MYP Personal Project2014-2015
Presented byKimberly Villarreal-Thaggard
MYP Coordinator & MYP English 2
Questions
• What is the personal project?• Why should I do a personal project?• Example projects?
What is the personal project?
• An extension of your interests, skills, and individual abilities
• A statement of your deeper understanding of the global contexts; the broad themes upon which the MYP resonates
Why is the Personal Project an important part of IB MYP?
• It demonstrates your ability to organize, develop, and execute a long term project with independence,
• It shows your mastery of essential skills in thinking, inquiry, commitment, and follow-through,
• It serves as a way to share your interests, talents, and passions with others,
• It indicates your readiness for the Diploma program,
• Doing things because you are curious, motivated, interested is at the CORE of life-long learning!
What type of project can I do?• An original form of art (visual, dramatic,
performing)• A written piece of work on a certain topic• A piece of literary fiction• An original science experiment• An invention• A developed business plan, organizational
plan, new student organization etc.• http://www.dentonisd.org/Page/37636
What are your
interests?
Programmes and their Products
• Diploma Programme- Extended Essay
• MYP Year 5- Personal Project
• MYP Year 3- Community Project
• Primary Years Programme- Exhibition
Purpose of the Personal Project…
- To engage in an in-depth, collaborative inquiry.- To become more independent with your own
learning.- To inquire into an area of learning of which you
have personal interest.- It gives you the opportunity to take action about
a real-life issue.- It unites the whole school community and the
wider community through collaborative learning.
- It is a celebration of student transition.
Personal Project- Denton High School
-1,500 Word Essay, Process Journal and a Final Product in any medium
-Student Chosen topic
-Brainstorming begins in Spring of freshmen year
-Students work with supervisors assigned to topic
-Submission during Personal Project Fair
What drives the project?Question of Inquiry (Exploration)
– Are complex & have multiple legitimate answers– Lead us to ask more questions about the topic– Guide students to deeper levels of thought &
discovery– Make a connection between the subject matter &
world issues– Cannot be easily referenced– Often tap into a “universal” question
PSample Personal Project Questions
• How can I help raise money for cancer research?• How can I work toward success at the youth
American Grand Pre?• What can I do to help the unfortunate children in
Vietnam?• How can I create my own brand of lipgloss?• How can I help underprivileged children play
sports?
How do I begin….The Design Cycle
How is it assessed?
-Rubrics will be used to assess the inquiry process. Look in your Personal Project Handbook.
-Each rubric will assess a different aspect of the Personal Project:
• The individual journal• The process of collating data, researching and analysing
research• The attitudes, attributes of the learner profile and self
management skills (e.g. time management)• A self-reflection which is completed by each student• The final product
Samples
- DHS MYP Website “Top 10 Personal Projects”
- Samples from this year’s Personal Project Exhibit
- Hardcopy Samples in Mrs. Thaggard’s Office
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