Day 45: 20% Project Proposals

• Read through the 20% Project Instructions
  
  
  

        

  Proposal
  

  • complete the proposal form you will use to "pitch" your project to your teacher 
  • must answer following questions in proposal:
  • What is your project idea?
  • What is the purpose of your project? 
  • Who is the audience? 
  • Why is this a worthwhile project to pursue?
  • What do you expect to learn from this experience? 
  • Be specific and think beyond the topic of your project.
  • What evidence will you have at the end of the semester 
  • (video, website, digital images, a blog, etc.)? 
  • How will you use your class time on 20% days?
  • What is your timeline for creating (or launching) your project?
  • Additional considerations…
  • Are there expenses that you will incur throughout the project?  
  • If so, how will you cover them?
  • What resources will you use 
  • (i.e. people, websites, etc.)? 
  • Be specific.
  • Will you have to work outside of the classroom? 
  • Explain.

  Documentation
  
  

  • every student is required to document progress of 20% Project in a blog
  • blog posts will follow this rubric.
  • You will be prompted at times and other times you will be responsible for coming up with your own post topic
  • what you have learned
  • challenges you have faced
  • what you still expect to learn
  • etc...
  • you will also be adding photos of your work to your blog along the way

20% Class Days

You will receive roughly 20% of your class time to work on your projects in class. You are expected to use your 20% time productively. Depending on your project, there may be times when you need to work outside of class to complete a part of your project. In that case, you will need to use your 20% in class time effectively, maybe a writing period or a tutorial period.

The Final Presentation

At the end of the semester, each person (or team) will give a presentation in which they will show off their 20% Project. This will be a formal presentation of your initial idea, the process and showing the completed product. Questions you should answer are:

• What was your initial project idea? Go through your brainstorming process and why you ultimately chose your final topic.
• How did your project change along the way and why?
• What did you think you would accomplish?
• What did you actually accomplish?
• What tools and/or materials (computer software/hardware, apps, camera, etc.) were used and how?
• What resources (ex. people, websites, etc.) were used?
• What worked and what didn't work?
• If something didn't work, why?  How did you know?
• What would you do differently if you could start over?
• What skills (ex. teamwork, collaboration, communication, resourcefulness, etc.) did you gain throughout this process?  Provide examples.
• What did you learn?  What evidence do you have?
• What is your final product?
• Provide a link to a website or blog, do a demonstration, present a physical object...etc.
• Do you believe this project was worthwhile?
• Are you happy with your work? Why?

Grading

Because all projects will be completely different, you will be graded on the objective elements of the project:

• The Proposal
• The Product
• Productivity in using the 20% time
• The Final Presentation

What if my Project Fails?

IT MIGHT...it happens. Failure is part of the learning process. The goal for this project is to learn about something you are interested in. If you feel your project is going to fail, tell me about it!  Try to figure out what went wrong? How you can I fix it? What did you learn in the process?  The 20% Project is not perfect...it is a learning experience.

If you begin to feel lost or overwhelmed with the project let me know so we can find a solution and get you back on track!

Getting Started!

How to Get Started with 20% Time by Isaias Torres

Project Ideas Video 1 and  Video 2 from Mr. Brookhouser, York High School (CA)