Running Head: CURRENT REALITY AND GSAPS 1

Current Reality of Professional Learning and GSAPS

Jasmyne Burns

Kennesaw State University

PL & Technology Innovation

Dr. Amy Vitala

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Vision

Feldwood Elementary School is a K-5 school located in Atlanta, GA, as a part of the

Fulton County School System. Feldwood Elementary is in the urban area of South Fulton

County. According to information available through National Center for Education Statistics,

U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Georgia Department of

Education, published by SchoolDigger.com, as well as records located at Feldwood Elementary

School, Feldwood Elementary has an enrollment of 864 students, which include 481 females and

383 males. 95.8% of students are African American, 1.7% Hispanic, and 1.4% Multi-Racial.

23% of students at Feldwood receive Special Education services, 2% of students are English

Language Learners, 7% are in the Early Intervention Program and 5% are in the Gifted program.

99.6% of students receive free or reduced lunch. The student/teacher ratio at Feldwood

Elementary School is 14.7, which is the 27th best among 59 elementary schools in the Fulton

County School District. Through the special-purpose local-option sales tax (SPLOST) funds, the

district provided students with mobile devices. FES has selected the Dell Latitudes. Currently,

grades 3-5 leverage the Dell laptops and K-2 classes use desktop computers, iPads and other

devices that may be available in the school.

Organizational historical information can go in this paragraph. Establish information

about the organization of the school (e.g. there is one principal, seven assistant principals, an IB

coordinator, the elementary school classes are departmentalized, etc.). More examples include:
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The school was recently renovated. The school has a new principal. The school recently

changed their model to Small Learning Communities. The district is planning to change over to

a charter district next year and teachers are required to attend local council meetings. Describe

district and school-based initiative/requirements/demands (whatever works for your proposal).

District and/or school initiatives (e.g. one to one iPad, blended learning, etc.) include

__________, ___________, and ______________. Describe the initiatives and the expectations

for the teachers and students. (ASK YOURSELF: Do any of these create a need for your

project?) Provide some information about possible problems associated with what is going on at

your school.

This paragraph gets more specific about the context of your proposal. Provide

background information for particular project proposal (e.g. social studies classroom, new

teachers). Whatever you describe here should establish the need or describe the problem at your

school….provide some evidence of why/how this is occurring.

Statement of Problem, Need and Rationale Commented [ED1]: PROBLEM/NEED AND

RATIONALE:
The problem or need that prompted this intervention/project proposal is……….. In this PROBLEM / NEED: Provide a clear statement of the
problem or need for your project proposal. For this
paragraph provide an academic context for the problem your described in the previous section. section you will need literature from previous research
to support what you think is a need or a problem that
your project addresses.
Connect what is going on at your setting/context to the research world – your problem is not
RATIONALE: Why is this project important to the
school? What is the significance?
unique – it is happening and here are some examples from the literature. A brief review of
RUBRIC REQUIREMENT:
literature is NOT simply mentioning/citing a study. For any study you review, you need to
APA narrative. Problem or need statement is
education- and technology-related. Description of
describe the topic of the study, the problem/purpose addressed in the study, the participants, key problem makes it clear that a solution is required. A
brief review of literature supports importance of
fulfilling this need/problem, convincing the reader
results of the study, how it is related to YOUR topic, and flaws/strengths of the study. of capstone’s value. Literature review establishes
foundational knowledge required to address this
Provide a rationale for your project proposal and support this with literature. What is this need/problem effectively.

intervention important? For any study you review, you need to describe the topic of the study,
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the problem/purpose addressed in the study, the participants, key results of the study, how it is

related to YOUR topic, and flaws/strengths of the study.

Objectives & Deliverables Commented [ED2]: OBJECTIVES &

DELIVERABLES:
Connect the project problem/need to the objectives and
In this paragraph make a connection between the need for the intervention, the objectives, deliverables. These should be PROJECT objectives.
Project objectives are what you want to project to
and the deliverables that address this problem or need. Provide a statement of the overall goal of achieve within a stipulated time. When writing these,
consider the following questions:

your project and then a bulleted list of the project objectives. Each objective should be SMART: 1.What would “success” look like for the project?
2.What is the desired “change” you want to occur
with your project population/ audience?
Specific, Measureable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound. 3.What are the intended changes in processes,
attitudes, actions that you want the project to
Any objective listed should have a deliverable. The deliverable is something that results achieve?

Some helpful words to use for project objectives

from a project task. It is a tangible, measurable output. They establish what the end products include:
Decrease, Increase, Strengthen, Improve, Enhance
from the project will be. Describe each deliverable and make a connection to how it addresses

the stated objective.

RUBRIC REQUIREMENT:

PSC Standards Bulleted list clearly address meeting goal(s) and/or

needs of capstone project in a comprehensive manner.
Objectives are written well. Deliverables are realistic
Provide a rationale for one main domain (at most two domains) from the PSC Standards and will help fulfill stated objectives.

and describe how this standard addresses the main goal of your project proposal. Then provide a Commented [ED3]: PSC STANDARDS:
Connect the problem/need, objectives, and
narrative for the objectives and their connection to SPECIFIC standards for that main domain. deliverables to the STANDARDS.

RUBRIC REQUIREMENTS:
At the end of this section (after the narrative), use a table to show the alignment between the
APA format. Includes appropriate Georgia PSC/ISTE
Instructional Technology/ Coaching Standards that are
objectives and standards. Make sure to use APA formatting for the table. exemplified by this proposal.

Project Description Commented [ED4]: PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

The open paragraph should orient the audience to what
is provided in this section.
In the opening paragraph, provide a general overview of what this section is RUBRIC REQUIREMENT

about…..Make a connection to the problem, the objectives, the deliverables, and the standards. Model APA narrative articulates project such that
reader can envision how objectives will be achieved. A
realistic timeline table is provided. Resources needed
This paragraph is general and the subsequent ones are more specific. and responsible parties are realistic and clearly
described.

First project item/activity.

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Provide a narrative of first part of your project. The narrative should start with the

purpose of this part of the intervention. Describe how this addresses the need/problem, which

stakeholders are involved and how, the objective(s), deliverables, and standards it addressees,

materials needed, AND provide a detailed breakdown of the time involved to create the materials

needed and to implement the intervention.

Second project item/activity.

Provide a narrative of second part of your project. The narrative should start with the

purpose of this part of the intervention. Describe how this addresses the need/problem, which

stakeholders are involved and how, the objective(s), deliverables, and standards it addressees,

materials needed, AND provide a detailed breakdown of the time involved to create the materials

needed and to implement the intervention. Continue sub-sections until all areas of your project

are addressed.

End this section with an APA formatted table that summarizes: project item / activity,

objective, deliverable, and total hours (for creation of materials and implementation).

Table 1.
Project Activities Alignment
Project Item/Activity Project Objectives Deliverable

Commented [ED5]: EVALUATION: You will NOT be

conducting an evaluation. This would require IRB
approval. Thus, in this section propose what the
evaluation would be.

RUBRIC REQUIREMENT:
Evaluation Plan
APA narrative. Model evaluation plan provides a
narrative that clearly articulates relationship between
evaluation methods and objectives of the project.
Timeline table is clear and realistic. Samples of
evaluation instruments or questions are included
and well developed.
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In the opening paragraph, provide a general overview of what this section is

about…..Make a connection to the problem, the objectives, the deliverables, and the standards.

This paragraph is general and the subsequent ones are more specific.

First project item/activity.

Provide a narrative of how the first part of your project would be evaluated if you could

carry out the evaluation plan. The narrative should start with the purpose of the evaluation and

how you determine success. Make a connection between the evaluation, the need/problem, the

stakeholders, the objective(s), deliverables, and standards it addressees. Additionally, provide a

detailed breakdown of the time involved to create the evaluation materials needed and to

implement the evaluation of the intervention.

Second project item/activity.

Provide a narrative of how the second part of your project would be evaluated if you

could carry out the evaluation plan. The narrative should start with the purpose of the evaluation

and how you determine success. Make a connection between the evaluation, the need/problem,

the stakeholders, the objective(s), deliverables, and standards it addressees. Additionally,

provide a detailed breakdown of the time involved to create the evaluation materials needed and

to implement the evaluation of the intervention. Continue sub-sections until all areas of your

project are addressed.

Project Timeline

Discuss the project timeline. Provide a narrative then an APA formatted table that

summarizes: timeline, project item/activity, timeline, objective, evaluation method/instrument,

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standard, and total hours (consider creating of content, implementation of content, AND

evaluation of content).

Table 1.
Project Timeline
Month Project Item/Activity, or Evaluation Item Hours

Note: Month = the month during which activity or item will take place. Project Item/Activity, or
Evaluation Item = statement to describe what learners or evaluation plan will do to meet the
objective. Hours = hours necessary to create and implement, or evaluate content.

Resources Commented [ITEC6]: RESOURCES:

What materials, space, tools and/ or human resources
will you need to complete your capstone? How will you
secure these resources?

You can put these in a bulleted list, table or chart.

RUBRIC REQUIREMENT:
The resources needed and responsible parties are
realistic and clearly described.
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References Commented [ED7]: REFERENCES:

RUBRIC REQUIREMENT:

APA formatting is correct; all references listed are cited

within proposal; no references are missing; AND all
references are considered reliable and trusted by field.
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