Patrcia Meneses & Enric Calvet. Vic.

March, the 12th

 WHAT IS PROJECT WORK?

A way of teaching and learning

Based on communication
Based on the learners autonomy
Integrating language with meaningful content
With a final product from a final task
With a very rich process
WHY PROJECT WORK?
 WHY PROJECT WORK?
It integrates language knowledge, content and skills.

It encourages emotional and personal development.

It promotes responsibility and cooperation.

It encourages learners independence.

It caters for mixed-ability classes.

It educates the whole child ( intellectually and socially)

It allows for flexibility within the curriculum.

 WHY PROJECT WORK?
It takes into account the learners needs and
characteristics

It provides close-to-real life and problem solving

activities.

It enables learners to communicate meaningfully

through collaborative work.

It allows them to take part in their learning process

It gives a self-elaborated final product

PROS AND CONS ON
PROJECT WORK
 PLANNING THE PROJECT
Analyze the needs of the learners

Choose a topic based on learners interests

Plan the objectives and the content

Choose the communicative tasks ( 5 skills)

Choose the final product (a PPT, a video, a wall

display, a booklet, podcast, blog etc.)

Plan the instruments and process for assessment and

evaluation
INTRODUCING THE PROJECT TO THE CHILDREN
Involve the children in the project by listening to
their suggestions

Tell them the choices they will have

Reach an agreement about the end-product

Tell them how their progress will be monitored

and assessed
MANAGING THE PROJECT
Think of ways to monitor group work and
individual work

Give the children clear instructions and check

understanding

Have your materials ready

Expect some noise and movement

Plan time at the end of lessons to sum up

 ORGANISING GROUP WORK
Should everyone do all the aspects of the project?

What choices should we give to the children?

Can the children take responsibility for finding

information or materials?

How do we deal with grouping?

 PROJECT PLAN
Having a plan of work helps both teacher and
students to follow the steps of a project

It can be in the form of a wall poster, in a project

web, in the form of a calendar or in other forms

Individual or group responsibilities can be

reminded in the plan

As the project progresses objectives can be

evaluated and ticked off
PROJECT :

NAME RESPONSIBLE SESSION 1 SESSION 2 SESSION 3 SESSION 4 TEACHERS CLASS

FOR... OBSERVATIONS

Group comments
PLANNING THE END-PRODUCT
Give clear instructions about the final outcome.

Be clear on how the project is going to be displayed:

poster, exhibition, magazine, DVD, PPT, show, etc.

Do not be over-ambitious

Decide how to store on-going work

Be creative!
PRESENTATION OF THE PROJECT
WHO TO? To classmates, to other groups, parents

HOW? a poster, an oral presentation, an art exhibition,

a video recording, handmade books, a
performance

WHERE? In the classroom, the school hall, corridors,

outdoors, in a school blog or website
ORAL PRESENTATIONS
ASSESSING PROGRESS
Allocate time for evaluation of the process and the
product
Children should know how well they are doing things
Evaluation helps you adapt your materials and
methods
Ongoing evaluation help the children to become
more independent
Sometimes you may need to switch to first language
for evaluation tasks
Julia, oxford
 Does Not Meet
Exceeds Expectations Meets Expectations Score
Expectations

Points Earned 3 2 1 or 0

Colors and Patterns Enhance readability Support readability Detract from readability
Not balanced, cluttered,
Creatively enhances Balanced, uncluttered,
Layout insufficient white
information adequate white space
space
All graphics are engaging, Graphics do not enhance
Graphics/Photos Graphics enhance text
enhance text text
All titles and subtitles are Most titles and subtitles
Few or no titles or
Titles and Subtitles clear, enhance are clear, enhance
subtitles to clarify text
readability readability
All text is clear and Some text is clear and
Text is clear and
readable; a few readable; frequent
readable; changes in
Text Size and Color changes in size and changes in size and
size and color enhance
color enhance color do not enhance
understanding
understanding understanding
Adequately written and
Well written and Poorly written and
organized, clear,
Writing organized, clear, easy organized, unclear,
reasonably easy to
to follow hard to follow
follow
Accurate, complete, Inaccurate, incomplete,
Quality of Information
concise not concise
No grammar or spelling Many grammar and
Grammar and Spelling
errors spelling errors
Correctly credits all Incorrectly credited or
References
references missing references

TOTAL SCORE
STUDENTS ASSESSMENT RESOURCES
ORGANISATION

ACTIVITIES
PROJECT FINAL PRODUCT

CONTENT LANGUAGE
LITERACY/ SONGS AND
CULTURE
LANGUAGE RHYMES

ARTS
AND
STORY DRAMA
CRAFTS

GAMES MATHS SCIENCE

Display quality work
Inspire children
Stimulate interest
Purposeful
Lively literacy
Attractive
Yield success
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Patrcia Meneses & Enric Calvet. Vic. March, the 12th