Independent Study Final Presentations

Students engaged in IBL must prepare a 20-30 minute presentation about their Independent Study. Each presentation must include:

  • A visual component (slideshow, video, poster, etc)
  • A course description
  • Assessment and evidence of Learning
  • Vermont State Proficiency-Based Graduation indicators
  • Essential Learning Outcomes (ELOs)
  • Examples of work that demonstrate growth (rough & final draft, before & after pictures, etc)
  • Time logs or journal reflections to demonstrate work over time
  • Reflection from student (see questions below)
  • If you worked with a community advisor: reflection or reference from community advisor
Guiding Questions

To assist you in this final presentation process, please answer these guiding questions for your final presentation. Hint: if you answer these questions you will meet the presentation requirements!

  • What was your Independent Study?
  • What did you do daily/weekly/monthly? Walk us through a typical day.
  • How often did you work on your independent study?
  • Who helped you? How did they help you?
  • Why were you/are you interested in doing this independent study?
  • What did you originally want to accomplish? (What were your ELOs?)
  • Did everything go as planned? Did you have to adapt your ELOs or goals? If so, how did you adapt them, and why?
  • How did you know you were meeting your ELOs? How did you know you were learning? Be specific!
  • What are some examples of work to show your growth?
  • What did you like/not like about doing an independent study?
  • How did this independent study affect your education at Hazen Union?
  • If you were to do this again, what would you do differently?
  • What do you want to learn next?