MYP PP Parent presentation

1. Personal ProjectParents Evening 23 March 2011 If you dont know where you are going, how can you expect to get there? Basil S. Walsh

2. The MYP Personal Project is: a significant and self-directed project driven by personal interests & passions focused through one of the Areas of Interaction an opportunity to learn and develop skills, attitudes and knowledge turning skills and beliefs into action about succeeding

3. What is your child thinking of doing?

4. The Personal Project ... MYPs Main eventpoints toward Total of possible 63 pointsMYP Certicate for total MYP curriculum

5. The Personal Project ... MYPs Main event points minimum to pass Personal Project all other subjects it is 2 marks to pass.

6. The Personal Project ... MYPs Main eventAssessment is based on criteria possible 4 points awarded for each criteria see the rubric in the student guide for specic criteria

7. The Personal Project ... Areas of Interaction (AOI)5 ways of understanding the world

8. Areas of Interaction (AOI) See page 3 of the student guide for more information on AOI EnvironmentsApproaches to Human learning IngenuityCommunity & Health & Service Social Education

9. The Personal Project ... MYPs Main event 4 parts

10. The Personal Project ... MYPs Main event THE GOAL =4 marksExplicitly assessed in criterion A,also part of criterion E assessment

11. The Personal Project ... MYPs Main eventTHE Process Journal

12. The Personal Project ... MYPs Main event THE Process JournalExplicitly assessed in Criterion A,also part of criterion C, D & F

13. The Personal Project ... MYPs Main event The Project

14. The Personal Project ... MYPs Main event The ProjectExplicitly assessed in Criterion E

15. The Personal Project ... MYPs Main event Exhibition

16. The Personal Project ... MYPs Main eventThe Project Report Reection and self assessment of : the goal the planning the learning the work the use of information

17. The Personal Project ... MYPs Main eventThe Project Report Has specic inclusions & formatting Explicitly assessed in Criteria G and appears in all other criteria!

18. The Personal Project ... MYPs Main event How it all ts together The goal needs to be specic enough to guide and drive the project forward and allow for assessment of achievement. The journal is the anchor for everything, If the journal is maintained it contributes to both the project and the report while reecting on the goal, tying everything together. Overall it will contain about 50% of the assessable material. The project report is the reection and explanation of the goal, planning, learning and experiences based on the journal entries and doing the project. The project is the culmination of the goal,planning and learning based on the journal entries.

19. Draft TimelineLegendAGN, DME Discovery College MYP Personal Project Visual Planner 2011/12DME Supervisors 30/3Whole group meetings Supervisors conrmed 29/4 - 1Important Exhibition Dates 4/5 3/2 9 Training 15/6 3Work to be handed in meeting for supervisors 24/8 4 18/11 7 Marking of PP 30/4 - Meeting of Supervisor 26/3 AGN, DME 24/11 Work in 12/1 8 17/2 10 13/4 and student review of goal submissions Superviso 18/5 2 21/9 5 progress Exhibit rs and students 26/10 6 30/3 3/1 Staff Intro 24/3 DC nalised 20/5 5/12 Project 13/1 Sup. 29/2 11 PP Exhibition Parent Super 16/10 Sup. report report info report report workshop, progress evening progress progress DME, AGN to PPC Staff to PPC to PPC Jan Feb Mar April May June July /August Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Students Work on project through the holidays 5/12 Project 13/4 21/9 5 3/2 9 29/2 11 30/3 Report Supervisors 15/6 3 Meet 18/11 7 workshop Meet Meet PP nalised Meet DME, AGN supervisor supervisor Exhibition Meet supervisor 6/1 17/2 Goal supervisor supervisor 24/8 4 Intro creation 4/4 Topics/ 18/5 2 Assembly (All day) Meet 12/1 8 Goals Meet supervisor supervisor 26/10 6 Meet 17/2 10 conrmed 25/3 - Meet 24/11 supervisor Meet 28-29/3 supervisor Work in supervisor Prepare 4/4 Submission of progress for Exhibition proposed goal, 29/4 - 1 Exhibit Interviews with meet supervisor DME/ AGN 22/3 Visit to CIS/ RCHK PP exhibition 25/3 15/6 17/2 30/2 24/8 3/2 Goal Due Planning Holiday 18/11 1st Draft of 2nd Draft Project report/ outline, Finished of project project/ project progress project bibliography Project report due journal/ self shown to report due due shown to assessment/ supervisor Dates subject to change as school supervisor student guide due timetable is conrmed.

20. The Personal Project ... MYPs Main event Assessment Each project is marked independently by three different people based on specic criteria, one of these people is the students supervisor.Moderation across all student work is conducted. 8 samples across the spectrum are sent to IBO annually to ensure standards.

21. Keeping on TrackDirect Student Support Supervisor The supervisor will track student progress throughout the year and be a guide. They are rst point of contact for students. Personal Project Co-ord PP Co-ord is the overall co-ord of the PP program & students. First point of contact for parents. Learning team advisors LT advisors will help with communication, some follow up, they will be supervisors themselves. MYP Co-ordinator MYP Co-ordinator is the font of all knowledge MYP, and a support for everyone above in the PP.Additional support Parents Parents can help in a number of ways - see following slide. Mentors Mentors are experts who can offer expert help in skills aquisition or advice. They guide on the side over the course of the project. Advisors or Experts These are people who can be contacted for information or advice on a short term basis. Interviews and conversations, letters etc.

22. All documents created are placed on Moodle for access - the students have their log in for access.

23. How can you help your child through the Personal Project? Do you have contacts who have expertise in a related eld? Are you personally able to help another Read and share the student through your expertise? journal, discuss the learning. Talk about the project, ask Legend AGN, DME DME Supervisors Whole group meetings Important Exhibition Dates Discovery College MYP Personal Project Visual Planner 2011/12 30/3 Supervisors conrmed 29/4 - 1 questions on progress, 4/5 3/2 9 Training 15/6 3 Work to be handed in meeting for supervisors 24/8 4 18/11 7 Marking of PP 30/4 - Meeting of Supervisor 26/3 AGN, DME 24/11 Work in 12/1 8 17/2 10 13/4 and student review of goal Superviso 18/5 2 5 progress supervisor comments etc. submissions rs and 21/9 Exhibit students 26/10 6 30/3 3/1 Staff Intro 24/3 DC nalised 20/5 5/12 Project 13/1 Sup. 29/2 11 PP Exhibition Parent Super 16/10 Sup. report report info report report workshop, progress evening progress progress DME, AGN to PPC Staff to PPC to PPC Show interest. Jan Students Feb Mar April May June July /August Work on project through the holidays Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar 5/12 Project 13/4 21/9 5 3/2 9 29/2 11 30/3 Report Supervisors 15/6 3 Meet 18/11 7 workshop Meet Meet PP nalised Meet DME, AGN supervisor supervisor Exhibition Meet supervisor 6/1 17/2 Goal supervisor supervisor 24/8 4 Intro creation 4/4 Topics/ 18/5 2 Assembly (All day) Meet 12/1 8 Goals Meet supervisor 26/10 6 17/2 10 conrmed supervisor MeetOffer suggestions, but do 25/3 - Meet 24/11 supervisor Meet 28-29/3 supervisor Work in supervisor Prepare 4/4 Submission of progress for Exhibition proposed goal, 29/4 - 1 Exhibit Interviews with meet supervisor DME/ AGN Know who their supervisor is. 22/3 Visit to CIS/ RCHK PP exhibitionnot take over, or lecture. 25/3 15/6 17/2 30/2 24/8 3/2 Goal Due Planning Holiday 18/11 1st Draft of 2nd Draft Project report/ outline, Finished project of project project/ project progress bibliography Project report due report due journal/ self shown to If you have concerns please contact due shown to assessment/ supervisor supervisor student guide due Know the deadlines, Dianne McKenzie or Adrian Gan. Communicate family plans/ holidays Discuss the project plan, help with time management. (The current timeline is subject to change as school calendar is conrmed.)

24. It is recommended the actual project take about 50 hours to complete. The planning time is additional. http://www.relationship-economy.com/?p=11222

25. Academic Honesty Tell us Rejoice in your Where? own work, ideas Who? & words. When? Stick to We want students to know their work, Improving on others ideas, or have someonecomplete part of the project is OK, however the the format ideas and words are worthy of celebration.students must be honest is what they have done, The bibliography is an integral who helped them do what and where their part of the assessment. inspiration comes from. Borrowing Brilliance http://blog.borrowingbrilliance.com/ http://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/Celebrate_Icon12768.jpg

26. Questions from parentsHow long should it all take to do the Personal Project?It is recommended the actual project take about 50 hours to complete.The planning time is additional, we will be working hard to make sure the students plan for something that is challenging but still achievable.Some students will spend more time than this on their project, but it needs to be balanced with everything else they are doing.A guide would be that between 1-2 hours a week for the entire length of the project would help with time management, project completion to asatisfactory level and continuity of thoughts and plans.Confucius: Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.It is not the time it takes - it is the time you give.Will there be in school time allocated for the Personal Project?The personal project is essentially completed in the students own time - this includes meetings with supervisors, planning, research, the project itself and the reportWe will be providing Approaches to learning spotlight skill sessions etc through the year which may include some of the following : how to arrange an interview,creating questions, referencing, sources of information, layout and style guides, using a gantt graph for planning, writing email / letters of introduction, thank you notesetc.Please remember that all staff involved in the personal project as supervisors and co-ordinators will be doing the personal project in their own time as well.How are marks allocated?There are 7 criteria for the personal project, each of these are assessed according to the specications included in each criteria, the maximum level ofachievement for each criteria is 4 points. The total points for the PP is 28, this total is then standardised to the MYP points systems - with a 7 being thehighest level of achievement in a subject. Please see the student guide for further details on this.How will supervisors be allocated?The students goals will be displayed without names and staff will be able to select the goal according to their interests.Each staff member will supervise 2 students, with PP Co-ordinator and MYP Co-ordinator supervising a few more.Students will be responsible for making and keeping appointments and following up with their supervisors.

MYP PP Parent presentation

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