This document provides an overview for a project. It includes the name and duration of the project, the subject and teachers involved, and the grade level. It also lists the driving question, content and skills standards addressed, and 21st century skills taught or encouraged. The document outlines the culminating products or performances, assessments, resources needed, and reflection methods. An accompanying guide details the knowledge, skills, scaffolding, and lessons to be provided each week to help students complete the project.

1. PROJECT OVERVIEW
Name of Project: Duration:
Subject/Course: Teacher(s): Grade Level:
Other subject areas to
be included, if any:
Project Idea
Summary of the issue,
challenge, investigation,
scenario, or problem:
Driving Question
Content and Skills
Standards to be
addressed:
T+A E T+A E
21st Century Skills Collaboration Other:
to be explicitly taught and
assessed (T+A) or that
will be encouraged (E) by
Presentation
project work, but not
taught or assessed: Critical Thinking:
Presentation Audience:
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2. Group:
Culminating Class:
Products and
Performances
School:
Community:
Experts:
Individual:
Web:
Other:
PROJECT OVERVIEW
Entry event to
launch inquiry,
engage students:
Assessments Quizzes/Tests Practice Presentations
Formative
Assessments Journal/Learning Log Notes
(During
Project) Preliminary Plans/Outlines/Prototypes Checklists
Rough Drafts Concept Maps
Online Tests/Exams Other:
Written Product(s), with rubric: Other Product(s) or Performance(s), with rubric:
Summative __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________
Assessments
(End of Project) Oral Presentation, with rubric Peer Evaluation
Multiple Choice/Short Answer Test Self-Evaluation
Essay Test Other:
.
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3. Resources On-site people, facilities:
Needed
Equipment:
Materials:
Community resources:
Reflection Journal/Learning Log Focus Group
Methods (Individual,
Group, and/or Whole-Class Discussion Fishbowl Discussion
Whole Class)
Survey Other:
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4. P R O J E C T T E A C H CNT A N A L E A N N I N GRG U I D E
P R O J E I G C D E R D A
Project: Course/Semester:
Start Date:
M O NKnowledge
D A Y and SkillsTNeeded by Y
U E S D A Students W E D N E S D A Y Scaffolding HMaterialsA/ Y
T / U R S D Lessons to be ProvidedA Y
F R I D
to successfully complete culminating productsR O J E C T W E E K Oby the project teacher, other teachers, experts,
P and NE
performances, and do well on summative assessments mentors, community members
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PR O JEC T WEEK TWO
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PR O JEC T WEEK TH R EE
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