ECTA Senior Capstone

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Phase 3 - Present

Project Showcase

Prepare a public-facing showcase that makes the project understandable, professional, and worth celebrating.

Open this when

Use It At The Right Moment

  • Make the project title, purpose, process, final result, and CTE skill visible at a glance.
  • Use clean labels, readable type, strong evidence, and intentional visual hierarchy.
  • Test the display with someone who does not already know the project.

Save as you go

Do Not Lose The Evidence

  • Teacher or mentor feedback that changes the next step.
  • Approvals, screenshots, photos, receipts, or notes tied to this task.
  • One sentence explaining what changed after you used this page.

Keep in the loop

Adults Who Can Help

  • Student project owner
  • Senior program teacher
  • Mentor, family member, or sponsor when this task touches their support

Student moves

What To Do First

  1. Make the project title, purpose, process, final result, and CTE skill visible at a glance.
  2. Use clean labels, readable type, strong evidence, and intentional visual hierarchy.
  3. Test the display with someone who does not already know the project.
  4. Save final showcase photos and feedback for the portfolio.

Teacher and mentor checks

How Adults Can Support This Page

  1. Use a quick visitor test: can someone understand the project purpose, process, and result in 30 seconds?
  2. Check program display expectations before students spend time decorating.
  3. Remind students to save final display photos, audience feedback, and recognition evidence for the portfolio.

Visitor Test

If a visitor cannot understand what the student did in 30 seconds, simplify the display.

Professional Proof

The showcase should feel like evidence of skill, care, revision, and readiness, not just decoration.

Portfolio Capture

Take photos of the final display, the artifact, the process, and any feedback or recognition before teardown.