What will you do? 1. This week you will develop a project proposal for leading a
What will you do? 1. This week you will develop a project proposal for leading a team of teachers in your subject area at your school. You can even choose to design a cross-curricular or global themes project involving other faculty members, staff at your school, parents, and the local community. You will be implementing and submitting a presentation of the project In Unit 10, which gives you around six weeks to work on it. 2. You can read the articles in the Activity Resources to help you get started. Remember that you will be the teacher leader in this project. 3. Discuss your ideas for your project focus with your cohort in the Virtual Classroom and Discussion Forum. 4. Make use of the professional learning network (PLN) you have within your cohort, mentor, instructor, and colleagues at your school to find resources and project topics. 5. Your project proposal should include the following: a. Project Purpose – why are you doing this project? b. Project Objective – what you plan to achieve through this project? c. Project Impact – how will the project impact the students, faculty, the school’s mission, parents, and local community? d. Project Description – explain the project idea including who will be involved in implementing it and in what capacity. Be sure to include how the project idea aligns with the school’s mission, vision, and values. e. Project Implementation Plan & Timeline – when during the school calendar year do you plan to implement this project and major milestones of the project? (Note that you will be implementing the project or a portion of it in the next few weeks) f. Tools for Measuring Success – what success criteria will you use to measure the outcomes of this project? 6. Share this project proposal with your mentor, cohort, and instructor. Get the necessary approvals from your school to implement the project. Tip: You could request an informal interview with a school administrator to understand what type of projects would help further the school’s mission and vision and demonstrate your involvement in school-wide efforts. 7. Give feedback comments on at least two other cohort member’s project proposals. 8. You can choose any presentation format or tool to present your final project. Keep a record of your project implementation in the form of pictures, video shorts, and logs to include in your presentation in Unit 10. Report requirements Project proposal for implementing a leadership project Peer Comments on at least two cohort peers