1. 2009 Institute for Staff Development Students Today, Leaders
Tomorrow Students teaching Students: Using Students & Alumni to
Support Classroom Instruction
2. Using Students & Alumni to Support Classroom Instruction
Joanne Patrick Academy Coordinator, Seattle Public Schools
David Bowerman Director of Client Development, K&L
Gates
Kristen Dwyer-OConnor AOF Alumni Ballard High School Class of
2004 Smith Barney
3. Seattle Academies Academy Launched AOF 1987 AOHT 1998 AOIT
2001
4. K&L Gates
Combination of Preston Gates & Ellis LLP and Kirkpatrick
Lockhart Nicholson Graham
1,600 lawyers, 28 offices, 3 continents
5. Alumni Involvement
6. 2007 Case Competition Pilot
Pilot project developed by AOF Alumni
Ballard HS junior/senior teams
Harvard Case Study Innovation with Apple
7. 2007 Case Competition Pilot (contd)
8. 2008 Case Competition
Expand to all three programs
Timeline: Nov 2007- May 2008
Introduction to competitions
UW Global Competition field trip
9. 2008 Case Competition (contd)
WaMu Grant Funding = $3000
Harvard Case Study Cola Wars Continue: Coke and Pepsi in
2006
120 students = 30 teams of 4 each
10.
Presentation = 10 minutes
Mentors: guides, not sources
Decks submitted before competition
2008 Case Competition (contd)
11. 2008 Case Competition (contd)
Individual school competition
Defined scoring rubric: Quality, Professionalism,
Creativity
One winning team from each
12. 2008 Case Competition Finals
Presentation = 10 minutes
13. 2008 Case Competition: Finals st
14. Outcomes
120 students learned prep and presentation of complex material
and ideas, teamwork
Evidence of rigor in curriculum
Enhanced alliance with UW business school
Student mentoring, college-level experience
Parent, teacher, Advisory Board interaction
15. 2009 Case Competition
New Advisory Board member involvement
Time Line November 2008-March 2009
Harvard Case Study Innovation with Apple
170 students = 42 teams of 4
PowerPoint decks submitted prior to competition
16. 2009 Case Competition (contd)
Presentation = 10 minutes
2 judges @ Ballard & Chief Sealth; 4 judges @ Franklin
Rubric scoring Quality, Professionalism Creativity
1 winning team from each school
17. 2009 Case Competition Finals
Held on University of Washington Campus
Audience College Global Case Competition participants & AOF
students from 3 schools
Judges from UW School of Business & School District
18. 2009 Case Comp: Finals!
19. Outcomes & Recommendations
170 students learned prep and presentation of complex material
and ideas, teamwork
Evidence of rigor in curriculum
Enhanced alliance with UW business school; grant writing
Student mentoring, college-level experience
Parent, teacher, Advisory Board interaction
Increased student involvement, but junior team from FHS could
not attend
2010, return to 2008 Final Format
20. Q&A
21. Contact Information
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