AUSTRALIAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL SINGAPORE MYP PERSONAL PROJECT

AUSTRALIAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL SINGAPORE Personal Project Results

AUSTRALIAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL SINGAPORE PERSONAL PROJECT The project is  Central to the MYP and compulsory for all MYP students worldwide  Independently developed (mostly out of school hours) over the last 8 months  Related to a personal interest  Related to the Areas of Interaction

AUSTRALIAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL SINGAPORE The Project could have been an original work of art an original experiment An object or system A plan an organised event A performance An original piece of writing

AUSTRALIAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL SINGAPORE The End Product A process journal (ongoing)- notes, diagrams, photos etc Written report (submitted 2 nd September) A product- showcased September, with report and journal

AUSTRALIAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL SINGAPORE Which skills are used for the Personal Project? The whole Design Cycle from Technology and the Sciences The Process Journal/ Developmental Workbook from the Arts and Technology Research and referencing methods from Humanities and other subjects Essay writing from Languages A and B Bibliography writing from all subjects Using graphs, maps, photographs and tables from Mathematics, Sciences and Humanities Using initiative and showing responsibility to your own learning process and showing self-motivation from Sciences, the Arts and Physical Education

AUSTRALIAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL SINGAPORE Assessment Seven criteria A. Use the process journal B. Define the goal C. Select sources D. Apply information E. Achieve the goal F. Reflect on learning G. Report the project

AUSTRALIAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL SINGAPORE Gives student formative feedback on their work Guides the student in planning, research and completion of their project Encourages student to test and develop his/her own ideas Encourages the student to structurally meet deadlines Personal Project The Project Supervisor (randomly selected for most) Makes the final assessment on the Project

AUSTRALIAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL SINGAPORE What Students Will Have (Thursday) Name of supervisor Student Guide Web site Ongoing support

AUSTRALIAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL SINGAPORE What Now? Supervisors have been notified of their students Students will be given time to them Students will need to make appointments with their supervisors this term Students will need to complete the Personal Project Draft Proposal during this term Parents also need to sign off proposal which is then sent to me for final check

AUSTRALIAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL SINGAPORE EXAMPLES OF OUTSTANDING PERSONAL PROJECTS PERSONAL PROJECTS Go to S:\Senior School Shared Files\Year 10\50_PPs\index.html

AUSTRALIAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL SINGAPORE ONGOING SUPPORT