Capstone+Proposal+for+Jennifer+Ferreris

Capstone Proposal for Jennifer Ferreris
 * __Capstone Project Outline __**
 * 1) **Your Name **
 * Jennifer Ferreris **
 * 1) **Project Title **
 * Blogging our Journey: Freshman Theology **
 * 1) **Project Description **
 * 2) **Relevance to ministry **
 * 3) **Last week at CCC, we had our annual “Back to School Night.” Parents and guardians visit our school and follow their student’s schedule for an evening. As I met briefly (only ten minutes!) with room after room filled with parents, it occurred to me that so many of them are very interested in what we are doing as a class. Many of them had not previously heard about what we were studying and working on as a classroom community. One of my favorite things to do is to blog and write about my spiritual journey. I want to introduce both my class and my students’ parents to this rich area of technology. **
 * 4) **References to supporting resources **
 * 5) **Letter to Families from Pope John Paul II, 1994 (Vatican Document) **
 * 6) **Dogmatic Constitution on the Church (//Lumen Gentium)// #11 **
 * 7) **Rite of Baptism **
 * 8) **Article, “Church needs blogs, bloggers need Church.” In US Catholic, May 2, 2011. __http://www.uscatholic.org/news/2011/05/church-needs-blogs-bloggers-need-church-say-meeting-participants__ **
 * 9) **Social dimension of your project **
 * 10) **This will be a source of collaboration for my students, myself, and the parents/guardians of my students. Students will have the opportunity to contribute to blog posts, and parents can leave comments and questions about material we are covering in class. **
 * 11) **Project Goals and Objectives **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">1. ****<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">To foster a place for students and families to share faith. My hope is that the parents will read the blog, be able to follow along with what topic we are working on, and use that as a vehicle to share faith. **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">2. ****<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">To familiarize students with the use of blogs to write about religion and faith. **
 * 1) **<span style="color: #2b0995; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 17.3333px;">Audience Description **
 * 2) **<span style="color: #2b0995; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 17.3333px;">The students of Catholic Foundations at CCC (freshman students, age 14-15) and their parents/guardians/family unit. Approx. 123 students. **
 * 3) **<span style="color: #2b0995; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 17.3333px;">Projected Timeline **
 * 4) **<span style="color: #2b0995; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 17.3333px;">Timeline for implementation between September 1 and November 1, 2011 **
 * 5) **<span style="color: #2b0995; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 17.3333px;">Upon approval of project, I will create the blog and write the first introductory post (September). **
 * 6) ****<span style="color: #2b0995; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 17.3333px;">Throughout the month of September and October, I will continue to write weekly about our class. I will communicate with parents to ensure they know how to access the blog and encourage them to leave comments if they have read the blog. ******<span style="color: #2b0995; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 17.3333px;">However, if students want to contribute an actual article for the blog, they will have to submit the article to me first for posting. **
 * 7) **<span style="color: #2b0995; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 17.3333px;">Timeline for follow-up plans, if any **
 * 8) **<span style="color: #2b0995; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 17.3333px;">In November, I will have a short evaluation (prior to Thanksgiving) to give to the students to ask if this has been a helpful learning tool for them. I’ll use their feedback to structure a blog for our class next semester, with improvements and suggestions. **
 * 9) **<span style="color: #2b0995; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 17.3333px;">Technology To Be Utilized **
 * 10) **<span style="color: #2b0995; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 17.3333px;">Wordpress Blog (most likely, its my favorite blogging tool) **
 * 11) **<span style="color: #2b0995; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 17.3333px;">I’ll also have links to things like Wordle, the USCCB site, and other learning tools for the students and families to access. **
 * 12) **<span style="color: #2b0995; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 17.3333px;">Projected Budget **
 * 13) **<span style="color: #2b0995; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 17.3333px;">This will be a zero cost project. **
 * 14) **<span style="color: #2b0995; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 17.3333px;">Do you need departmental or administrator approval? If yes, please indicate the steps you have taken. **
 * 15) **<span style="color: #2b0995; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 17.3333px;">I will email my department head to gain permission upon approval of this proposal. **

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