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Objective A: Planning
Students should be able to:
i. state a learning goal for the project and explain how a personal interest led to that goal
ii. state an intended product and develop appropriate success criteria for the product
iii. present a clear, detailed plan for achieving the product and its associated success criteria.
MYP Personal Project Planning.pptxFrom the IB's Teacher Support Materials
Before you begin, start developing your "process" using different tools/ media. These platforms can be written, visual, audio, digital or a combination of these. You will show all your ideas, progress, and reflections.
The highest form of ignorance is when you reject something you don't know anything about. ~ Wayne Dyer
All the work will go into the "Process". Students are expected to document the journey they went through. There are two important reasons for doing this.
1) Collect evidences for your work and select the essentials for the final report.
2) It serves as a proof to declare the academic honesty of work. Supervisors need to sign an Academic honesty form when the project completed.
The more you document your process along the way, the easier your report will be at the end of the project. Bring this up during the first meeting with your supervisor. Your supervisor needs to be able to see all your work. During report writing, you will be asked to attach evidences from your "Process". These evidences will be marked with your final project score.
Possible evidence may include:
● visual thinking diagrams (mind maps)
● bulleted lists
● charts
● short paragraphs
● notes
● timelines, action plans
● annotated illustrations
● annotated research
● artifacts from inspirational visits to museums, performances, galleries
● pictures, photographs, sketches
● up to 30 seconds of visual or audio material
● screenshots of a blog or website
● self- and peer-assessment feedback.
From the handbook for students and supervisors
Process__journal_sample.pdfSample: A Process journal
Task A1: states a learning goal and explains the connection between personal interest(s) and that goal
Task A1: Brainstorm Ideas, Choose your idea
A man who does not think for himself does not think at all. ~ Oscar Wilde
As you think about what idea to choose, consider the following questions to get you started:
What is something that you have always wanted to learn but have never had the opportunity?
What problems in our community do you want to solve?
How do you like to express yourself?
What can you do to improve quality of life in your community?
What will hold your interest for the next 6-8 months?
Brainstorm ideas for your project. Talk to friends, family, and teachers to help come up with ideas for your project.
Here are example personal projects ideas.
Task A1: Setting a Learning goal and a Product/ Outcome
MYP Personal Project Setting a Goal.pptx
Task A2: states their intended product and presents multiple appropriate, detailed success criteria for the product
The Success Criteria
Helps students with the creation of their product
Help students evaluate their product.
The Success Criteria is included in:
Aii: state an intended product and develop appropriate success criteria for the product
Cii: evaluate the product based on the success criteria.
Students can create their success criteria any way they want, but it should be informed by research and should help them achieve a challenging product. Students should make the success criteria, which defines what they want a successful final product to look like, before creating their action plan.
From the handbook for students and supervisors
The Success Criteria Examples
Success Criteria Checklist Template.docxTemplate 1: Checklist
Success Criteria ACCESS FM Template.docxTemplate 2: ACCESS FM
Personal Project MYP Rubric Template.docxTemplate 3: Rubric
Task A3: presents a detailed plan for achieving the product and all of its associated success criteria.
Fail to plan, plan to fail - Winston Churchill
Your plan needs to define not only the starting and ending points of your process, but describe the significant steps in between. You need to record your plan, as well as how you applied your research and information to your plan.
Next, create a personal timeline, Gantt Chart, or detailed bullet list for your project, including:
meetings with supervisor
due dates for each segment
incremental stages for the completion of your project
plans for time management (with other responsibilities, holidays, Chinese New Year breaks, edutainment, etc.)
date for report draft
date for final report
submission date for personal project
Things to consider when developing your plan and to include in the "process":
What resources do I need to access or purchase to make my product/outcome?
What major steps do I need to take to complete my product?
What is the time frame for completing each step of my product?
Is my plan logical and feasible?
Which research did I use to create my plan and why?
Does my plan allow me to meet my evaluation criteria?
The Action Plan is included in the report:
Aiii: present a clear, detailed plan for achieving the product and its associated success criteria.
Students can use any format they want! Below are three suggested templates:
The Action Plan Examples
GANTT CHART Template.xlsxTemplate 1: GANTT Chart
Checklist.docxTemplate 2: Checklist
Logical Action Plan Template.xlsxTemplate 3: Logical Action Plan
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