1 / 16

The Middle Years Program Personal Project

The Middle Years Program Personal Project. Community. Students. Responsible Citizens. Life-long Learners. Critical Thinkers. Problem Solvers. Beginning in 2008, all Corning Painted-Post students will complete a Personal Project in the 10 th grade. What is the Personal Project?.

rhea-cook
Download Presentation

The Middle Years Program Personal Project

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. The Middle Years ProgramPersonal Project Community Students Responsible Citizens Life-long Learners Critical Thinkers Problem Solvers

  2. Beginning in 2008, all Corning Painted-Post students will complete a Personal Project in the 10th grade.

  3. What is the Personal Project? Have you ever wanted to build a boat or create your own musical instrument? Would you love to write a play or T.V. Script? Do you play a sport and want to improve or do you want to learn about a new sport or hobby? Do you want to volunteer in your community? NOW IS YOUR CHANCE!

  4. IMPORTANT! • The personal project is your culminating activity in the MYP Program. • It should have a clear focus closely related to the AOI. • Remember, you will be working on this project for an extended period of time, so it needs to be something that you really want to do.

  5. Your Personal Project Should… • Have a clear and achievable goal. • Allow you to express a personal message • Be the result or your creativity and your ability to organize and plan • Reflect your special interests, hobbies, abilities, or concerns • Be entirely your own work

  6. WHAT ARE THE REQUIRED ELEMENTS OF A PERSONAL PROJECT? • 1. A Product • This is a tangible outcome of the project itself: a video, a business plan, a performance, a piece of furniture, object or clothing, etc. • 2. Research • No matter what the product is, the student must have a research component for the project • 3. Process Journal • Allows the student to document the entire process • 4. An Oral Presentation

  7. The steps toward completion of myPersonal Project STEP 1 CHOOSE TOPIC Process Journal STEP 2 PLANNING Process Journal STEP 3 GATHER MATERIALS STEP 4 WORK ON PROJECT Process Journal Process Journal STEP 5 PRESENT OUTCOME Process Journal STEP 6 ASSESSMENT

  8. ASSESSMENT • The final product of the project is not scored. • The process is scored on a 1-to-28 point basis using the seven Personal Project Assessment Criteria

  9. ASSESSMENT CRITERIA • Planning and Development • Collection of Information and Resources • Choice and Application of Techniques • Analysis of Information • Organization of Written Work • Analysis of the Process and Outcome • Personal Engagement.

  10. What type of project can I do? • An original work of art or music • A written piece of work • Literary fiction • An original science experiment • An invention • The presentation of a plan for a special event • A community service project.

  11. What Projects Are Our Kids Doing? • Photography • Family History • Business Plan • Hockey / LAX Stick • Skateboard Jumps • Traffic Intersection Redesign • Hunting Bow • Dog Training • Learning Musical Instruments • Writing Comic Book • Fund Raising • Scuba Diving

  12. What type of project can I do? • An original work of art or music • A written piece of work • Literary fiction • An original science experiment • An invention • The presentation of a plan for a special event • A community service project.

  13. Personal Project Introductory Questionnaire The personal project requires you to take charge of your learning by research and /or investigation which leads to the creation of a project of your choice. The following questionnaire is designed to help you work through what areas you might be interested in pursuing.

  14. Questionnaire • What do you enjoy doing in your spare time? • What are some of your hobbies or interests? • What are some of the things you do really well? • What would you like to do better? • When it comes to writing, what types do you most enjoy and why? • What types of assignments do you least enjoy and why?

  15. Think about your school and community • Is there any aspect of your community (or even your country or a specific part of the world) that really interests you or makes you question why and how things are managed there? • Is there anything specific in your community or the world which has made a great impact on you or your life?

  16. Helpful Hints. . . from teachers/mentors and students who have completed their Personal Projects • Pick a subject that will interest you throughout the entire course of the project • Don't procrastinate! Work on your project little by little and it will get done • Pick a mentor who will make time for you and with whom you have a good relationship • Keep a detailed process journal - it will help when writing your personal statement • Make sure your project is specific enough so that you won't feel overwhelmed • Make a detailed plan of attack so you know what you should be doing • Find reliable sources • Enlist the help of experts • Ask lots of questions • Reassessing goals is not something to be ashamed of, rather, it can be helpful • If something bad happens, don't waste time placing blame, just take the initiative to fix the problem and move on • HAVE FUN!

More Related