Welcome to my Digital Portfolio
A digital portfolio is reuired from each student attending any High Tech High school. It showcases all of the work we have done over the school year. Above are links to each of my classes I have this semester. Each page has links to projects and classwork I have completed, as well as information about my teachers.
During Junior year, one semester is spent attending normal classes. During the second semester, students go to an Internship every Tuesday and Thursday after lunch. Students can either obtain their own Internship or be assigned one by Erin Wyatt according to their interests or preferences.
Next semester, I will have an Internship at the Salk Institute, a center for biological studies. The Salk Institute consistently ranks among the leading research institutions in the world for its faculty’s contributions and the impact of their findings. The Institute has trained more than 2,000 scientists, many of whom have gone on to positions of leadership in other prominent research centers worldwide. Five scientists trained at the Institute have won Nobel prizes, and three current resident faculty members are Nobel Laureates.
To see my 9th and 10th grade Digital Portfolios, choose from the following:
Recent/Upcoming Projects
The Interactive Cell Project - Biology, John Santos: Students will create a madel of a cell on Flash to show the compnents of a cell. This is only one part of a bigger project that includes creative writing, and lesson planning.
Epidemiology Project - All classes: Each student will participate in the Young Epidemiology Scholars competition, where they need to find something that humans do that affect their health in some way. Students need to take surveys to prove their hypothesis and write a 30 page paper. The top prize is $50,000 dollars for college.
About the High Tech High Schools High Tech High began in 2000 as a single charter high school launched by a coalition of San Diego business leaders and educators. It has evolved into a school development organization with a growing portfolio of innovative charter schools spanning grades K-12. HTH combats the twin problems of student disengagement and low academic achievement by creating personalized, project-based learning environments where all students are known well and challenged to meet high expectations. HTH schools attempt to show how education can be redesigned to ensure that all students graduate well prepared for college, work, and citizenship.