“AWESOME.
GREAT. SERIOUSLY
REWARDING.”
PERSONAL PROJECT
THE COOLEST MYP PROJECT EVER!
“I’m proud of how challenging this was…it
makes you push yourself to do something out
of your comfort zone and on our own time.
THE AIMS OF THE MYP PROJECTS ARE TO
ENCOURAGE AND ENABLE STUDENTS TO:
• participate in a sustained, self-directed inquiry within a global
context
• generate creative new insights and develop deeper
understandings through in-depth investigation
• demonstrate the skills, attitudes and knowledge
required to complete a project over an extended period of time
• communicate effectively in a variety of situations
• demonstrate responsible action through, or as a result of, learning
• appreciate the process of learning and take pride in their
accomplishments
THE AIMS OF THE MYP PROJECTS ARE TO
ENCOURAGE AND ENABLE STUDENTS TO:
Learning Intentions
We are learning how to begin the Personal Project Process
Success Criteria
We'll know we're successful when we can...
•
select and appropriate topic and goal
•
connect the topic and goal to a logical global context
•
determine who would be the most effective supervisor &
ask him/her
•
begin the process journal and creation of our design
specification for our PP
PERSONAL PROJECT OBJECTIVES
Objective A: Investigating
1.
Define a clear goal and global context for the
project, based on personal interests
2.
Identify prior learning and subject-specific
knowledge relevant to the project
3. Demonstrate research skills
Make a list of things you’re
interested in. What do you
find yourself looking up?
Daydreaming about?
Watching YouTube videos
on?
PERSONAL PROJECT OBJECTIVES
Objective B: Planning
• Develop criteria for the product/outcome
• Plan and record the development process of the
project
• Demonstrate self-management skills
Connections to
the Shark Tank:
• Design
specifications
• Process Journal
• Setting Goals &
Achieving Balance
PERSONAL PROJECT OBJECTIVES
Objective C: Taking action
• Create a product/outcome in response to the goal,
global context and criteria
• Demonstrate communication and social skills
• Demonstrate thinking skills
Comfort Zone
Courage Zone
PERSONAL PROJECT OBJECTIVES
Objective D: Reflecting
• Evaluate the quality of the product/outcome
against their criteria
• Reflect on how completing the project has
extended their knowledge and understanding of
the topic and the global context
• Reflect on their development
as IB learners through the project
Notice
that the
names of
the
criteria
have
changed
from this
year!
THE SUPERVISORS’ RESPONSIBILITIES
ARE TO:
• ensure the chosen MYP project topic satisfies
appropriate legal and ethical standards with regard to
health and safety, confidentiality, human rights, animal
welfare and environmental issues
• provide guidance to students in the process and
completion of the project
• confirm the authenticity of the work submitted
• assess the MYP project using the criteria in this guide
• participate in the standardization of assessment process
established by the school
• provide personal project grades to the MYP Coordinator
to enter in IBIS (from 2016).
STUDENTS SHOULD RECEIVE
INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE THAT
INCLUDES:
• guidelines about the MYP project
• a timetable with deadlines
• the assessment criteria for the project
• advice on how to keep and use a process journal
• the importance of personal analysis and reflection
• formative feedback
• requirements for academic honesty.
STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO…
• spend approximately 25 hours on their personal
project.
• This time includes:
If you start in June…
10 mos. = 40 min /week
(minimum)
• meeting with supervisors
• independent learning through research, planning,
development and completion of the project
• reporting of the project.
THESE STUDENT-PLANNED LEARNING
ACTIVITIES INCLUDE:
• deciding what they want to learn about, identifying what
they already know, and discovering what they will need to
know to complete the project
• creating proposals or criteria for their project, planning
their time and materials, and recording developments of
the project
• making decisions, developing understandings and solving
problems, communicating with their supervisor and others,
and creating a product or developing an outcome
• evaluating the product/outcome and reflecting on their
project and their learning.
PERSONAL PROJECT EXHIBITION
QUESTIONS???