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The MYP Personal Project
Connect, Inspire, Challenge, Make a Difference
What is the Personal
Project?
• An independent, culminating project in the MYP in
which students use skills in research, analysis, and
reflection
• An opportunity to engage in inquiry into a subject
which is personally relevant
Objectives
• A: Investigating
• B: Planning
• C: Taking Action
• D: Reflecting
Objective A: Investigating
Students should
• define a clear goal and context for the project,
based on personal interests
• identify prior learning and subject specific
knowledge relevant to the project
• demonstrate research skills
Objective B: Planning
• develop criteria for the product/outcome
• plan and record the development process for the
project
• demonstrate self-management skills
Objective C: Taking Action
• create a product/outcome in response to the
goal, context, and criteria
• demonstrate thinking skills
• demonstrate communication and social skills
Objective D: Reflecting
• evaluate the quality of the product/outcome
against the criteria
• reflect on how completing the project has
extended knowledge and understanding of the
topic and the global context
• reflect on development as IB learner through the
project
Components
• The product
• The process journal
• The report
Choosing a topic and defining a
goal
• Pick a topic of personal interest!
• Choose a global context
• Define a challenging, achievable goal
Global Contexts:
Igniting Student Inquiry
Identities and Relationships
Orientation in Space and Time
Personal and Cultural Expression
Scientific and Technical Innovation
Globalization and Sustainability
Fairness and Development
Consider these questions as you
choose a global context:
• What do I want to achieve through my personal
project?
• What do I want others to understand through my
work?
• What impact do I want my project to have?
• How can a specific context give greater purpose
to my project?
Global Context
Identities and
Relationships
Personal and
Cultural Expression
Globalization and
Sustainability
Topic/Project idea
Challenging Goal
• Create a narrative
film narrative about
Raising awareness bullying
• Show it to a class
about bullying
and hold a
discussion forum
Hip Hop Dance
• Choreograph a
dance and teach a
class
Coral Reefs
• Work with marine
biologists studying the
impact on coral reefs
• product: ibook
Products
• Electronic: ibook, film, podcast, website, blog
• Service oriented action: teach a class, develop
a service project, coach a sport
• Build/create something: Write a book, create
an app, make a piece of art, build something
• Live presentation or event: Organize a charity
event, teach a class, make a presentation
Developing Criteria
• Aesthetics
• Function
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• Materials
Cost
• User/Audience
• Environmental
Considerations
• Size/Content
• Impact
More on Criteria
Students will…
Develop a set of criteria
Make a rubric
Use the criteria to assess the product when complete
Research
• A research based project!
• Variety of Resources: primary and secondary
• Articles, interviews, surveys, books, films, etc.
• Documentation is required and assessed
• WAB library staff and teachers are ready to assist
The Process Journal
• Documents the process throughout all stages of the
project
• Kept on the WAB grade ten blogs
• A place to record reflections, ideas, problems, and
successes
• A record of research, images, sources, actions
• A major part of the final assessment
Reporting the project
• Written or Oral (recorded)
• Demonstrates the students’ learning and
experiences throughout the project
• Developed after the completion of the product
Approaches to Learning
ATL skills will be documented throughout the project
• collaboration
• transfer
• critical thinking
• organization
• creative thinking
• reflection
• information literacy
• communication
• media literacy
Submitting the Report
When submitting the report for assessment, students must
include:
• the personal project coversheet
• the completed academic honesty form
• process journal extracts
• any supporting visual aids used during the presentation, if
applicable
• MLA Works Cited
Personal Project Component
How it is Assessed
Focus on a Product leading
towards a product/outcome
Evident in the
Presentation/Report
Process Journal
A selection of extracts in
appendices of the report
Report
The content of the report
assessed using all four criteria
Supervisors:
student expectations
• establish a weekly meeting time
• always be on time
• if you have to miss a meeting, notify the teacher
in advance
• communicate over email and on the blog
The Role of the Supervisor
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Advise and guide on the process (facilitate)
Meet regularly with you
Help you meet deadlines
Provide feedback throughout the process
Report on Gradebook
Mark the project (in conjunction with a team of teachers)
Not required to be an expert (you may contact others as
well)
Timeline
• August-September : develop an idea, do preliminary
research
• September-October: write goal statement, develop
criteria, continue research
• November-January: take action, create product
• Product due: January 22, 2015
• Report due: March 6, 2015
• Personal Project Exhibition: April 2015
Personal Project Help Sessions
Mondays after school
Thursdays at lunch
Library Study Room
Mrs Glittenberg
Personal Project Coordinator
[email protected]