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FEA Conference - Issues in Education Group Competition PowerPoint Presentation

Guidelines

  • Team members will use the information collected in the research phase to collaborate in creating a slide deck presentation about the topic.
  • The slide deck presentation (PowerPoint, Prezi, Canva, etc.) should engagingly showcase and deliver the team’s research findings and recommendations.
  • Groups should be comprised of 4-6 students (and students who are participating in the individual competitions cannot participate in this group competition).
  • Length: 10-15 slides; points will be deducted for virtual presentations that do not meet the length requirement.
  • Include a title slide with the title of the group presentation, all group member names, and the school name. This slide counts as one of the 10-15 slides.
  • Include cited references on a Works Cited slide (MLA or APA style are acceptable) for your outside research. This slide counts as one of the 10-15 slides.
  • Directly quoted or paraphrased information on any slide also needs a citation (MLA or APA style are acceptable).
  • The presentation should be original, creative, positive, and thorough.
  • Only one group entry per chapter is allowed.
  • Any Issues in Education presentation with plagiarized elements will be automatically disqualified from the competition.
  • The virtual presentation must be submitted electronically on or before the competition deadline.
  • A panel of 老澳门资料 judges will score the Issues in Education presentation using the rubric below.

Issues in Education Prompt: Teacher Shortage Crisis

Even before the pandemic, the teaching profession faced a wave of teacher retirements. The pandemic and the culture wars have made the looming teacher shortage worse. According to a survey of teachers by the EdWeek Research Center and commissioned by Merrimack College, the results “suggest a deep disillusionment of many teachers who feel overworked, underpaid, and under-appreciated, with potential implications for a once-in-a generation shift in the teaching profession.” The teachers in the survey cite low pay and lack of control over their schedules as major factors in their job dissatisfaction. Another factor: “Teachers’ growing perception that the general public does not understand or appreciate their work,” according to the survey results. 

What can education leaders do to stem the tide of teachers leaving the classroom? What strategies would help school districts attract new teachers to the profession?

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Make sure your group conducts research on this issue and uses your findings to suggest solutions to the teacher shortage crisis. The virtual presentation of 10-15 slides must address the two questions above.

老澳门资料 Issues in Education Group Competition Rubric

Overall Score is out of 64 Points. Presentation should include 10-15 slides or 4 points deducted. Sources must be identified on a Works Cited slide (MLA or APA) or 4 points deducted.
Category Accomplished - 4 points Commendable - 3 points Developing - 2 points Needs Improvement  - 1 point
Content of Slide
Deck		 The content of the slides reflects professional caliber thoughtfulness and thoroughness. The group expertly leverages the visual medium to bring out key insights and recommendations with clarity. The commendable, student-level quality of the content of the slides reflects a commitment to sharing key facts and details of the group’s insights and recommendations. The content of the slides reflects compliance but minimal insight. The images employed may be basic or not entirely effective at amplifying the group’s messages. The content of the slides reflects inconsistent focus and quality. The images or text may distract the audience from the group’s intended messages, or that message may lack focus.
Depth & Insight The content of the presentation reflects professional caliber, in-depth understanding, and striking insight into all elements of the issue. The excellent depth of research and preparation is clearly apparent throughout the presentation. The content of the presentation offers useful, well-detailed ideas that warrant further exploration beyond this session. The presentation may explore many but not all key facets of the issue. The presentation offers basic ideas that would have benefited from further unpacking in this session. Some material may be superficial or reflect limited research. The presentation may not explore many of the issues or perspectives at play. The presentation may offer ideas that are flawed, illogical, or partially developed and feel incomplete. Few perspectives or issues at play in the scenario are explored.
Depth of Research The presentation makes informed, evidence-based recommendations by referencing at least three well-chosen sources of relevant information. The presentation makes recommendations that correlate to the research that is referenced. The presentation may reference fewer than three sources or the source material may not directly correlate to the presentation’s central purpose. The presentation makes limited connections to relevant research. The presentation makes virtually no connection to relevant research.
Overall Impact The presentation reflects professional caliber and highly persuasive recommendations via a deep exploration of the issue and context. The presentation content creates a highly impactful, professional-caliber experience. The content and delivery work together to offer a largely persuasive presentation. With deeper research or more realistic proposals, the project could be considered of professional caliber. The minimally persuasive presentation does demonstrate effort. At multiple moments, the depth or strategy related to content may reflect a partial lack of understanding of key facets of the issue. The unpersuasive presentation demonstrates inconsistent, unprofessional, or superficial aspects in content or delivery. The audience is frequently distracted from the intended impact by aspects of the content.