12th - "Hawk Talks" (Senior Passion Projects)

Ted.com

Explore Ted here. (Scroll to "Who We Are" to link to information about "Ideas Change Everything."


10 Must Watch Ted Talks for Students

*Inside the Mind of a Procrastinator



What is Passion?

2 Questions to Uncover your Passion (Noeline Kirabo)

Noeline Kirabo is a 2018 MIT D-Lab Innovation Ecosystem Builder Fellow. Noeline is a family therapist by training and a social entrepreneur by design. Noeline is also the Director of the New Generation Mentoring Program, an intensive mentoring program for young women that aims to develop outstanding female leaders. *If you had all the time and money in the world, what would you do?
*What gives you the feeling of joy?


Why "Find your Passion" is Terrible Advice (Mel Robbins)

Melanie Robbins (born Schneeberger on October 6, 1968) is an American lawyer, television host, author, and motivational speaker. Robbins is known for covering the George Zimmerman trial for CNN; her TEDx talk, How to Stop Screwing Yourself Over; and her book, The 5 Second Rule.


"Hawk Talks" of the past

Since 2021, seniors have been spreading the word about their passions! Explore this Google Site for examples and ideas.


How do I decide on an "Idea Worth Spreading?"
*Use one or both of the Brainstorming Sheets as you peruse the resources that follow.



80,000 Hours (Our current list of especially pressing world problems)

*These are intense! (Most of these would be on the "negative" side of your brackets!


NASA: Citizen Science

Share about your experience doing science!


NAE Grand Challenges for Engineering

NAE = National Academy for Engineering - Scroll down to their general topics for ideas.


Volunteers Needed Index (Rochester NY)

Scroll through to see where the needs are. Then dig deeper if you deem it worth it!


Management





Finding Sources

Britannica Academic

If you need an overview


Sooth

Save sources to a collection and just return to Sooth to gain access.


Google Scholar

Save the URL link to get back to this. (Grabbing the citation off the results page and pasting it below the link will serve you well.)


Tips for Using Google Scholar

0:00 - Search Terms
2:53- Finding Sources (Suggested Search, Wikipedia, Generative AI)
4:35 - Boolean Operators (AND, OR, NOT(-)) meaning
7:03 - How to Use the Boolean Search
9:31 - Advanced searching (Boolean operators in another way)


Gale: Opposing Viewpoints

Save the permalink (get link) to return to this.


Primary Sources

Consider the Source NY

A place to find historical records from NY.


Library of Congress

This is the "Teacher" resources area, but no login is required. This may be a helpful place if you are doing a talk on anything that is part of American History.


Tips for Creation of your Talk/Video





Citation Format
*The Zoterobib citation generator is embedded in each of these subject guides.
*Remember, when you use a school database, the citation is already there for you. Zoterobib does not work for district subscribed databases!


American Psychological Association (APA) 7th edition

APA 7th (American Psychological Association) is used by Education, Psychology, and Sciences


Modern Language Association (MLA 8)

MLA 8th (Modern Language Association) style is used language arts, cultural studies and by the Humanities. (majors include: English, history, religious studies, art history, philosophy, a foreign language, or area/ethnic studies)