This document provides guidance for generating project ideas for students and outlines key aspects to consider when planning a student project. It recommends starting with subject-related, topical, or problem-based projects and identifies goals such as increasing subject knowledge or developing solutions. When planning a project, educators should consider the timeline, subjects covered, competencies emphasized, and how to ensure quality. A project plan and evaluation approach should be developed. The document also provides tips for implementing the project within a school and links to additional planning resources.

1. GENERATING PROJECT IDEAS Lille, Mai 2011 Cees Brederveld The Netherlands

2. Getting ideas

3. Type of projects Subject related projects Topical projects Problem based cross curricula projects Starting point Subject Topic Problem Purpose Increased subject related knowledge Increased topic knowledge Increased knowledge as a basis for the students’ ability to act and develop solution models as a result of the findings in the project Results Description of the chosen subject Description of the interdisciplinary topic Increased action competence Example French ‘chansons’ in the 20 th Century Africa W(hat a w)aste (about how to deal with the growing amount of waste in the world)

4. Goals and evaluation What do you want to achieve? SMART: specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and timely http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMART_criteria How to evaluate? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evaluation https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jK_Zh4diJkrcxZsVDyjxIXXw1DeannbHmzx1xJ-nBUE/edit?hl=en#

5. Embedding How much time do you have for this project? How many subjects fit in? On which competences do you emphasize? How can you be sure that the project will have enough quality? How could this project be implemented in normal school work?

6. Project Plan https://docs.google.com/document/d/1d_Hfd9GWgORCDmUOIvkzDS3xim25E6JyFybZr3VbcSE/edit?hl=en# https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0Ak48lni8s7UNdEYzTnFpTG1zMnVsYmNkX0l5b1U4dVE&authkey=CKbb_YEC&hl=en#gid=0

7. Mind Starting event Ownership – involving students Involving head of school, colleagues and parents Dissiminate the results Have a look at the Comenius application: http://ec.europa.eu/education/comenius/doc998_en.htm

8. Quality Star Status Goals/aims Evaluation Project Plan Quality Criteria

9. 8 Golden Rules Exchange as many addresses as possible Always reply on inquiries!!! Be aware of cultural differences Netiquette Set deadlines and keep to them Make arrangements on the tools used. Invest time and energy to understand eachother Don’t be afraid to ask!

10. KISS K eep I t S mall and S imple. from Cees Brederveld