Planning A Project
Planning comes in three phases, long term, medium term and short term. Your short term planning is your lesson plan and gives in detail the aims and purpose of the lesson. Examples can be found of lesson planning in the screwdriving project for example to be found in the selection of projects for key stage 3.
Long term planning is about deciding what pupils need to learn during a key stage of their learning. Such planning would take an overview of, for example, key stage 3 with a more detailed look at what pupils would cover during a particular year, for example year 7.
The enclosed examples are in the author's style of working and were produced during a teaching period in 1993. It is the preferred way of working by the author but is by no means the only way. The Long term example provides an over view of what pupils need to know, understand and be able to do by the end of the key stage in relation to working in resistant materials. A second example identified from the key stage overview is what they would experience in year 7. The medium term examples show how the author develops a project management plan in order to ensure that targets set are met and that the project can be properly managed. (The examples are in the original prepared format without any changes)
Key stage three Long term overview.
What pupils should know, understand and be able to do by the age of 13.
What pupils should know, understand and be able to do by the end of their first year in secondary school.
Medium term planning Three projects taught by the author
Developing a project in this way enabled the author to effectively project manage learning. An overview is provided of the whole project which allows for unforeseen eventualities which do arise over the period of a project. Work at home by the pupil is also planned for in a way that ensures it is relevant and relates to the context of both the project and planned learning. Lessons are broken into manageable units which also recognise the need for teaching, the need for demonstration of a focused practical task and time allocated for individual project work. It was the authors policy to display these plans so that pupils are fully aware of the project planning, dates when things will be taught and when work at home is to be a requirement. The plan also indicates assessment lessons and ensures that pupils have prepared themselves for what is required at each stage of learning. Finally it practices "what we preach" .
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