The MYP Personal Project

Supervisor Training 2015-2016

• Please sit in groups reflecting you students selected global context

• Place any questions as post its

By the end of this session, I hope you will understand the following about the PP: The Big Picture –what it’s all

aboutPP stepsRole of the supervisorUsing Managebac for PP

PP Big Picture

The Big Picture

PPPersonal Interests

Subject knowledg

e

Interdisciplinary

skills

Real World

Connections

PP Steps

Goal Setting/ Research

PlanningAction

Reflection

Staying organized - using the process journal

MYP Personal ProjectRole of the supervisor

Expertise not required! Advise and guide on the process Meet regularly with students, help them meet

deadlines and provide feedback Understand the objectives/criteria* Assess their finished reflection essays using the

criteria*

MeetingsWill be initiated by students – they will send you

an e-mail to request a meetingThe focus will be on reviewing specified process

journal entries This could include collectively assessing each

process journal entryProgress will be monitored through a PP progress

gradebook

Tips – help the student with…Focusing on the project goalGoing into depth – focusing on

deepening understandingIdentifying and using good sourcesTime Management!

Using Managebac

1. Select on the IB Level – Grade 102. Then click on the Projects tab3. Where you should be able to select your student

Within each students workspace you should be able to see the worksheet which provides an overview, required content checklist and the “notes and interview” section where meetings must be recorded

Worksheet

Where process journal entries are made and comments can be added, if required

Process Journal Entries

Using Managebac - SummaryStudent workspace:

OverviewProcess Journal

Communication between student & you

Notes and messages Status tick boxes

Personal Project True or FalseThe IB Learner profile provides a focus for reflection in the Personal Project.

A 20 minute film would be a suitable final report.

Global contexts are really important and are mentioned in each of the four criteria

By completing a final oral report there is no written requirement.

Mr. Commons has clearly identified 20 vital process journal entries which must be completed.

Using Albert’s specification will a really good

snowman look like this:

Any questions?

Review the questions list – is there anything left?

Are their any immediate student concerns (not contacted you/ not done the process journal entries….