attention to
visit this station. What might the station look like or include to
draw people to it?
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Information
(1 points): Describe the most essential information attendees
should know about UDL and how it specifically pertains to the
population of Pre-Kindergarten through 12th grade students in
the school district or the adult learners at the community center.
Include references for at least two sources to support this
information.
·

4. Demonstrate
(1 point): Discuss how would you demonstrate UDL in action.
For example, would you include a video of it being modeled, a
sample instructional plan, or an example of a resource or source
of technology that supports UDL such as what was reviewed
during Week Four?
·
Differentiation
(2 points): Discuss the impact UDL has on teaching and
learning for the specific population of PK through 12th grade
students at the school district or adult learners at the community
center. In your discussion, include how incorporating UDL
principles enhances learning by providing differentiated
learning opportunities. Also include a reference for at least one
source to support this information.
·
Interaction
(1 point): Describe how attendees could interact in this station.
How might this increase their interest and appreciation for
educational use of technology?
Station 2: Technology and UDL for All Learners:
Two to three slides. Utilize information gleaned from your
state’s Department of Education website, your local school
district’s website, and/or the
Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE)
(Links to an external site.)
website to support your ideas for this station. Information
shared on the slide(s) and viewed by the audience should be
succinct and void of excessive detail. Specific details and
descriptions should be included in part two; the written
synopsis.
·

5. Mission, Belief, and Goals
(3 points): Craft an original mission and belief statement for
your school district or community center as it pertains to
technology integration and career and technical education
(CTE). Construct two to three specific goals for the educational
programs or courses offered to the respective population served
that align with the mission and beliefs.
·
Course and/or Program Offerings
(1 point): Construct a list of eight to ten courses or programs
including CTE courses offered in either the school district or
the community center to serve as examples to attendees of this
station. The school district’s courses should include courses or
programs that impact all three levels of learners and school
environments including elementary, middle/junior high school,
and high school students.
Station 3: 21st Century Skills Acquisition and Employability
: Two to three slides. Information shared on the slides and
viewed by the audience should be succinct and void of
excessive detail. Specific details and descriptions should be
included in part two; the written synopsis.
·
Technology and 21st-Century Skills
(5 points)
:
Showcase one specific course from the courses offered list that
integrates technology. Describe at least one 21st-century skill
from each of the four 21st-century outcomes represented in the
Partnership for 21st-Century Skills
framework that students should gain as a result of participating
in the course. Describe how
Information, Media, and Technology Skills (ICT) Literacy
outcomes ICT Literacy (Links to an external site.)

6. outcomes are addressed, specifically for applying technology
effectively, and how such applications will support future
employability.
·
Tools
(1 point): Include an additional example of a tech/digital tool
used in one or more courses.
·
Interaction
(1 point): Describe how attendees might interact with the
information and tool(s) presented at this station. How might this
increase their interest and appreciation for educational use of
technology?
·
New Technology
(1 points): Discuss how school or community programs,
courses, and students would benefit from upgraded technology
from approved bond.
·
Slide Design and Format
(2 points): Total of 8 to 10 slides including the title and
references slides. Use relevant graphics to enhance the
presentation without distracting from the main focus. Slides
should have a consistent theme, format, and font that augment
the readability of the presentation. Rather than using the
speaker’s notes on each slide, details that would be shared with
the audience will be provided in the second part of the
assignment; the written synopsis. Save the presentation as a
pdf., pwpt., or pwptx. file that shows speaker’s notes for
viewing in Waypoint and Turnitin.
·

7. Title & References Slides
(1 point): The Title slide should include your name, course
name and number (EDU620), instructor’s name, the date, a title
for your event and the role you have selected to take for the
project (district educator or community center representative).
Part Two: Written Synopsis
Follow the same outline for all three stations of your event
featured in the Part One: Presentation. Here, you will provide
the details for each part that would help inform the audience
during your presentation. The details are what cannot be
included on the slides. This three to five page document will
include the link to your presentation and be submitted to
Waypoint for evaluation. Your instructor will use your recorded
presentation and the written synopsis to evaluate your work.
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Link to presentation
(0.5 points)
·
Follows presentation guidelines
(2 points)
Written Communication Instructions
·
Syntax and Mechanics
(0.5 point): Display meticulous comprehension and organization
of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar.
·
Source Requirement
(0.5 point): Utilize a minimum of five resources in addition to
the Edyburn (2013) text. All sources on the references page

8. need to be used and cited correctly within the body of the
assignment.
·
APA Formatting
(1 point): Use APA formatting consistently throughout the
assignment. Refer to the Ashford University Writing Center for
assistance with APA style and formatting or your copy of the
APA Style Manual.