Sustainable Sewist: Fashioning the Future!

Category	Learning Goal	Stage 1	Stage 2	Stage 3	Stage 4
Critical Thinking	Material Analysis and Selection - Students will document and evaluate different fabric types for their sustainability, durability, and creative potential, demonstrating their ability to make informed material choices for their fashion collection.	I can identify and describe sustainable fabric options, explaining their potential uses and benefits for my fashion collection.	I can explore different types of fabrics at thrift shops and fabric stores, document their features such as durability and sustainability, and describe my initial ideas on how to creatively repurpose these materials for my fashion collection.	I can carefully select fabrics by evaluating their sustainability, durability, and creative potential, explaining my choices based on my research and observations from local thrift shops and fabric stores.	I can thoughtfully evaluate the sustainability, durability, and creative potential of various fabric types by documenting my findings with detailed notes and criteria, making informed decisions that enhance my fashion collection's ecological impact.
Creativity and Innovation	Creative Design and Construction - Students will create a fashion collection with at least four pieces that reflect sustainable design principles and demonstrate growth in sewing techniques and creative expression.	I can explore thrift stores and fabric shops to find materials that inspire my fashion collection, and I am able to explain how these materials can be repurposed creatively in my designs.	I can design and create clothing pieces that show my ability to thoughtfully combine recycled and new materials, demonstrating an understanding of sustainable fashion practices I can share my design process, including sketches and material choices, and explain how I refined my sewing techniques to achieve my creative vision.	I can thoughtfully select and creatively repurpose materials from local thrift shops and fabric stores, incorporating them into my designs to reflect sustainable fashion practices I document each step of my design process, including sketches and fabric choices, and organize my designs into a cohesive collection that showcases my growth in sewing techniques and creativity.	I can thoughtfully design and construct a complete fashion collection, creatively integrating recycled and newly sourced materials while clearly documenting my design process and progression in sewing techniques I can confidently present my work in a fashion show, explaining my material choices and sustainability decisions to an audience.
Collaboration and Communication	Community Engagement and Collaboration - Students will engage with local thrift store owners, fabric store employees, and community experts, incorporating their insights and feedback into their design process and final presentation.	I can actively engage in meaningful conversations with community partners, incorporating their insights into my design process, and I can clearly communicate the sustainability values of my fashion collection during the fashion show and gallery exhibit.	I can actively participate in conversations with community members, such as store owners and fabric experts, and use their insights to inform my fabric choices and design ideas, ensuring that I thoughtfully incorporate their feedback into the development of my clothing collection.	I can actively engage in conversations with community members, such as thrift store owners and fabric suppliers, to gather valuable insights and feedback I incorporate their perspectives into my fashion designs, showing how their input shaped my creative decisions and how I used their advice to improve my collection for the final presentation.	I can engage in meaningful conversations with community partners, actively listening and incorporating their feedback into my fashion design process I show respect and appreciation for diverse perspectives and use the insights gained to refine my collection and present well-informed, thoughtful reflections on sustainability practices during the final exhibition.
Self-Reflection	Reflection and Documentation - Students will maintain a digital portfolio that documents their design evolution, material selection process, and reflections on the sustainability impact of their clothing collection.	I can thoughtfully document each step of my design process in my digital portfolio, including sketches and ideas about material choices, and reflect on how these choices contribute to sustainability I can share my insights on how each piece in my collection represents my growth in sewing and design understanding, inviting feedback from community experts to improve my work.	I can document my fashion design journey by regularly updating my digital portfolio with sketches and photos of my clothing pieces, explaining the sustainable materials I selected and how they contribute to a more environmentally friendly fashion approach.	I can thoughtfully document my design journey by organizing a digital portfolio that includes detailed reflections on how I choose materials, how my designs have changed over time, and why my clothing collection supports sustainability.	I can thoughtfully document each stage of my design process in a digital portfolio by including detailed sketches, fabric choices, and reflective notes on how these decisions contribute to sustainability I am able to clearly articulate my learning journey and demonstrate how my clothing collection creatively integrates recycled and high-quality materials, while reflecting on the environmental impact of fashion.
Presentation and Feedback	Public Presentation and Feedback - Students will organize and execute a fashion show or gallery exhibit, effectively communicating their design journey and engaging audience members for insightful feedback on their creative process.	I can confidently present my clothing collection, explaining the story behind each piece, and actively engage with guests to gather feedback that will help me improve my design process.	I can present my fashion collection at the show or gallery exhibit, explaining my design process and discussing my material choices and sustainability considerations I invite feedback from the audience and use their comments to reflect on and improve my creative journey.	I can confidently present my fashion collection at a show or gallery exhibit, clearly explaining my design choices and highlighting how each piece reflects sustainable fashion practices I invite and respond thoughtfully to feedback from audience members, using it to deepen my understanding and improve my presentation skills.	I can confidently organize and present my fashion collection in a fashion show or gallery exhibit, clearly explaining my design choices and sustainability focus to the audience I actively seek and consider feedback from peers, teachers, and community members to enhance my creative process and understanding.

Critical Thinking

Material Analysis and Selection - Students will document and evaluate different fabric types for their sustainability, durability, and creative potential, demonstrating their ability to make informed material choices for their fashion collection.

I can identify and describe sustainable fabric options, explaining their potential uses and benefits for my fashion collection.

I can explore different types of fabrics at thrift shops and fabric stores, document their features such as durability and sustainability, and describe my initial ideas on how to creatively repurpose these materials for my fashion collection.

I can carefully select fabrics by evaluating their sustainability, durability, and creative potential, explaining my choices based on my research and observations from local thrift shops and fabric stores.

I can thoughtfully evaluate the sustainability, durability, and creative potential of various fabric types by documenting my findings with detailed notes and criteria, making informed decisions that enhance my fashion collection's ecological impact.

Creativity and Innovation

Creative Design and Construction - Students will create a fashion collection with at least four pieces that reflect sustainable design principles and demonstrate growth in sewing techniques and creative expression.

I can explore thrift stores and fabric shops to find materials that inspire my fashion collection, and I am able to explain how these materials can be repurposed creatively in my designs.

I can design and create clothing pieces that show my ability to thoughtfully combine recycled and new materials, demonstrating an understanding of sustainable fashion practices
I can share my design process, including sketches and material choices, and explain how I refined my sewing techniques to achieve my creative vision.

I can thoughtfully select and creatively repurpose materials from local thrift shops and fabric stores, incorporating them into my designs to reflect sustainable fashion practices
I document each step of my design process, including sketches and fabric choices, and organize my designs into a cohesive collection that showcases my growth in sewing techniques and creativity.

I can thoughtfully design and construct a complete fashion collection, creatively integrating recycled and newly sourced materials while clearly documenting my design process and progression in sewing techniques
I can confidently present my work in a fashion show, explaining my material choices and sustainability decisions to an audience.

Collaboration and Communication

Community Engagement and Collaboration - Students will engage with local thrift store owners, fabric store employees, and community experts, incorporating their insights and feedback into their design process and final presentation.

I can actively engage in meaningful conversations with community partners, incorporating their insights into my design process, and I can clearly communicate the sustainability values of my fashion collection during the fashion show and gallery exhibit.

I can actively participate in conversations with community members, such as store owners and fabric experts, and use their insights to inform my fabric choices and design ideas, ensuring that I thoughtfully incorporate their feedback into the development of my clothing collection.

I can actively engage in conversations with community members, such as thrift store owners and fabric suppliers, to gather valuable insights and feedback
I incorporate their perspectives into my fashion designs, showing how their input shaped my creative decisions and how I used their advice to improve my collection for the final presentation.

I can engage in meaningful conversations with community partners, actively listening and incorporating their feedback into my fashion design process
I show respect and appreciation for diverse perspectives and use the insights gained to refine my collection and present well-informed, thoughtful reflections on sustainability practices during the final exhibition.

Self-Reflection

Reflection and Documentation - Students will maintain a digital portfolio that documents their design evolution, material selection process, and reflections on the sustainability impact of their clothing collection.

I can thoughtfully document each step of my design process in my digital portfolio, including sketches and ideas about material choices, and reflect on how these choices contribute to sustainability
I can share my insights on how each piece in my collection represents my growth in sewing and design understanding, inviting feedback from community experts to improve my work.

I can document my fashion design journey by regularly updating my digital portfolio with sketches and photos of my clothing pieces, explaining the sustainable materials I selected and how they contribute to a more environmentally friendly fashion approach.

I can thoughtfully document my design journey by organizing a digital portfolio that includes detailed reflections on how I choose materials, how my designs have changed over time, and why my clothing collection supports sustainability.

I can thoughtfully document each stage of my design process in a digital portfolio by including detailed sketches, fabric choices, and reflective notes on how these decisions contribute to sustainability
I am able to clearly articulate my learning journey and demonstrate how my clothing collection creatively integrates recycled and high-quality materials, while reflecting on the environmental impact of fashion.

Presentation and Feedback

Public Presentation and Feedback - Students will organize and execute a fashion show or gallery exhibit, effectively communicating their design journey and engaging audience members for insightful feedback on their creative process.

I can confidently present my clothing collection, explaining the story behind each piece, and actively engage with guests to gather feedback that will help me improve my design process.

I can present my fashion collection at the show or gallery exhibit, explaining my design process and discussing my material choices and sustainability considerations
I invite feedback from the audience and use their comments to reflect on and improve my creative journey.

I can confidently present my fashion collection at a show or gallery exhibit, clearly explaining my design choices and highlighting how each piece reflects sustainable fashion practices
I invite and respond thoughtfully to feedback from audience members, using it to deepen my understanding and improve my presentation skills.

I can confidently organize and present my fashion collection in a fashion show or gallery exhibit, clearly explaining my design choices and sustainability focus to the audience
I actively seek and consider feedback from peers, teachers, and community members to enhance my creative process and understanding.