Student’s Name: _______________________________________________

Teacher: _______________________________________ Grade: ________

School: ______________________________ Date: ____________________

Project Checklist Approval: _______________________________________

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.

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Parent’s Signature

When will you start your project? ________________________________

When will you have your project done? ___________________________

2. Circle the activities that might be included in your project.

others: _______________________________________________________

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3. What questions will your project answer.

Who...________________________________________________________

When..._______________________________________________________

Where...______________________________________________________

Why...________________________________________________________

What..._______________________________________________________

How...________________________________________________________

Others: ______________________________________________________

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4. Describe your project.

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5. Circle the resources you might use to answer your questions and become an expert on your project?

others: _______________________________________________________

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Check each tool you can use to evaluate your project.

Explain each evaluation tool if necessary.

___ By your participation _________________________________________

___ By your time on task _________________________________________

___ By the knowledge you gained __________________________________

___ By the thinking skills you used _________________________________

___ By the new skills you acquired _________________________________

___ By the creativity of the project _________________________________

___ By your final product(s) _______________________________________

___ By the methods you used to learn ______________________________

___ By the cooperation displayed __________________________________

___ By the communication skills you used ___________________________

___ By problem-solving strategies you used __________________________

___ By the organizational skills you used ____________________________

___ By a test you used __________________________________________

___ By a performance you presented _______________________________

___ By a verbal presentation ______________________________________

___ By a video presentation _______________________________________

___ By a written report ___________________________________________

___ By a visual display ___________________________________________

___ Other: _____________________________________________________

___ Other: _____________________________________________________

___ 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 ____________________________________________________

___ Others ____________________________________________________

10. Assessing (evaluating) your project.

After you complete your project, take some time to review the plans you have developed for your project. Are there any changes or additions you would like to make to your "Project Checklist"?

Time to review the tools you chose to evaluate your project. Are there any new tools you would like to add to assess (evaluate) 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