EMBARKING ON THE

PERSONAL PROJECT

I MP L EMEN T I N

G MY P P

E R SONA L

P RO J EC T A

T SA I N

T ANDR EW ’ S

WHY STUDENT-DIRECTED LEARNING?

For apart from inquiry, apart from the praxis, individuals cannot be truly human. Knowledge emerges only through invention and re-invention, through the restless, impatient, continuing, hopeful inquiry human beings pursue in the world, with the world, and with each other.

― Paulo Freire, Pedagogy of the Oppressed

WHY STUDENT-DIRECTED LEARNING?

The ability to learn faster than your competitors may be the only sustainable competitive advantage.

-Peter Senge, The Fifth Discipline

WHY STUDENT-DIRECTED LEARNING?

We can only have...citizens who can live constructively in this kaleidoscopically changing world ...if we are willing for them to become self-starting, self-initiating, lifelong learners.

- Carl Rogers, 1969

DEFINING

THE

PERSONAL

PROJEC

T •Description• Process

•Relationships•Timeline

•Tasks

DESCRIPTION

• Personal nature• Independent (establish life long

learners)• Inquiry process (MYP pedagogy)• Completed by End of Year 5

DESCRIPTION

Goal of Personal Project• Develop Life Long Learner

Academic

Knowledge

Thoughtful Action

Inquiry Process

PROCESS

• Generate Topic• Assign Supervisor• Choose Area of Interaction• Define Goal• Pose question to guide inquiry• Create specifications to evaluate the

outcome• Decide on format of Process Journal• Implement (include sources)• Reflect/Modify in PJ• Exhibit/Share PP• Reflect on PP process• Prepare PP report

RELATIONSHIPS

• Student• PP Coordinator• Supervisor• Mentor• IB External Evaluator

RELATIONSHIPS

StudentSupervisor Mentor

PP CoordinatorIB External Evaluator

RELATIONSHIPS

Student

• Generate inspired and personal topic• Application of criteria to concrete project• Create timeline and meet deadlines• Keep up with Process Journal• Meet regularly with Supervisor• Evaluate outcome and complete PP report• Submit report to Supervisor

RELATIONSHIPS

PP Coordinator: Paula Tin Nyo

• paula.tinnyo@saintandrews.net 561.613.7486

• MYP and DP• Philosophy & Fine Arts Background• Academic to Application• Project-based learning process

RELATIONSHIPS

PP Coordinator

• Guide Topic generation• Guide Standardization Evaluation• Format PP Report• Work closely with MYP Coordinator,

Nathalie• Work closely with Supervisors• Resource for PP questions

RELATIONSHIPS

Supervisor

• Guides and advises student throughout process (9th-10th grade)

• Supervises student’s formulation of specifications

• Takes part in internal standardization of assessment process established by Saint Andrew’s.

• Ensures Academic Honesty• Evaluates Personal Project, including outcome,

with student

RELATIONSHIPS

Mentor

• An expert in technical aspects of the topic of inquiry

• Should not be doing the work

RELATIONSHIPS

IB External Evaluator (monitoring of assessment)

• Reviews Personal Project Report• Samples of PP projects & process

journal extracts submitted to IB (within 2 years of 5 year review)

• Does NOT evaluate outcome

TIMELINE

When and Where Do We Start?

• NOW• Year 1, 6th grade• Generate excitement and

commitment from Year 1 of MYP

TIMELINE

2013

2012

2014

2015

2016

VERIFICATION VISIT BY IB IN APRIL

AUTHORIZATION BY IBLAUNCH PILOT PP END OF 9TH GRADE

RUN PILOT PP FOR SELECT 10TH GRADERSLAUNCH 1ST PP END OF 9TH GRADE FOR ALL

IMPLEMENT PP FOR 1ST MYP, Y5 CLASSSUBMIT SAMPLES BY MARCH TO IB

5 YEAR REVIEW BY IBINCLUDING EVALUATION VISIT

MYP FOR SAINT ANDREW’S

Positive Community Outreach

• Enrollment and Retention Tool

• Generates excitement and marketing material to exemplify our mission in the form of projects completed over time

MYP FOR SAINT ANDREW’S

• Opportunity and encouragement to structure the relationships and process according to individual students and supervisor needs and strengths

• Format is undefined by design in order to keep it personal

• Embed our mission in each of these PPs as part of guidelines

Flexibility

• Composed of Pilot Supervisors• Create Action Plan• Develop Timeline with specific

benchmarks• Define role, scope and limitation

of Supervisors• Standardize Forms & Assessments

for consistency throughout Saint Andrew’s

TASKS

Form Personal Project Committee