Context+Statement+Assignment

You will be using on-line data, print data, interviews, and other sources to describe one Rhode Island school in its context. Data sources should be compared and contrasted at the district and state level in order to arrive at meaningful conclusions about the educational context you have chosen. Exemplary reports from last year are available at the General Resources for Context Statements link.
 * =Describing Rhode Island Schools=

Resources
These websites feature quantitative data collected about the area's communities, districts, and schools: Other sources of information may include surveys and visits; school or district websites; interviews with superintendents, principals, teachers, and students; newspaper articles; and personal visits to the school. You are required to include citations in APA format for the information that you decide to include in your report.
 * [|Information Works]
 * [|Kids Count]
 * [|US Census Data]

Step 1: What information should our statements include?
After exploring the various data sites, decide on questions that you need to answer about your school, its district, and its community: //Note: Your final report can include information that is not derived from your initial questions.// We will spend two sessions in the Curriculum Materials Library researching with the assistance of a librarian.

Step 2: Draft Context Statements
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 * Use the **TEMPLATE** to begin your context statement. You can preview this format here
 * The context statement should be primarily narrative text supplemented with tables, charts, and images.
 * Juxtapositions of data from different sources should point out unique or typical qualities of the school in its context.
 * All data (quantitative or qualitative, visual or narrative) should be reported in a balanced, purposeful fashion.
 * Your conclusion is important and should be your own and not lifted from the school website.
 * All information should be considered with a critical eye. EXAMPLE: Do the school's NECAP test scores confirm the principal's assertions or are they contradictory? Which do you believe and why?

Step 3: Peer Edit a Context Statement or Two (or Three)
Use the **TEMPLATE** called "EDC 102 Context Report Rubric" to edit a classmate's report. Each writer will have the opportunity to "tip" editors that make a true difference in their final project, so the more help you give, the more points you can earn. You can preview the evaluation rubric at the end of each report listed to the left.

Context Statement Assignments Fall 2015 (to be determined)
Once you have chosen your schools we will list them here. Below are examples of schools researched in the past (schools change frequently, particularly in urban districts, so some of these schools may no longer exist under these names). Shea High School, Pawtucket Central Falls High School, Central Falls Mount Pleasant High School, Providence Central High School, Providence Hope High School, Providence Classical High School, Providence Thompson Middle School, Newport Jencks Junior HIgh School, Pawtucket Nathan Bishop Middle School, Providence George West School, Providence Harry Kizirian School, Providence South Kingstown High School, South Kingstown North Kingstown High School, North Kingstown Portsmouth High School, Portsmouth Johnston High School, Johnston East Greenwich High School Deering Middle School, West Warwick Gaudet Middle School, Middletown Broad Rock Middle School, South Kingstown Kickemuit Middle School, Bristol Quidnessett Elementary School, North Kingston Hope Highlands Elementary School, Cranston Tower Street School, Westerly Peacedale Elementary School, South Kingstown Exeter-West Greenwich Regional High School, E-WG Tiverton High School, Tiverton Coventry High School, Tiverton Burrillville HIgh School, Burrillville Burrillville Middle School, Burrillville Charlestown Elementary School, Charlestown West Glocester Elementary School, Foster-Glocester ||  || Tagging pages is now done in a new place. Once you have saved your changes, click on the "Page" tab and select "Details and Tags". || || || Help · About · Blog · Terms · Privacy · [|**Support**] · [|**Upgrade**]Portions not contributed by visitors are Copyright 2009 Tangient LLC.
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