PP supervisor training delivered on 7th October 2015

1. The MYP Personal Project
Supervisor Training
2015-2016
• Please sit in groups reflecting you students
selected global context
• Place any questions as post its

2. By the end of this session, I hope you will
understand the following about the PP:
The Big Picture –what it’s all about
PP steps
Role of the supervisor
Using Managebac for PP

3. PP Big Picture

4. The Big Picture
PP
Personal
Interests
Subject
knowledge
Interdisciplinary
skills
Real World
Connections

5. PP Steps
Goal
Setting/
Research
Planning
Action
Reflection
Staying organized - using the process journal

6. MYP Personal Project
Role 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*

7. Meetings
 Will be initiated by students – they will send you an e-
mail to request a meeting
 The focus will be on reviewing specified process journal
entries
 This could include collectively assessing each process
journal entry
 Progress will be monitored through a PP progress
gradebook

8. Tips – help the student with…
 Focusing on the project goal
 Going into depth – focusing on deepening
understanding
 Identifying and using good sources
 Time Management!

9. Using Managebac
1. Select on the IB Level – Grade 10
2. Then click on the Projects tab
3. Where you should be able to select your student

10. 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

11. Where process journal entries are made and comments can be added, if
required
Process Journal Entries

12. Using Managebac - Summary
Student workspace:
 Overview
 Process Journal
Communication between student & you
 Notes and messages
 Status tick boxes

13. Personal Project True or False
The 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:

14. Review the questions list – is there
anything left?
Are their any immediate student
concerns (not contacted you/ not done
the process journal entries….