Intel Teach Program

Essentials Course

P O R T F O L I O

A S S E S S M E N T

Project Characteristics Checklist

Review the characteristics of projects and consider how you might incorporate some
elements of project design into your Unit Plan. You also use the information gained to help
you create an informational brochure or newsletter to explain how and why projects are
used in your classroom.
Characteristics of effective
project-based units

Notes

Students are at the center of the learning

process.

- Students do most of the tasks: they

analyze the environment of endangered
species, demonstrate their understanding
of ecosystem and humans' factors, learn
the impacts of humans on animal, and
prepare a presentation to show their
findings and give some solutions to solve
the problems.

The project focuses on important learning

objectives aligned with standards.

- The project helps students develop

their 4 basic skills and enhance 21st
century skills.
- The unit plan has extremely clear
learning objectives aligned with CEF
standards.

The project is driven by Curriculum-Framing

Questions.

- Students should focus on the questions

given (essential question, unit questions,
content questions).

The project involves ongoing and multiple

types of assessment.

- In assessment timeline, there are a

number of activities which help students
always concentrated and be active.
- That is self-assessment, informal
assessment, homework assessment,
written journal.

The project involves connected tasks and

activities that take place over a period of
time.

- There are detailed plans for each week.

Total weeks needed are 4 weeks.

The project has real-world connections.

- Students will find out what happens to

the endangered species in in Yok Don
national park (forest).

Students demonstrate knowledge and skills

through products and performances that are
published, presented, or displayed.

- They have a chance to practice public

speaking and other related skills by
giving a presentation and solutions based

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on their understandings and knowledge.

Technology supports and enhances student
learning.

- A lot of technology hardware and

software are provided.
- Students have to give their own
solutions for the problem.

Thinking skills are integral to project work.

Varied instructional strategies support

multiple learning styles.

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- Students have a small discussion, make

their glossary, work in group to answer
the essential question posed.
- There are differences in instructional
strategies for each kind of students:
(resource student, nonnative english
speaker, gifted student).
- The project also gives students printed
materials, internet resources and other
resources,Visual Ranking tool.

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