Planning Phase

In the Planning Phase students will:

Develop a research based success criteria to assess their outcome at the end of the project
Develop a timeline of tasks to accomplish to achieve their goal by January 19th
Continue to research their topic/goal to be able to achieve their goal

Process Journal Prompts

Be sure to respond to each of the following prompts in your process journal.

Remember: IB cares about the PROCESS, so you need to making your thinking process visible to anyone who is assessing your project (through writing or in images).

What feedback from your first evidence check from your supervisor will you use to improve your project so far? Explain your thoughts.
Begin to list components that will make your product successful. What will each of these look like?
Develop your final criteria for your project. What are they? Explain why you selected them, citing your own thoughts as well as research you have completed.
Work on developing your personal timeline. What are some key deadlines for yourself, and why are they important?
How have you utilized your self-management skills throughout your project? How have they improved? What do you need to do to further improve your self-management skills?

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Task 1: Develop Criteria

B1. Develop rigorous criteria for the product / outcome

Determine what makes your product successful to be able to evaluate your product at the end of the project
Write your specifications for what your final product will end up being. A stranger should be able to compare your work to your criteria to measure your success.
Criteria that are based in research

Criteria Template (Rubric Style) 1

Task 1: Develop Criteria for the Product/Outcome

Criteria Template (List Style) Option 2

Task 2. Plan and Record the Development Process of the Project

B2. Develop a Personal Timeline

Create a plan that includes...
Record the development of the process to include:

It is tempting to wait until the end of the project and record what you did and when, but you will not earn as high of a score as if you do actually plan ahead.

It is okay if your timeline has to change as you hit obstacles or things go quicker than you expect. Just be sure to record those changes, and why you had to make them in your process journal!

You can use either of the templates below, or simply record your individual deadlines in your agenda/Google Calendar. Be sure that whatever format you use for organizing your own deadlines is documented in Managebac.

Option 1: List of Deadlines

You can use this format to simply create a list of all of the smaller tasks to complete. This will help you organize your deadlines and work towards your goal.

Personal Timeline Template

Option 2: GANNT Chart

This chart can be helpful if you are more visual. The example below just has generic personal project deadlines. You may want to edit these or add additional ones. This format helps you to see how some of your work may overlap as you proceed through the project.

Personal Timeline Template - Option 2 Gantt Chart

Task 3: Demonstrate Self-Management Skills

B3. Demonstrate excellent self-management skills

DISCLAIMER: You do need to continue to demonstrate self-management skills throughout the project, especially your growth in your self-management skills.

Demonstrate your ability to use...

Self-Management Skills

Be honest when discussing your self-management skills. It is better to be honest about poor skills than to say that your self-management was phenomenal when there is no evidence of it.

Be sure to make your thinking VISIBLE when discussing your ATL Skills!

Evidence Check 2

Now that you have completed all of the above tasks, you are ready to write your outline and meet with your supervisor for evidence check 2!

Planning Phase Outline

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