This Project Planning Template is modified from the ASTL Planning Model. Additional Resources for planning project (based on Challenge 2000 Multimedia Project are available on a Project Based Learning CD from WestEd.

You have already written much of this project plan. Now you will compile all the parts you've previously written into one plan. Then you will complete the plan. This is a suggested framework for your plan. If you have already found a project partner or joined a project, be sure to include information about your partner and your partner's school or about the project you've joined. You can email your plan to your instructor or post it on the Web and email the URL to your instructor.

1. Name of Project.
   
   
2. Sponsoring Organization (if you've joined a project)
   
   
3. Partner School (if you are working with a partner school)
   
   
4. Rationale.
   (Why is the project important or worthwhile?)
   
   
5. Enduring Understanding(s)
   
   
6. Major Goal and Associated Standards.
   
   
7. Specific Objectives.
   
   
8. Assessment Strategies (How will you know when your objectives have been met? How will you continually adjust and improve this project when it is in progress?)
   
   
9. Project's Activities.
   (What will the students do)

• How will students work with their partners or the project team you have joined?
• What decisions will you and the other teachers make?
• What decisions will your students make?
• First milestone or short term goal
  • Tasks to accomplish this milestone (Who will do what by when)
• Second milestone or short term goal
  • Tasks to accomplish this milestone (Who will do what by when)
• Additional milestones (Continue to plan each milestone using the who will do what by when model.)
• Final product
  • How will you "publish" student work?
  • How will students share what they did with others?
  • How will you and your partners celebrate your success?

10. What are the main innovative features of your project?
    
    
11. Target Population and Number of Participants.
    
    
12. Estimated Timeline.
    (When should each stage of the project take place?
    
    
13. How will you communicate?

• What tools will you use?
• In what language will you communicate?
• How will you deal with language differences?
• How often will you communicate?

14. Estimated Budget.

• Cost to join a project
• Cost of tools necessary to successfully complete the project
• Proposed method of getting funding for this project (if needed)
• How you might do this project if no funds are available.

15. Biographical information (Yourself and your partner(s))
16. Concerns you have about this project.
17. What kind of ongoing support do you envision needing to be successful?

Be sure to review the following information about sharing and posting your project.