OVERVIEWLearning Intention

We are learning to explain the importance of the process journal and identify important components in each phase of the Personal Project

Success Criteria

Students will be successful when they can identify the important components of the process journal and revise their entries to include any missing information

An evolving record of the activities that you complete to develop,

achieve, and reflect upon your final project

THE PROCESS JOURNALIS:

◇Used throughout the project to document its development

◇An evolving record of intents, processes, and accomplishments

◇A place to record sources and maintain a bibliography

◇A place to store information - qutoes, pictures, ideas, photographs

◇A means of exploring ideas and solutions

◇A place for evaluating work completed

◇Record of feedback and reflections

IS NOT:◇Written up after

the process has been completed

◇Additional work on top of the project; it is part of and supports the project

◇A diary with detailed writing about what was done

◇A static document with only one format

PROCESS JOURNAL: TYING IT ALL TOGETHER

Process Journal

Final Product Paper

➔ The process journal holds together your final product and your paper. This is where a lot of work in Personal Project goes.◆ The final paper will consist of references to your

process, and a reflection on that process◆ The process journal is your way of keeping track

of your progress toward your final product

DO ALL OF MY PROCESS JOURNAL ENTRIES HAVE TO BE WRITTEN?

Although most of the prompts that you will be given in ELO require a written response, you can (and should) include pictures, videos, etc. into your process journal.

PERSONAL PROJECT PROCESSTHE PROCESS JOURNAL

Investigating

Planning

Taking Action

Reflection

Your process journal entries should evolve with the phase of the project you are in - The

next several slides provide an overview of topics that have been covered, and should be

covered in your process journal

PERSONAL PROJECT PROCESS

Investigating

Planning

Taking Action

Reflection

● Development of your goal

● Determining your Global Context

● Researching

PERSONAL PROJECT PROCESSTHE PROCESS JOURNAL

Investigating

Process Journal Entry Topics:

1.Selecting your topic ✓ Why did you select your topic?✓ What makes your topic interesting to you?

2.Developing your goal✓ Why is your goal highly challenging?✓ How did you get to your final goal?

3.Selecting your global context✓ How do your global context and goal relate?✓ What will you be investigating through the lens

of your global context

** THIS PHASE SHOULD BE COMPLETED ALREADY**

PERSONAL PROJECT PROCESSTHE PROCESS JOURNAL

Investigating

Process Journal Entry Topics:

4.ATL Skills✓ Where are you now on each of your ATL skills?✓ Which skills will you be focusing on throughout the

project?✓ How will you show growth in your ATL’s?

5.Research ✓ What information do you need to find to learn more

about your topic?✓ What types of sources do you need✓ Citations of sources used - you should have at least 5!

→ This can include interviews!✓ What information have you found? Where did it come

from?

** THIS PHASE SHOULD BE COMPLETED ALREADY**

PERSONAL PROJECT PROCESS

Investigating

Planning

Taking Action

Reflection

● Development of your success criteria

● Development of your timeline

PERSONAL PROJECT PROCESSTHE PROCESS JOURNAL

Process Journal Entry Topics:

1.Developing your success criteria✓ What it look like when your project is complete?✓ How will you measure the overall success of

your project?✓ What will you be presenting at the showcase?

2.Developing your personal timeline✓ Why is your goal highly challenging?✓ How did you get to your final goal?

** THIS PHASE SHOULD BE COMPLETED ALREADY**

Planning

PERSONAL PROJECT PROCESS

Investigating

Planning

Taking Action

Reflection

● Work towards accomplishing your goal

● Record your process in response to your personal timeline

PERSONAL PROJECT PROCESSTHE PROCESS JOURNAL

Process Journal Entry Topics:1.Showing Progress

✓ What steps have you taken toward your final goal?

✓ Have you needed to alter your timeline or success criteria? If yes, why?

✓ What roadblocks have you hit along the way?✓ What ATL skills have you been addressing? How

have you shown growth in these ATL skills?✓ What ATL skills do you need to continue to

develop✓ How are you setting yourself up for success at

the showcase?

You will be working on this phase for the next several

weeks!

Taking Action

PERSONAL PROJECT PROCESS

Investigating

Planning

Taking Action

Reflection

● Response to your success criteria and your project

● How did your skills develop throughout the process?

PERSONAL PROJECT PROCESSTHE PROCESS JOURNAL

Process Journal Entry Topics:1.Accomplishing your Goal

✓ What made you successful?✓ What steps did you take to be successful?✓ How did your plan evolve throughout the

project?2.ATL Skills

✓ Which ones did you focus on?✓ How did your ATL skills improve? What did you

do to improve them?3.What have you learned?

You will be working on this in January and

February

Reflection

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE REFLECTION PROCESS JOURNAL ENTRIES WILL BE PROVIDED IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY!

Make sure that you are recording everything in managebac! This will make your life easier when you need to write the final paperIf you need help with managebac - use the handouts provided or see Mrs. Felten in room 241D