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Student Directed Learning
Intermediate Level

Student’s Name: ________________________________________________

Teacher: ________________________________________ Grade: _______

School: _______________________________ Date: ___________________

Project Checklist Approval: ________________________________________

Signature of Supervising Teacher

Directions:

1. The student must complete his or her own "Project Checklist".

2. The "Project Checklist" must be approved by a supervising teacher before the student may begin to work on his or her project.

3. The student must complete a weekly log of his or her progress on the "Project Checklist" weekly planner.

4. After approval is given by a supervising teacher, the student may work at his or her own pace.

5. The purpose of this program is to provide the student with the opportunity to develop his or her independent learning skills. Students are expected to make their own decisions regarding the implementation of this project. This means the student will need to determine when and who to ask for guidance. However, the student cannot depend on other individuals to determine how his or her project will be completed. This the student’s responsibility.

Before the student may begin the actual work on his or her project, the student must review the "Project Checklist" with his or her parent(s) and ask for parental approval.

I approve of this Student Directed Learning project.

________________________________________________

Parent’s Signature

PROJECT CHECKLIST

Name of Project: ________________________________________________

Starting Date: ______________ Projected Completion Date: ______________

1. What's your project?

Write a brief description of your project.

______________________________________________________________

2. What activities and products might be included in your project ?

(Circle your choices.)

map	puzzle	song
questionnaire	diagram	flag
model	dictionary	sculpture
scrapbook	timeline	film/movie
discussion	graph	demonstration
collection	toy	debate
advertisement	poem	museum
diary	cooking	learning center
machine	computer program	mobile
book	photographs	news article
chart	play	slide show
diorama	letters	trial product
art work	shadow box	dance
game	place mat	lesson
radio show	secret code	quiz show
cartoon	display	bulletin board
collage	family tree	DVD
CD	costume	celebration
puppet show	statue	VHS
recipe	campaign	painting
musical composition	terrarium	debate
training program	story poster

others: _______________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

3. What are some specific questions your project will investigate?

(Write these questions below.)

Who:

______________________________________________________________

When:

______________________________________________________________

Where:

______________________________________________________________

Why:

______________________________________________________________

What:

______________________________________________________________

How:

______________________________________________________________

4. Write a complete description of what you will do to complete your project:

______________________________________________________________

5. What resources might you use to answer your questions and become an expert on your project? (Circle your choices.)

phone books	record books	pamphlets
textbooks	school brochures	museums
magazines	catalogs	zoo
airport	radio	books
field trips	farms	library
how-to-books	globe	atlas
maps	dictionary	yellow pages
encyclopedia	samples	CD
DVD	almanac	films
pictures	clubs	organizations
slides	diagrams	travel agency
interviews	graphs	teachers
surveys	newspapers	senior citizens
photographs	businesses	famous people
observations	hospitals	friends
neighbors	television	colleges
laboratory	senses	art gallery
stores	experiments	buildings
performances	models	biographies
games	internet	theatre
videos	biographies	radio
concert	government offices	outdoors
parks	state officials	musicians
professors	lawyers	scientists
computer programs

others: _______________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

6. What equipment might you need to complete your investigation?

_____________________________________________________________

7. How will you share your project with others? (Write down some specific plans for sharing your project.)

_____________________________________________________________

8. How can you assess (evaluate) your project?

Check each tool you can use to assess your project. Describe each assessment.

___ By your participation _________________________________________

___ By your time on task _________________________________________

___ By the knowledge gained _____________________________________

___ By the thinking skills you used _________________________________

___ By the skills you acquired _____________________________________

___ By the creativity of the project __________________________________

___ By your final product(s) _______________________________________

___ By the methods used _________________________________________

___ By cooperation displayed _____________________________________

___ By communication skills used __________________________________

___ By problem-solving strategies used ______________________________

___ By the organization used ______________________________________

___ By a test used ______________________________________________

___ By a performance given ______________________________________

___ By a verbal presentation ______________________________________

___ By a video presentation ______________________________________

___ By a written report __________________________________________

___ By a visual display __________________________________________

___ Other: ____________________________________________________

___ __________________________________________________________

9. Who can assess (evaluate) your project?

Check each person who can assess your project and write their name in the blank.

___ Self ______________________________________________________

___ Other students ______________________________________________

___ Other adults ________________________________________________

___ Parents ___________________________________________________

___ Teacher ___________________________________________________

___ Principal ___________________________________________________

___ Mentor ____________________________________________________

___ Journeyman ________________________________________________

___ Business People ____________________________________________

___ Experts ___________________________________________________

___ Others ____________________________________________________

10. Assessing (evaluating) your project.

Time to review the tools you chose to evaluate your project. Are there any new tools you would like to add to the assessment (evaluation) of your project? Are there any new people you would like to have assess (evaluate) your project?

Each person you chose to assess (evaluate) your project should complete an "Assessment Profile".

ASSESSMENT PROFILE

Student’s Name: _____________________________________________

Date: ___________________________________

Name of Person Completing Assessment:

__________________________________________________________

1. List the assessment tool(s) on the line below.

2. Use the assessment tool(s) to evaluate the project.

Rating scale:

1 - Excellent (Needs little improvement)
2 - Very Good (Room for small improvements)
3 - Good (Potential for an excellent project exists)
4 - Fair (Needs more work)

Assessment Tools Rating Scale:

(Circle a number on each assessment item.)

1. ____________________________________________________ 1 2 3 4