Key+Elements


 * Information Requirements: EIGHT KEY ELEMENTS **


 * Element One: **** * Concept definition ** – Students clearly //define// their **concept**.


 * Element Two: ** * **Information/statistics** – Students //report// current information and/or statistics about their **concept** using digital information resources such as online journals, newspapers, and databases.


 * Element Three: **** Connection to IAMS ** – Students //identify and report// about a **practice or tradition** of the IAMS program that addresses that **concept** of the school’s mission/vision.


 * Element Four: **** Interview(s) ** – Students //interview// __other students__ and __at least one member of the faculty__ on camera to provide further insight about their mission and vision **concept** and the IAMS **practice or tradition** reported in Element Three.


 * Element Five: ** **Personal Experience** – Students //share// how the IAMS **practice or tradition** described in Element Three have 1.) impacted them personally **and** 2.) advanced the realization of their mission and vision **concept**.


 * Element Six: ** **Personal Commitment** - Students //explain// 1.) what they are doing and 2.) what others can do to advance the realization of their mission and vision **concept**.


 * Element Seven: **** Connecting the dots ** – 1. ) Students //establish a connection// between their selected **practice or tradition** and that of another group. 2.) Students explain how one **practice or tradition** advances more than one mission and vision **concept** simultaneously.


 * Element Eight: **** Essential Questions ** – Students respond to the essential questions based on their research and personal opinions.