Instructional Design ProjectRelay for Life Website

Betty HusteadEDTC 602: Instructional Design

Regis UniversityJune 28, 2012

Relay for Life

• Background knowledge–American Cancer Society’s Relay for

Life Event–Participation –Communication –Growth–Time Management

ProblemProblem – How do I get the

information regarding the Relay for Life Event (RFL) out to the community, staff, students and parents in a timely manner so everyone knows what is going on, what is required to attend, what schedule will be followed and can raise the most money possible?

Dakota Ridge High School (DRHS) Vision Statement: Dakota Ridge High School

continually strives for a school based upon an exceptional community that promotes

extraordinary learning, expanded opportunities, and above all,

success for all students.

DRHS Mission Statement:

Dakota Ridge High School aspires to help all members of its community develop a balance between and synergy from four basic human needs: the need to live, the need to love, the need to learn and the need to leave a legacy. Therefore, we consciously commit ourselves to demonstrating:

The physical need "To Live" in an environment that is clean, safe and business-like; a vibrant place which inspires a healthy attitude in its community of learners.

The social need "To Love" self and others with respect, high expectations, trust and decency; to belong to and work as a responsible member of the community.

The mental need "To Learn" by continuously seeking and accepting challenging opportunities that expand our abilities and motivate others to make full use of their abilities.

The spiritual need "To Leave a Legacy" by establishing a sense of meaning and purpose to our existence through contributions to our community and to the lives of others.

Needs AssessmentData sources (who, what)

Survey the participants, staff, and community members that were involved this year An email was sent out to all participants asking for feedback and suggestions for next year. (A form was not used due to wanting creative new ideas.)

Compare differences from 2010 to 2011(2010 was run by a fellow teacher and was opened to one class only. It was basically a trial year to see what RFL was all about. In 2011, I took over, was passionate about this cause and talked it up as much as possible. I also planned a school-wide karaoke contest for staff to help raise money.)

Information gathered

Smaller-less confusing permission formsChecklists for formsChecklist for due datesLinks for formsLinks for RFL siteList of community supportersFundraising ideasCalendar of scheduled events

2010 2011 13 students participated 104 4 staff participated 8 1 parents participated 5$2300 funds raised $9800

What did you find? (Needs)*

Participants and chaperones needed permission forms to be more concise

Participants needed easier access to forms and dates of events

Participants, staff and community members needed easier access to the RFL site

More fundraising ideas were requested

Calendar with events and deadlines is needed for communication

Create a website to house all of the information and make access easy for everyone

Prioritized needs

Create a website that links to DRHS and RFLCreate a calendar for events and due datesCreate checklist for organization of forms Create checklists for captains to organize their teams and turn master list into school organizerCreate permission forms that are easier to understand and fill inCreate rules list for participants, captains, and chaperonesCreate page for pictures, fundraiser winners, sponsor lists, and chart of previous years money totalsCreate editing writes for team captains for editing any events, activities, fundraising ideas…

Reasons/evidence for priority

Communication will be greatly increased

Participants will increase

Community support will increase

Fundraising will increase

Instructional goals by priority

Reasons for importance

Website will create open communication

include forms, checklists, calendars, and links to

allow ease of access to the DRHS community

enabling more organization, participation,

and money raised

The website is the most important goal, because

without it, there will be no place to put the new forms, checklists and calendar to

create open communication with the DRHS

community.

OBJECTIVE:

To organize the Relay for Life information into one easily accessible place, a website, for all DRHS community members to access with ease; creating more interest and earning more money than the past year’s event.

Outline Plan for Website

Go to the DRHS RFL site: https://sites.google.com/a/jeffcoschools.us/relay-for-life-drhs/

Please feel free to ask me questions at anytime.

EVALUATION

A. Concurrent evaluation

1. Evaluate and change as needed throughout implementation

B. Create a chart of the number of hits per page to use as a baseline for

future events

C. Create a chart to show the growth in participants over the years

D. Create a chart to show the growth in fundraising dollars over the

years

E. As participants and dollars increase, the communication is likely to

have increased.

1. Survey participants

2. How many hits to the website

3. Input from staff, community members, parents and students

21st Century Standards

2. Communication and Collaboration3. Research and Information Fluency5. Digital Citizenship– Digital access– Digital communication– Digital Literacy– Digital Etiquette

6. Technology Operations and Concepts http://www.iste.org/standards/nets-for-students.aspx

Bibliography

• International society for technology in education. (2010). International society for technology in education. Retrieved August, 2010, from http://iste.org/