Phase
3 - Concluding
the Project - Doing the Work:
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Bring the project to
a close over the period of Phase 3.
Read in the texts about Phase 3.
Concluding the Project.
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Plan a culminating
event together with the children.
This can serve many purposes but especially it can be a
celebration of the work and learning achieved by the children and it
can offer a real opportunity to debrief on the work and review the
highlights with the purpose of sharing the experiences with others.
This review can include testing older children for the
knowledge they have acquired through the project.
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Involve the children
in the planning the event. Throughout
the project you have been encouraged to involve the children in
on-going planning and monitoring of the work.
This is an extension of that involvement into the summative
evaluation process. The children can recognize the value of accountability and
can prove very willing to take responsibility for a review of their
project work if they have been involved all along in its development.
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Encourage children to
do any work they still want to try before the end of the project.
Some children will be ready to move on while others will want
to continue their studies of the topic.
As a teacher you will be aware that the learning potential
offered by a study of the topic has largely been realized.
You may have some children who are already becoming interested
in other topics and you may have a particular topic in mind for the
next project.
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Stimulate the
children's imagination with literature that is more fantastical than
in Phase 2. Once children
have acquired new knowledge they can apply it in their imaginative
play and construction activities.
The third phase offers opportunities to explore speculative
"what if?" kinds of questions in relation to the topic.
Projects can end with questions as they began… but the
questions will now be different ones.
There is no such thing as a project which delivers all the
answers. The answers to questions always provide the possibilities of
asking new questions.
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Anticipate new
directions: maybe encourage discussion of the topic for next project.
Sometimes project topics are decided in advance (especially
with older children). Sometimes
they can emerge from the previous project.
What is likely to
be the case in the project you are concluding?
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Collect information
from the parents following the culminating event.
It can be a powerful experience for them to see their child's
involvement in a project.
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Share information
about the third phase of your project with colleagues on the WebBoard.
- Complete your
summative evaluation of the project in the form of a full
documentation for your assignment in this course.
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