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Personal Project
Planning

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Planning: What are you going to do?
Set a
learning
goal
based on
a personal
interest

Make a
plan to In this State a
stage of
achieve the the project product
product you will … goal
goal

Develop
success
criteria for
your
product

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Setting a goal

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Setting a goal
The personal project is truly personal because you will set
your own goal, based on something that you find interesting.

You may draw inspiration from your prior experience in the MYP,
such as:

• a service as action experience that you would like to build on

• a unit of inquiry that you would like to explore further
• a global context that you find particularly compelling.

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Setting a goal

• You can develop your learning objective

based on a personal interest or hobby you
pursue.

• Your learning objective should be directly

related to your interests. You should explain
clearly the link between your learning goal
and your focus. Particular attention should be
paid to the command term explain.

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 Getting inspiration
Thinking: Creative thinking—Generating novel ideas and considering new perspectives
Skills-related objective
• Use brainstorming and visual diagrams to generate new ideas and inquiries
Me

My interests and hobbies My skills

My project ideas My academic preferences

My academic shortcomings What I don't want

Taking these findings into account, what learning goals (what I want to learn) could I develop?

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Setting a goal

What do you
Learning goal want to learn
The goal about?
consists of two
interrelated
components What do you
Product goal
want to create?

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 Learning goal ↔ Product goal

filming and editing

create a series of
inform videos
workout videos

I want to write a research By creating a

essay/informative series of how to structure
learn about
raise
website
awareness
about workout videos, an effective
fitness, and I
fitness for I could learn workout
will ...
teenagers more about …

how to motivate
train for a half
develop a skill people during a
marathon
workout

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 Learning goal ↔ Product goal
Self-Management: Organization
Managing time and tasks effectively:
Set goals that are challenging and realistic.

Choose a learning goal Your information

Choose a research topic that you want to explore.

I want to learn fitness
about fitness
What will your learning goal be? (To inform, to
raise awareness, to develop a skill, etc.)

Describe how your learning goal is linked to your

personal interests.

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 Learning goal ↔ Product goal

inform

I want to learn
about fitness raise awareness
and ...

develop a skill

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 Learning goal ↔ Product goal
write a research
essay /
inform informative
website for
teenagers

I want to
learn about create a series of
fitness, and I raise awareness
workout videos
will ...

train for a half

develop a skill
marathon

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 Learning goal ↔ Product goal
write a research
essay /
inform
informative
website for
teenagers

I want to
learn about create a series of
fitness, and I raise awareness
workout videos
will ...

train for a half

develop a skill
marathon

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 Learning goal ↔ Product goal
learn more about
write a research
filming and editing
essay for
videos for my
informin the
teenagers
specific target
process of my
audience
learning

I want to create a series

By creating a learn what makes
learn about of workout
series of an effective
fitness, and I raise
videos
awareness
in the
workout videos, workout
will ... process of my
I could ...
learning

train for a half

learn how to
marathon in the
develop a skill motivate people
process of my
during a workout
learning

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 Identifying
success criteria

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 Think—Research—Decide
Creative thinking:
Use brainstorming and
Think: visual diagrams to generate
Who and new ideas and inquiries
what for?

Critical thinking:
Revise understanding
based on new
information and
evidence Information
literacy:
Decide: Research: Collect and analyse
criteria Features, data to identify
based on uses, solutions and make
research … informed decisions
materials ...

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Success criteria Recall that you have
When creating success criteria already created success
you can choose the style which criteria in MYP design
best suits you, but you should projects.
make sure the criteria’s
specifications are SMART …

• Specific—So I know what I want to do and why?

S

• Measurable—Will I be able to tell if the criterion has been met?

M

A • Achievable—Can I access the resources and skills that I will need?

R • Relevant—Does this make my overall product better?

T • Time-bound—Can I do this within the time that I have?

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Success criteria examples

A table with
A rubric
each goal, as
similar to an
well as a
MYP
reason and
assessment
testing
rubric
methods

A list of A “traffic
prioritized light”
goals checklist

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 Using templates wisely
Criteria Details Relevance
(High/Low)
Function
What does the product do? How does it work?
Aesthetics
How can the product be made more attractive?
User
Who would use it? Why would they use it?
Cost
How much does it cost?
Safety
Is it safe to make and safe to use?
Material
What is it made of? Would different materials
make it better?
Size
Are there different sizes? Could it be bigger or
smaller?
Environment
How should it be disposed of? How long does
it last?

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Which criteria are relevant?
Product: Research essay on fitness
Criteria Details Relevance
(High/Low)
Function It informs teenagers who want to learn about High
What does the product do? How does it work? fitness.
Aesthetics The essay can be enhanced through choices of High
How can the product be made more attractive? fonts and colour, graphics and photos.
User Teenagers at school will use it to learn about High
Who would use it? Why would they use it? fitness, different types of exercises, and an
optimal schedule based on age and lifestyle.
Cost Free, online Low
How much does it cost?
Safety It must be safe. High
Is it safe to make and safe to use?
Material Online Low
What is it made of? Would different materials make it
better?
Size An essay of 1000−2000 words, as teenagers High
Are there different sizes? Could it be bigger or are unlikely to read more. But it still needs to
smaller? be long enough to be informative.
Environment Not applicable: it is online Low
How should it be disposed of? How long does it last?

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 Which criteria are relevant?
Product: Research essay on fitness
Criteria Details Relevance
High/Low
Function It informs teenagers who want to learn about fitness. High
What does the product do? How does it work?
Aesthetics The essay can be enhanced through choices of fonts High
How to make the product attractive? and colour, graphics and photos.
User Teenagers at school will use it to learn about fitness, High
Who would use it? Why? different types of exercises, and an optimal schedule
based on age and lifestyle.
Cost Free, online Low
How much does it cost?
Safety It must be safe. High
Is it safe to make and safe to use?
Material Online Low
What is it made of? Would different materials
make it better?
Size An essay of 1000–2000 words, as teenagers are High
Are there different sizes? Could it be bigger or unlikely to read more. But it needs to be long enough to
smaller? be informative.
Environment Not applicable: it is online Low
How should it be disposed of? How long does
it last?

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 Which criteria are relevant?
Product: Research essay on fitness
Criteria Details Relevance
High/Low
Function It informs teenagers who want to learn High
What does the product do? How does about fitness.
it work?
Aesthetics The essay can be enhanced through High
How to make the product attractive? choices of fonts and colour, graphics and
photos.
User Teenagers at school will use it to learn High
Who would use it? Why? about fitness, different types of exercises,
and an optimal schedule based on age and
lifestyle.
Safety It must be safe. High
Is it safe to make and safe to use?
Size An essay of 1000−2000 words, as High
Are there different sizes? Could it be teenagers are unlikely to read more. But it
bigger or smaller? still needs to be long enough to be
informative.

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Creating an action plan

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Action plan
When developing the action
plan for the product, the
plan must include how the
success criteria should be
met.
Success criteria must
therefore be taken into
account at each stage of the
action plan.

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 This is an iteractive process …

Set a goal and

What will I learn?
develop What will I create?
success criteria What features will my
product have?
What will I need to do to
achieve the success Make a plan
criteria?

Can I achieve those criteria

Evaluate the in the time I have?
goal and
success criteria
Do I have the resources I
will need?
What can I do in the time I
have?
Revise the goal
What can I achieve with the and adjust the
resources I have? action plan

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What type of action plan?
You should create an action plan
which best suits how you learn.

Action plans might be or might include:

action tables storyboards equipment and materials lists

Gannt charts graphs slippage charts

to-do lists bullet journals goal charts

calendar tasks spreadsheets project timelines

a step-by-step logical plan flow charts kanban boards or scrum

boards

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Action plan top tips
• You should take into consideration the time needed to complete the
project (25 hours) and may wish to record timings in your action plan.

• Consider your approaches to learning

(ATL) skills and make a plan that works
for you. For example, if you struggle with
time management, you may want to
make an action plan that ensures you Recall that you have
complete work early, or that allows for already created
flexibility. action plans in MYP
• Different types of projects require Design and Physical
research at different stages. Think and health education.
about when research will be needed in
your project.

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Writing the report

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Checklist
Objective Checklist
i. state a learning goal for the  My learning goal clearly states what I want to learn. My learning
project and explain how a goal goes beyond simply learning how to make the product; it is
personal interest led to that goal more conceptual in nature.
 I linked my learning goal to a personal interest and explained why
this led to my goal.

ii. state an intended product and  My product goal is clearly defined: it is specific, measurable,
develop appropriate success achievable, relevant and time-bound (SMART).
criteria for the product
 I included any primary or secondary research I conducted to decide
on my success criteria.

 I included my success criteria and explained how I developed these

and why they are appropriate to my project.
iii. present a clear, detailed plan  I provided a clear and detailed plan for achieving the product.​
for achieving the product and its
associated success criteria.  I included the success criteria in my plan.

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