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Personal Project. 2013/14 Mr Justin. Content. 1) What is a Personal Project? 2) Requirements of a Personal Project. 3) Assessing a Personal Project. 4) Supervising a Personal Project 5) Completing a commencement form. What is a personal project?. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Personal Project2013/14
Mr Justin
Content
1) What is a Personal Project?2) Requirements of a Personal
Project.3) Assessing a Personal Project.4) Supervising a Personal Project5) Completing a
commencement form
What is a personal project?
The Personal Project is an individual project completed during MYP 5. It consists of three components.
(1) process journal, (2) outcome or product,
(3) report.
The Personal Project is the opportunity for students to demonstrate the learning skills they developed during their MYP years, and relate these to one of the Areas of Interaction.
Personal Project Grade of at least a 3 is needed to attain an IB MYP Certificate.
Clear use of ATL’s should be evidenced throughout
What is a personal project?
PP should : Have a clear and achievable goal Be focused on one Area of Interaction Allow you to express a truly personal message Demonstrate skills, attitudes and knowledge you
used to complete this project over an extended period of time
Be the result of your initiative, creativity and ability to organize and plan
Reflect your special interests, hobbies, special abilities, or concerns about particular issues
Deal with a topic or area to which you are committed
Be entirely your own work (authenticity is very important)
PP should not be :
Be an already assessed work Form part of the curriculum in any
other subjectTake over your personal and social
life or interfere with school work
Objective A Use the process journal
You should: Demonstrate organisational skills
through time and self-management
Communicate and collaborate with the supervisor
Demonstrate information literacy, thinking and reflection.
Objective B Define the goal
You should: Identify and explain a topic based on
personal interest Justify one focus area of interaction as a
context for the project Outline a clear, achievable, challenging
goal Create specifications that will be used to
evaluate the project’s outcome/product.
Objective C Select sources
You should: Select varied, relevant sources to
achieve the goal Evaluate sources.
Objective D Apply information
You should: Transfer and apply information to
make decisions, create solutions and develop understandings in connection with the project’s goal.
Objective E Achieve the goal
You should: Evaluate the outcome/product
against their own specifications for success.
Students award a level that relates to the descriptors in criterion E in collaboration with their supervisor.
Objective F Reflect on learning
You should: Reflect on how completing the project
has extended their knowledge and understanding of the topic and the focus Area of Interaction
Reflect on how they have developed as a learner by completing the project.
Objective G Report the project
You should: Organize the project report
according to the required structure Communicate clearly, coherently
and concisely, within required limits
Acknowledge sources according to recognized conventions.
Suitability of a ProjectAll projects1) Should be achievable and
challenging.2) Should be measurable.3) Must require an extended period
of work.4) Must have practical task specific
specifications.
Process 1) Meet with students and discuss ideas
for projects. 2) Finalise selection. 3) Enter onto ManageBac and approve. 4) Meet with students regularly- provide
guidance not only for completion of the project but also on their process journal and report.
Timeline- Phase 1: Orientation & Development
2 weeks – Topic & Commencement form
Phase 2: Planning & Research 4 weeks – Timeline (Gantt chart), resources, start research,
update journal entries, submit preliminary bibliography & resources to supervisor
Phase 3: Reflection & Product Development 7 months – continual progress, discuss product, revise
plans, update journal
Phase 4: Presenting the Outcome 3 weeks – Submit product, report and journal to supervisor
for final assessment
Role of The SupervisorTo make sure that the student
has been provided with and understands the guidelines and the assessment criteria for the personal project
To emphasize to the student the importance of keeping an effective process journal
Role of the Supervisor To carry out formative assessment by
offering positive, constructive oral and written comments at each stage, using the personal project assessment criteria as a basis for discussion
To provide guidance in the planning, research & completion of the personal project
Role of the Supervisor To ensure the work is authentic and
entirely the student’s own work and that the material is adequately referenced
To meet with students periodically and check the completion of each phase within the deadlines set
To make sure the topic is inspired by the AOI & ATL’s
Role of the Supervisor To make sure the topic is limited in
scope and “do able” To ensure the student is able to define
their goal clearly To ensure the student has formed key
questions and a statement of intention To assess the project according to the
assessment criteria
Potential Issues The student does not initiate any meetings
and fails to produce any evidence of work despite many reminders.-
The PP is a student led piece of work. It is designed to enable students to plan and execute an extended piece of work by themselves. However, as their supervisor, we do not want any student not to receive their IB certificate, and must do all we can without going against the spirit of the PP.
Potential Issues The most important thing is communication.
All supervisors must ensure that they report their students progress at every deadline.
Approving projects that are not suitable. They must be:
Measureable Challenging Achievable Have a specific AOI Specific Topic
Report any problems to Mr Justin, Mr Michael and Ms Priyanka.
Task: Groups of 3-4 1 Student. 2-3 supervisors
Complete a commencement form that meets all the discussed guidelines
Topic/Subject: Page 14 AOI – Appropriate AOI for chosen topic (not
product) Relate to AOI learning outcomes
Theme: What will be the impact of the topic?
Commencement form