Level One Project Citizen Showcase Criteria and Registration

Currently, the Center does not require a state showcase, or sponsor a national showcase for Level Two. KIDS Consortium hopes to develop a meaningful demonstration of student's accomplishments in the near future.

1. The Oral Hearings provide students the opportunity to practice valuable presentation skills in a simulated legislative hearing. Students will present and defend their project to a panel of distinguished citizens.  Each team will have 4 minutes per panel, or 16 minutes total, to present.  At the end of the whole presentation, panelists will have 7 minutes to ask questions and offer concise feedback to the students. Both positive comments and constructive suggestions will be encouraged. Following presentations, one group will receive special recognition.
   Oral Hearing Rubric
2. The Portfolio Judging is to select one exemplary portfolio, grades 5-8, to represent Maine at the Annual Project Citizen National Showcase. In Maine, portfolios will be judged without students present. All portfolios/binders must be hand-delivered to KIDS Consortium office, in Auburn, by 4:00pm on May 9 - or they will not be judged.  If you need help with this requirement, please contact us.

Note: the national culminating event is held in conjunction with the annual staff meeting of the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL). Only portfolio materials attend the National Showcase, not students!

Portfolio Eligibility for State Showcase (Binder and Panels

The documentation binder consists of five sections (separated by a different color tab), in a single three-ring binder no larger than 2” thick.

1. Explaining the Problem
2. Examining Alternative Policies to Deal with the Problem
3. Proposing a Public Policy to Deal with the Problem
4. Developing an Action Plan
5. Reflecting On Your Learning Experience

Overall table of contents and a table of contents for each section. Copies of the most important information gathered for each section which best documents, or gives evidence of their research.

The display panels consist of four panels of poster board or foam-core or the equivalent, with each panel being no larger than 32" wide x 40". Each panel should include a written summary of the required topics for each of the four sections (these should also be included in the binder):

• Panel 1 - no more than two typed double spaced pages
• Panel 2 - no more than one double spaced page for each alternative policy/solution
• Panel 3 - no more than two double spaced pages for the policy selected
• Panel 4 - one double spaced typed page describing action plan and implementation if appropriate
• Graphic illustrations for the section
• A bibliography of the sources used to gather information for that section

Showcase Registration (I and II):

Part I District Registration (Due by February 4, 2009)

Part II Portfolio Registration (Due by May 1, 2009)
Please fill out one form for each portfolio (limit 2 per district)

May 9, 2009: All portfolios/binders must be hand-delivered to KIDS Consortium office, in Auburn, by 4:00p.m. or they will not be judged.  If you need help with this requirement, please contact us.