Slide 1- The MYP Personal Project Encourage students to write questions on the Inquiry Sheet provided during the roll out presentation. Be sure there name, email address and questions are present. I will collect any questions and get the answers to you/them. If you know the answers, go ahead and answer them, any others you may pass my way.
Slide 2- Show students the quick intro video. In the event that the video doesn’t play, the next slide has the link (press it and it should hyperlink; if not copy and paste it in your web browser)(If you get the failed verification notice, hit “skip verification” and it should be a go.)
Slide 3- “Have you ever wanted to...”Allow students to read silently or read through these aloud. Feel free to add on to this suggestion list or have the students call out more ideas.
Slide 4- “Personal Project by Numbers
Go over the by numbers. (Each number should come up separately in the powerpoint and you can stop and address it then OR you can pull them all up and discuss them)
25 hours may seem like a lot but this number is met by doing anything pertaining to the project. Any research you do, conversations you having, supervisor meetings, actual project completion- these all count towards your time log. If you’ve chosen a project that you truly are interested in, you will likely exceed 25 hours.
Projects will begin following this introduction and you will have 6 months to complete it. All projects are due on or before March 16, 2017. You will have uploaded all things personal project on the ManageBac database. Each of you are being registered and will be able to document the process you go through and submit your project through this program.
The project consists of three parts; the process journal, the product or outcome, the report
The process journal is where you will document EVERYTHING. There is nothing too insignificant to include here. This is how you will demonstrate all that went into the project, the people you worked with, the research you completed, the changes you made throughout the process. No matter how many artifacts and entries (you have reminders on your timeline in the handbook) you upload throughout the project, you will choose 10 to include in the final submission. You want these to be the most aligned with your goal. As you meet with people, research what you need to know, experience highs and lows in pursuing your project, snap photos and just about anything else, you will keep a record of it…all of it! You do not to journal everything on the computer; however, you will need to eventually upload photos of notebook entries, pics and any other materials you have onto the database ManageBac.
The second part of the project is probably going to be your favorite part! That’s the product, or the outcome! You will set a goal, your goal will be your product. Your product can be something tangible, meaning something you can touch or hold OR it can be an activity such as a campaign or a fundraiser, the possibilities are endless.
(You may share this as an example project idea if you’d like to get students thinking and relating it locally to them to encourage use of the community members)
Maybe you want to learn how to master the art of rolling sushi. You may research the origins of sushi, the various types, possible health benefits of sushi. You can head over to Miso or Umi and see if the resident sushi chef will let you sit and watch or you can dive fully into a marathon youtube how to video series. Your ending product could be a video of you successfully rolling sushi or it could be a sampling of the sushi you made. Whatever you choose to do, have fun doing it. The personal project is not intended to take over your academic and social life, it’s an opportunity for you to explore something you’ve always wanted to and brag about it to your peers, family, teachers and community.
The final part of the project is your reflection. Once you have completed your product, your product, you will reflect on how it all came together. It is in your reflection that you will discuss how you centered your project around the global context you chose to explore, you’ll chronicle the ups, downs and all arounds, and of most importance you will reflect on how participating in this process based project affected you. You can choose the traditional way to submit your reflection, by writing a 1500-3500 word paper or you may choose to reflect via a podcast, blog or audio recording; if you plan to reflect orally, you will need to have a 13-15 minute presentation. Once again, the choice is yours.
** Supervisor & 6 meetings can be explained together***
Yes, this is an independent and personal project but you will likely want some direction and feedback as you tackle your goal. You will be assigned a supervisor- me! I will be here to assist you for the next 6 months. We will meet once a month (the meeting week windows are listed on your timeline). It is important that you come to your meetings with the necessary materials and being ready to discuss the topics outlined in the Meeting Topics in your handbook. If you find that you are having trouble moving forward, please contact me prior to your next meeting. My email is: ______. I will also be the person that assesses the final project. This is not a graded project but you will receive a score based on the IB rubric located in your handbook. This score will determine if you received a satisfactory score (the magic number is 3, the highest achievable score is 7) and will receive the MYP Certificate of Completion. This will also serve a prerequisite for those interested in applying for the IB Diploma program. Though receiving a satisfactory score doesn’t guarantee you admission to the DP, you must complete if you consider applying.
1 Awesome Project
When it’s all done, you’ll have one awesome project that you should be proud of and hopefully learned some things along the way, both about something and yourself. We will host a Project Showcase Night at JM and invite your peers, families and community members to learn more about what each of you accomplished. You will be the guests of honor.
As you meet with people, research what you need to know, experience highs and lows in pursuing your project, snap photos and just about anything else, you will keep a record of it…all of it! You do not to journal everything on the computer; however, you will need to eventually upload photos of notebook entries, pics and any other materials you have onto the database ManageBac. That’s a story for another day.
Slide 5-Global Contexts
All projects will need to be connected to one of the 6 Global Contexts. You may not be familiar with them yet but between completing this project and what you work on in your classes this year, you will be a pro on these six contexts in no time.
(Have students go to the “Choosing a Personal Project”)
Read from the slide and explain each global context pausing to give or ask students for topics that could fit under each. You may also have students read through “Choosing a Personal Project” and coming up with examples of projects for each).
Slide 6- ATL Skills
Have students go to “ATL Skills” in their handbooks to follow along. There are 5 clusters of ATL skills that students will be encouraged to use and improve upon while completing the project. Additionally, there are 8 subclusters. These skills are ones you’ve likely been using for some time now. When you meet deadlines, you are using your organization skills. Your collaboration skills will be covered in your meetings with supervisors and any correspondence you have with community members you’ve enlisted to guide you along the way. Information literacy will likely be one of the first skills you use as you will probably need to do a little background research on your topic of choice to guide the rest of your project. (Feel free to give other specific examples for the various skills).
Slide 7- Assessment
As previously stated you will not receive a course grade but you will receive a score using the rubric found in your handbook. This score will then be converted over using the IB MYP scoring conversion chart. Students are expected to receive at least a 3 to warrant a satisfactory score. It is important that you reference the rubric throughout your project to make sure you are meeting the four criterion: Investigating, Planning, Taking Action and reflection (the specific objectives you must meet are located on this slide). You will have the opportunity to score up to 8 points (pre-conversion) per criteria for a total of 32, Once your supervisor has assessed your project, a small sample of projects from JM will be sent into IB for external moderation. The experts there will assess the same project and score it accordingly.
Slide 8- What’s Next? (Have students reference the “Choosing A Project” section in their handbooks again and introduce this as their initial brainstorm and that they will need to bring this to their first meeting with the supervisor for discussion and approval.)
Here's a recap of what’s to come in the next few weeks (you may say them as you click the powerpoint):
Start brainstorming
Identify a goal
Select a global context
Reach out to those who could be great resources both inside and outside of school
Begin your project
Document EVERYTHING
Reflect along the way
Have a blast and remember, the process is just as important as the product!
Good luck!
Slide 9 - The last slide is an example of a student’s project: Dreaming in Color. Have students view it, ask them if they were able to identify the global context, some of the skills she would have used during it, did she achieve her goal, etc.