Lesson 4: The Work Plan

MY PROJECT WORK PLAN

Sl. No	TASK	SUBTASK	ROLE	START DATE	END DATE	PRODUCT
01	Launch project	·   Observing different lifestyles around	Student	01.08.16	03.08.16	Project launched
02	Exploring various concepts related to project	·         Importance of Sleep ·         Importance of Yoga ·         Alternate therapies ·         Importance of Health & Wellness	Student & Teacher	04.08.16	04.08.16	Initial conceptualizing  of project is achieved
03	Group selection	Identification of skill & abilities as per grouping strategy on the Students’ list	Teacher	04.08.16	04.08.16	Group selection is completed
04	Conduct research	Collection of Content on 1.Understanding past lifestyle 2. Food habits 3. Importance of going organic	Student	05.08.16	06.08.16	Students RECORDS
05	Activity	Music Therapist/Exponent	Teacher	08.08.16	08.08.16	Completed
06	Perform survey	Create survey questions, survey, prepare survey report	Student	09.08.16	12.08.16	Collected report
07	Activity	Visit of Nutritionist /Expert	Teacher	16.08.16	16.08.16	Completed
08	Advice meeting	Team prepare briefs	All team members	17.08.16	17.08.16	A meeting was held
09	Preparatory works for PPT	Team collects data & content	Team members	18.08.16	21.08.16	Content is collected.
10	Activity	Yoga Expert/ A way of life	Teacher	22.08.16	22.08.16	Completed
11	Preparation of questionnaire	Eliciting from peer group and self-analysis	Each member	23.08.16	23.08.16	Prepared questions
12	Preparatory works on Magazine	Data analysis & editing works for magazine	Student and teacher	24.08.16	30.08.16	Materials collected & Chart prepared
13	Introspection	Milestones attained	Teacher and team leaders	31.08.16	31.08.16	Meeting held
14	Programme Sheet Activity	Adopting yoga as a way of life	Students	01.09.16	01.09.16	Report & briefings
15	Review meeting	Team prepare briefs	All team members	02.09.16	02.09.16	A meeting was held
16	Peer Presentation	My changed Life Style	Students	03.09.16	03.09.16	Presented
17	Project presentation	Posting in the computer/blog	All	03.09.16	05.09.16	Completed
18	Assessment and grading	Prepare rubrics and assessment	Teacher	06.09.16	06.09.16	Completed
19	Refection and evaluation	Student reflection and evaluation, Teacher refection and evaluation	Students and teacher	07.09.16	07.09.16	Completed.
20	Exhibition	Practice presentation by inviting parents	All members	08.09.16	08.09.16	Completed
21	Project closed	Submitting to the Principal	Teacher	09.09.16	09.09.16	Closed

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Lesson 3: Plan Phase

Project Based Learning

Plan Phase

3.1 Work Breakdown, Products and Milestones:

            List the project task and, if possible at this stage include the sub-tasks. For each task add the product that will be created and indicate it will be a milestone.

Classroom Instruction: Observing different lifestyle. Discussion on the observed facts. Mentor intervention (Meta Cognition table) Select Student Group Formation(Student Groups) Research: Understanding past lifestyle, food habits and importance of going organic  from online, offline and library  resources. (Research reports on comparison of past and present life styles and food habits) Class Activity: Lecture on Alternative therapy (Music therapy) Survey: on food habits (Survey reports) Activity: Arranging a visit of dietician (Visit Reports) Activity: Creating a “My Healthy timetable” (Chart) Activity: Yoga a way of life by yoga experts( Reports) Activity: Adopting yoga as a part of my lifestyle (Reports/student briefings) Presentation:  My Changed Lifestyle: Importance of yoga, Sleep, healthy food habits in my lifestyle (presentation) Celebration: A mini-organic fest for the school & parents community (exhibition)                         Release of “Reboot, Recharge, Recoup  Life” (Health magazine )

3.2 Role definition:

            List the roles team members will fulfill in the project.

Project leader & ICT supports: teachers will fulfill this role Researcher Survey writer (all students will contribute to this) Surveyor Report making Presentation author Presenter (all students will take some part in the presentation)

3.3 Task schedule:

            Note start and end dates for the project.

                Include expected dates to start specific tasks

Project Start date: 29th June 2016 Project end date:  30th July 2016 Pre-Instructional Activity: Observing different lifestyle. Discussion on the observed facts. Mentor intervention (Meta Cognition table)

3.4Special Activities Plan:

                List any special activities (e.g. Field trips or guest speakers) including dates.

Lecture on Alternative therapy (Music therapy)- 04-07-2016 Activity: Arranging a visit of dietician (Visit Reports) on 07-07-2016 Survey: on food habits (Survey reports) report submission by 11-07-2016 Activity: Yoga a way of life by yoga experts( Reports) on 14-07-2016 Activity: Creating a “My Healthy timetable” (Chart) on 17-07-2016 Activity: Adopting yoga as a part of my lifestyle (Reports/student briefings) on 20-07-2016 Presentation:  My Changed Lifestyle: Importance of yoga, Sleep, healthy food habits in my lifestyle (presentation) on 24-07-2016 Celebration: A mini-organic fest for the school & parents community (exhibition)on 30-07-2016 Release of “Reboot, Recharge, Recoup  Life” (Health magazine ) – on 30-07-2016 Extension of project to the community: Awareness to parent & teacher community on 04 common Lifestyle disease and how to recoup life (Availability of Pre-diagnostic checkups like HbCAg, Mammogram, Papsmearetc.) on 30-07-2016

           

3.5Resource Plan:

List resource that will be required during the project and any other date constraints associated with them.

Resource Room, Computer lab Library Human Resources All Resources are manageable as of now and is flexible

3.6 Direct Instruction:

List any planned direct instruction sessions and link them to specific tasks if appropriate.

Discussion on the observed facts. Mentor intervention (Meta Cognition table) Student Group Formation(Student Groups) Lecture on Alternative therapy (Music therapy) Survey: on food habits (Survey reports) Activity: Yoga a way of life by yoga experts( Reports) Extension of project to the community

3.7 Reviews and checkpoints:

                Describe how you will incorporate review meetings and checkpoints in the project

At the end of every week/milestone there will be a 20 minutes class conference to discuss progress, successes and challenges. A checkpoint meeting for each team will be held for 10 minutes twice per week. A peer-team review of the week work before the mentors review will be done so as to generate new ideas.

3.8 Assessment plan:

            Describe the balanced assessment plan for the project. List products that will be assessed during the project. List rubrics that need to be created before project launch.

Opportunities for authentic assessment will include: the surveys and results, , presenting  lifestyle health advice briefings. First peer group assessment followed by mentor’s assessment through various tools.Formative assessment will primarily focus on the artifacts created by the students during the project. Special attention will be paid to survey prototypes, learning journals and presentation outlines Summative assessments will be performed on the survey results, Team portfolios in blogs and emailspresentations on theimportance of healthy lifestyle and the portfolios of work. Rubrics prepared: Survey questions and results rubric, Healthy living rubric, healthy lifestyle presentations rubric, grading rubric.

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