Project Based Learning
1.Project Plan
(1.11)Introduction:
· Write
a statement describing the overall purpose of the project.
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What is the key challenge or problem the
project is aiming to address?
· What
are students intended to learn from the project?
This project is intended to allow class IX
students to explore the following topics:
1.
The link between pollution and environmental
degradation.
2.
Types of pollution.
3.
Importance of clean environment.
4.
The outcome of pollution
The students will work in small groups
building knowledge in these curriculum areas, the project gives students the
opportunity to develop specific 21st Century skills.
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(1.12)Project
Scope:
Describe the scope of your
project. This may include class and section, subjects it covers, self shills to
be used etc. as well as other factors affecting scope.
Students from class IX
Subjects involved: Social Science and
English
Student research will be monitored and
managed to avoid students going off track and out of scope.
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(1.13) Curriculum
and Standards:
List the curriculum and
standards this project with cover.
Class IX SocialScience Curriculum topics and
standards related to this project:
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Global warming and climatic change: Chapter
climate.
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Types of pollution: Causes of different types
of pollution.
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Outcomes of environmental pollution and the
importance of the conservation of environment.
Class
IX English –Skill in writing- Article writing
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Lesson 2
2.1 Essential
Question:
Put in writing the
question that will engage the students
How we pollute the nature?
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2.2 Grouping
Strategy:
Describe the criteria that
will be used to form students team and how this maps to the goals of the
project.
Team will comprise groups of 11 students of mixed gender, and mixed
ability and skills. One of the goals is to promote teamwork in mixed ability
groups so that higher ability students get opportunities for peer
instruction, and lower ability students benefit from the more advanced
collaboration that will arise from this.
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2.3 Learning
Environment:
Describe the learning
environment for the project including any classroom adaptation that will be
required.
A group working area in the classroom will be set aside with tables
and chairs to allow more effective interaction among team members. A
classroom wall near the project area will be set aside to post paper
materials collected during research. Computer labs will be used for the
majority of the online work. Research notes will be recorded in
computers/blogs. Some collaboration between students will take place through
email/whats’app.
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2.4Assessment
Approach:
Describe
the approach for:
1. Campaign
for a plastic free campus.
2. Organising
sramadan, and
Sessions
on pollution free campus will be performed during the project
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2.41 Authentic Assessment:
2.42 Formative Assessment:
Regular feedback will be provided as the students work on internet
and library research, surveys, diet sheets, and presentation designs.
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2.43 Summative Assessment:
Assessment will be conducted on
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Team
portfolios in blogs/emails
PowerPoint presentation on a balanced diet/web design
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2.44 Rubrics:
Assessment will be conducted on
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Team
portfolios in blogs/emails
PowerPoint presentation on conservation of environment and
controlling pollution/web design
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2.45 Gradings:
Project grades will be based on a combination of scores from
assessments made during the project. A rubric will be used to compile grades.
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Project Based Learning
Lesson 3
Plan Phase
3.1 Work
Breakdown, Products and Milestones:
List the project task
and, if possible at this stage include the sub-tasks. For each task add the
product that will be created and indicate it will be a milestone.
Note: Products
are shown in( )’s. Milestones are in bold font.
Classroom
instruction: 1. Cause s of pollution. 2. Types of pollution.
Select student
groups (student groups)
Research: online
and library (research report)
Class activity:
visit from an environmentalist(visit reports)
Survey: types of
pollution around the school locality (survey
report)
Activity:
Creating awareness about the importance of a healthy environment
Activity:
creating suggestions to reduce the pollution(list out pollution control
measures)
Activity: briefing/ “oral report” on conservation on nature and environment(student briefing)
Presentation: the
importance of a healthy environment (presentation)
Celebration: a
“mini exhibition” on nutrition for parents evening (exhibition)
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3.2 Role
definition:
List the roles team members
will fulfill in the project.
Project leader: teacher will fulfill this role
Researcher
Survey writer (all students will contribute to this)
Surveyor
Sanitation inspector: will present the team’healthy environment
advice to the class
Presentation author
Presenter (all students will take some part in the presentation)
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3.3 Task
schedule:
Note start and end dates for
the project.
Include
expected dates to start specific tasks
Project start date 2th December 2016
Project end date 15th December 2016
Activity “Preparing suggestion to control the environmental
pollution’- must start after sanitation inspectors visit .
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3.4Special
Activities Plan:
List
any special activities (e.g. Field trips or guest speakers) including dates.
Visit from a health service sanitation inspector will take place on _______
Mini exhibition: __________
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3.5Resource
Plan:
List resource that will be required
during the project and any other date constraints associated with them.
Computer lab: Date and period in the Time Table.
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3.6 Direct
Instruction:
List any planned direct instruction
sessions and link them to specific tasks if appropriate.
Causes of environmental pollution
Types of pollution
Creating a survey
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3.7 Reviews
and checkpoints:
Describe
how you will incorporate review meetings and checkpoints in the project
At the end of every week there will be a 20 minutes class conference
to discuss progress, successes and challenges.
A checkpoint meeting for each team will be held for 10 minutes twice
per week.
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3.8 Assessment
plan:
Describe the balanced
assessment plan for the project. List products that will be assessed during the
project. List rubrics that need to be created before project launch.
Opportunities for authentic assessment will include: the surveys and
results, cleaning the surroundings, presenting environmental awareness briefings.
Formative assessment will primarily focus on the artifacts created by
the students during the project. Special attention will be paid to survey
prototypes, learning journals and presentation outlines.
Summative assessments will be performed on the survey results,
presentations on the importance of a balanced diet and the portfolios of
work.
Rubrics prepared: Survey questions and results rubric, diet sheet
rubric, balanced diet presentations rubric, grading rubric.
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Work plan-Lesson 4
Sl.
No
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TASK
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SUBTASK
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ROLE
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START
DATE
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END
DATE
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PRODUCT
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01
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Launch project
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20.11.07
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20.11.07
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Project launched
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02
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Deliver classroom instruction
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Areas to be covered.
.1.Define the project
2.Culminating products
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Teacher
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21.11.07
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22.11.07
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Initial classroom instruction is completed
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03
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Group selection
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Students’ list
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Teacher
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23.11.07
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23.11.07
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Group selection is completed
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04
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Conduct research
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Collection of Content on 1.pollution.
2.Common ailments(Curricular units)
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Student
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24.11.07
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30.11.07
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Students recorded in the computer
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05
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Perform survey
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Create survey questions,survey,prepare survey report
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Student
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01.12.07
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07.12.07
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Collected report
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06
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Programme sheet activity
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Prepared based on curricular units and problem areas in daily life causing pollution
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Student and teacher
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08.12.07
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22.12.07
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Prepared
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07
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Advice meeting
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Team prepare briefs
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All team members
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05.01.08
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05.01.08
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A meeting was held
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08
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Programme sheet presentation
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Presentation
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,,
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15.01.08.
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22.01.08
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Presented
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09
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Preperation of questionnaire
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Eliciting from peer group and self analisation
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Each member
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24.01.08
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29.01.08
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Prepared questions
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10
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Lecture by Medical specialist
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Satheesan P Kand Manoj Bhaskar
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Teachers
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30.01.08
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30.01.08
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Completed
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11
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Exhibition
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Practice presentation by inviting parents
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All members
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01.02.08
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04.02.08
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Completed
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12
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Project presentation
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Posting in the computer/blog
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All
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05.02.08
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09.02.08
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Completed
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10
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Assessment and grading
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Prepare rubrics and assessment
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Teacher
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10.02.08
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10.02.08
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Completed
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11
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Refection and evaluation
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Student reflection and evaluation,Teacher refection and
evaluation
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Students and teacher
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11.02.08
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11.02.08
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Completed.
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12
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Project closed
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Submitting to the Principal
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Teacher
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12.02.08
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Closed
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Project Plan – Lesson 5
The Do Phase
(5.1) Project
Launch:
Describe how the project will be
launched, including how goals, expectation, rules, procedures, assessment, and
grading will be presented to the students.
The project will be launched as a group meeting with
the whole class. There will be a presentation covering goals, expectations,
rules, procedures, assessment and grading. Students will be invited to
discuss any of the above and we may make change as a result. The final
presentation will be printed and displayed in the classroom as well as being
posted in PBL Blog
Define, plan, do, and review cycles will be discussed.
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(5.2) Artifacts:
List artifacts that will be
created during the project
Research notes
Survey designs
Message boards (may be thro’ email/blog/what’s app) (as demonstration
of team collaboration)
Presentation
outlines
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(5.3)
Culminating product:
Describe what culminating
product or products are expected to be created during the project and how they
will be presented.
Causes of pollution will be
informally presented by each team to the whole class and posted in the
classroom.
Presentations on healthy environment
will be made by each team to the whole class and to a sanitation
engineer.
Posting in Blog will
be presented by each team to the teacher.
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(5.4)
Celebrating completion:
Describe how the students will
celebrate when the project is completed.
A “mini exhibition”
of the project will be held in the school with students’ parents invited as
special guests. Certificates of completion will be awarded to each student.
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Project Plan - Lesson 6
The Review Phase
(6.1)Student
Reflection and Evaluation:
Describe how student reflection
and evaluation will be conducted.
One lesson after the end of the project will
be dedicated to student reflection and evaluation. Their reflection will
cover: what topics I learned about, what new skills I learned, what I liked
about the project, what I didn’t like about the project and what I would do
differently on the next project. An evaluation form will be completed by each
student as a homework assignment.
A subsequent lesson will be used to discuss the
observations made by the students.
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(6.2) Teacher
Reflection and Evaluation:
Describe how teacher reflection
and evaluation will be conducted.
I have prepared a teacher reflection and
evaluation form to complete that covers:
What I would do differently next time
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(6.3) Assessment
of 21st Century skills:
List of 21st century
skills in this project and its assessment
Artifact
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21st Century skill(s)
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Research notes
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Problem solving, initiative, ICT
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Survey designs
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Creativity, problem solving, communication
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Message boards
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ICT, communication, teamwork
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Presentation outlines
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Initiative, creativity, ICT, communication
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(6.4) Summative
Assessment and Grading:
List products and the
corresponding rubrics that will be used for SA and Grading
Product
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Rubric
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Grading
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Survey results
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Survey questions and results rubric
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Diet sheets
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Diet sheet rubric
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Balanced diet presentation
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Presentation rubric
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Blog portfolio
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Blog rubric
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Project Plan – Lesson 7
The Manage Phase
(7.1) Process Management:
List tasks that
will be used to manage the process of conducting the learning
Planning
Project leadership
Progress monitoring
Process management
Conflict management
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(7.2) Student Preparation:
Describe how
students will be prepared for the project prior to launch. List any specific
instruction or tasks that will be needed
The students will be told about the idea for the project 2 weeks
before it starts. New ICT tools to be used during the project (i.e. using a
spreadsheet for survey results) will be practiced before the project launch
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(7.3) Facilitation:
Describe how
facilitation of resources will be used to enable the students to be successful.
Use of the library and computer equipment will be scheduled and booked
in advance
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(7.4) Progress Monitoring:
Describe how
program will be monitored throughout the project.
Individual Progress
Whole
class conference two per week
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Group Progress
Team
checkpoint meetings as well informally daily checking with teams and
individuals on their work.
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(7.5)
Re-planning:
Describe how ‘re-planning’ will
be used if the project goes off track
Since student
autonomy is low there is low risk of the project going off track. 10%
additional time allowance has been included for overrun but the end date
cannot be exceeded. There is an option for homework to be used to catch up if
necessary.
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(7.6) Conflict
Management:
Describe how to address problems
related to participation, offer approaches to manage other conflicts that may
arise.
Since student
autonomy is low there is low risk of the project going off track. 10%
additional time allowance has been included for overrun but the end date
cannot be exceeded. There is an option for homework to be used to catch up if
necessary.
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