Grade 10Tracy Odom Thursday, September 23, 2015

IB-MYP PERSONAL PROJECT

• By the end of this session, you will recognize the components of the Personal Project requirements and be able to support your scholars as they prepare to complete the project.

OBJECTIVE

Al final de esta session, usted podra reconocer los componentes de los requerimientos del Proyecto Personal y va a poder apoyar a su alumno para la preparacion del proyecto.

A CREATIVE AND PERSONAL PIECE OF WORK OF THEIR CHOOSING

A REFLECTION OF THE SCHOLAR’S EXPERIENCE AS A MYP SCHOLAR

SELF DIRECTED SCHOLAR INQUIRY WITHIN A GLOBAL CONTEXT

WHAT IS THE PERSONAL PROJECT?Que es el Proyecto Personal

• Process Journal• Proceso de revista

• Written Description• Descripcion por escrtio

• Product • Producto

THREE COMPONENTS

Los tres components

Piece of literary fiction

Presentation of a developed business, management or organizational plan

Invention or specially designed object/system

Written piece of work on special topic

Presentation of a special event or a new student/community organization

Original work of art or original science experiment

PERSONAL PROJECT EXHIBITION IN MAY2016

PROYECTO PERSONAL EXPOSICIÓN EN 2016 MAYO

TYPES OF PROJECTSTIPOS DE PROYECTOS

Requires scholars to take responsibility for their learning by researching and investigating a project of your choice.

Requiere que el alumu tome la responsabilidad de su aprendizaje a través de la investigación en el proyecto de su elección.

Scholars will explore:Los alumnus explorarán

• What Area(s) of Interaction they find of particular interest?• Qué área(s) de interacción encuentran interesante?

• 2. What do they do in your spare time • Qué es lo que hacen en su tiempo libre

• What are some of their hobbies or interests? What are some of the things they do really well? (e.g. act, play piano or soccer)

• Cuáles son algunas de sus aficiones o intereses? ¿Cuáles son algunas de las cosas que hacen realmente bien? (por ejemplo, actuar, jugar fútbol o piano)

The real voyage of discovery lies not in seeping new landscapes but in having new eyes. — Marcel Proust 18 151

HOW WILL SCHOLARS GET STARTED?CÓMO LOS ALUMNO EMPEZAR?

To fulfill the Personal Project requirements

scholars must:

• Select a project and Mr. Andrews will assign a mentor to supervise the project• Record the process and progress in the Personal Project Journal• Incorporate three Areas of Interaction in the project, with one area being Approaches to Learning• Document 5 meetings with his/her mentor • Turn in a completed research paper to Mr. Andrews for a class grade

To fulfill the written requirement scholars

must

• Write a thousand word essay that contains: • The Essential Question (Introduction) • The student's Process (as extracted from the Journal) • The student's Personal Statement (How do the Areas of Interaction relate to this project?) • The Conclusion (What answers to the Essential Question did the student find?)

THE WRITTEN REQUIREMENTS

HOW IS THE PROJECT COMPLETED?CÓMO SE COMPLETA EL PROYECTO

Opportunity: to create something unique their own

Oportunidad: para crear algo propio

• Benefits from the rewards of being mentored

• Beneficios de las recompensas de ser mentor

Encourages scholars to embark on discovery in order to uncover

what they think is importantAnima a los alumnus a embarcase en

descubrir lo que es importante

• Develops Creativity• Desarrolla la creatividad

The process: planning, investigation, creating, and

evaluating El proceso: planificación,

investigación, creación y evaluación

• Creates a tangible document to highlight the scholars work

• Crea un document conreto y resalta.

WHY SHOULD ALL SCHOLARS COMPLETE THE PROJECT?POR QUÉ TODOS LOS ALUMNO DEBEN DE COMPLETAR EL PROYECTO?

Growth:Acquisition of problem solving abilities.

End: A product that is created by a self regulated learner.

WHAT MEASURES SUCCESS?QUÉ MIDE EL ÉXITO

IT IS DESIGNED TO ASSESS THEIR ABILITY TO ORGANIZE AND CREATE, AND THUS MUST NOT BE PART OF THE COURSEWORK FOR ANY OTHER SUBJECT. GRADES ARE AWARDED FOR THE PERSONAL PROJECT IN THE SAME WAY AS FOR THE EIGHT SUBJECT GROUPS OF THE MYP CURRICULUM.

ESTÁ DISEÑADO PARA EVALUAR SU CAPACIDAD PARA ORGANIZAR Y CREAR, Y POR LO TANTO NO DEBE SER PARTE DE LOS CURSOS PARA CUALQUIER OTRO TEMA. LAS CALIFICACIONES SON CONCEDIDOS POR EL PROYECTO PERSONAL EN LA MISMA FORMA QUE DEL PLAN DE ESTUDIOS MYP

• Writing a book• Escribir un libro• Writing a song and performing it• Escribir una canción y realización• Developing a marketing campaign to addressing a social issue• Desarrollo de una campaña para hablar de un tema social• Building something - like a guitar, furniture, etc.• Construir algo, como una guitarra, mobiliario, etc.• Developing a plan for a solar powered car • desarrollo para un coches solares• Executing a sports camp • Ejecución de un campamento de deportes• Using physics to perfect a sport (a pool shot, a hockey shot, a free-throw, etc.) • Utilizando física para perfeccionar un deporte (piscina tiro, un hockey de tiro, tiro libre, etc..)• Starting a business • Iniciar un negocio

MYP-IB PERSONAL PROJECT IDEAS

Some Personal Project Ideas

http://richmond.k12.va.us/ib_jefferson/PersonalProject.htm.

http://home.ix.netcom.com/~anthonyf/PersProj.html

http://www.tutorialseek.com/blog/category/personal-Project.