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Searching for Solutions to Help Your Students Manage Their Learning Projects?
Presenter: Diane FrommPMI Educational Foundation
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Agenda
• Overview of PMI & ThePMI Educational Foundation (PMIEF)
• Why PM in K-12 Education?
• Student/Teacher/Administrator Benefits
• Brings Value to CTE Education
• Brings Value to PBL
• No Cost Classroom &
Training Resources
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What are your concerns?
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PMIEF and ACTE are Partners
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Relevant to All K‐12 Stakeholders
• Students – Life, Learning & Professional Skill
• Teachers – Life & Professional Skill
• Administrators – Life & Professional Skill
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“2.2 million project related jobs will be needed each year through 2027.”
– Anderson Economic Group
“95% of executives identified project management as “the single most important skill for their current and future success.”
– Economist Intelligence Unit
“Project related jobs pay an 82% higher salary than those jobs that are not project related.”
– PMI Salary Survey, 9th Edition
Employers Value Project Management
Would It Be Helpful If Your Student’s Projects Included?
• A project plan that included deadlines & milestones
• A team agreement with roles and responsibilities
• A communication plan that includes all stakeholders
• A project plan that include student learning outcomes
• Pre‐determined methods to monitor, control and adjust project schedules
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By using Project Management tools and techniques, the framework for successful and manageable PBL and/or class projects is established
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PBL Benefits from PM Tools and Techniques
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International Youth PM Program & 21st Century Skills Video
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Group Exercise
Today everyone is a culinary teacher who is overseeing the planning of a senior banquet
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The Project Cycle
Initiate/Define
Plan
Execute/Do
Monitor & Control
Close/Review
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The Initiating Phase
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The first part of every project – this phase is used to think through and clarify the fundamental elements of your project
The Initiating Phase
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The first part of every project – this phase is used to think through and clarify the fundamental elements of your project
• Resources
• Constraints
• Scope
• Stakeholders
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Initiating Phase - Student Warm-up Activity
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Initiating Phase - Student Warm-up Activity
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The Initiating Phase
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What are you planning to deliver
What are your project constraints
Who are some of your stakeholders
Planning Process Group
Those processes required to establish the scope of the project, refine the objectives, and define the course of action required to attain the objectives that the project was undertaken to achieve.
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• Success measures
• Schedule
• Resources and acquisition
• Risk management
• Monitoring and controlling
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The Planning Phase
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Planning Phase - Student Warm-up Activity
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Planning Phase - Student Warm-up ActivityRisk Chart
The Planning Stage
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What are your project milestones
What are your project activities
What are your project risks
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The process of tracking, reviewing, reporting the progress to meet the performance objectives define in the project management plans
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Monitoring and Controlling Phase
• Track
• Review
• Regulate Progress
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Monitoring and Controlling Phase
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Monitoring and Controlling
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What is the importance of monitoring and controlling
Why should processes to monitor and control be in place before your students start to execute the project
• What happened to your Work Breakdown
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The Executing Phase
Executing is the third phase of the project. The is the core of the project, the creation or implementation of the planning.
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• Roles and responsibilities
• Monitor and control process
• Managing risk
• Ongoing check‐ins
• Reflection and revision
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The Executing Phase
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Executing Phase – Sample Student Project Plan
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The Executing Phase
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Why is it critical to communicate progress and issues all stakeholders
What is the importance of on‐going check‐ins
• What happened to your Work Breakdown
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Closing is the final phase of the project. This phase provides an opportunity to completed the work, review and assess the end product and make delivery to internal or external stakeholders.
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Closing Phase
•Presentation
•Evaluations & Assessments
•Celebration!
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Closing Phase
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Closing Phase - Student Warm-up Activity
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Closing Phase – Student Warm-up Activity
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Group Exercise ‐ The Closing Phase
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Why it important to capture lessons learned
What type of assessment tools or methods could you use to measure student learning
Careers in Project Management
Project Management Skills for Life®
Managing Life’s Projects
Project Management Toolkit for Youth®
Case Studies on Youth Programs
Resources For Youth Programs
PM Toolkit for
Teachers®
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Features:• Curriculum• Case Studies• Alignment to Standards• Assessments• Project Examples
Project Management Toolkit for Teachers®
Two Versions:• PBL• Standard PM Terminology
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Available at no cost for a limited time
Compliant with Mozilla Open Badging Standards
New Teacher Badges/Micro‐credentials
• Validate teaching of PM skills and knowledge
• Upload student artifact
• Learning reflections
• CEU’s available in some states
• Student Badges
• Proof of Learning
• Study blue print available
Badging and Micro-certification
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NEW! CTE Resources
• Natural Fit w/CTE
• New Resources for Career Clusters
• No Cost
• Finance
• Business Management/Administration
• Marketing
Projects
Business Management & Administration
Finance Marketing
The Business Five The Finance Five The Marketing Five
Treating People Right Don’t Lose Your Balance! Change the Channel
A Tale of Three Countries Examining the EvidencePublic‐Relations (PR)
Nightmares
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• Allow for flexibility in delivery
• Fit it with existing curricula
• Are team‐oriented & authentic
• Have sophisticated, meaningful outcomes
• Include all phases of project management
• Incorporate technology
Project Characteristics
Scholarships for Students and Teachers
• Students
• On‐line & Brick and Mortal Schools
• Teachers
• On‐line & Face‐to‐face
• Administrators
• On‐line & Face‐to‐face
www.pmief.org
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Where to Find No Cost Resources
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• Integrating PM into Competitions: A Future City Case Study
Learning Competition Case Study
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PM & the Engineering Design Process
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New Deliverable: Project Plan
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How Do I Integrate PM into My Program?
•Hour Career Presentation
•Short Introduction Module (4 – 8 hours)
•Integrated into a Semester Class
•Semester Long, PM or PM/PBL Class
•Student Competition or School Project
PM Program in Central PA –4 Years of Success and Growing
• Partnership with PMIEF begins with support materials and donation
Starting in 2013 – PMI Keystone Chapter located in Central PA appoints
PMIEF Liaison
• 14 Students – 6 Session program1st Program – Fall 2013 – Middletown High School, Middletown, PA
• Addressing 10 PM Knowledge Areas and Assessing PM Knowledge gained
2014 – Expanded program to 12 sessions
• 25 6th grade students participate voluntarily in the program
Began Expansion of program to Junior High Schools – Eyer Middle School –
Macungie, PA
• 300 students impacted in one school by the program
2016 – Expanded program to reach to the entire 6th Grade – Eyer Middle School – Fall and Spring semesters
• New schools participating in program in 2018
2017 – Program repeated at current schools and expanded to new location
• Partnership with PMIEF begins with support materials and donation
Starting in 2013 – PMI Keystone Chapter located in Central PA appoints
PMIEF Liaison
• 14 Students – 6 Session program1st Program – Fall 2013 – Middletown High School, Middletown, PA
• Addressing 10 PM Knowledge Areas and Assessing PM Knowledge gained
2014 – Expanded program to 12 sessions
• 25 6th grade students participate voluntarily in the program
Began Expansion of program to Junior High Schools – Eyer Middle School –
Macungie, PA
• 300 students impacted in one school by the program
2016 – Expanded program to reach to the entire 6th Grade – Eyer Middle School – Fall and Spring semesters
• New schools participating in program in 2018
2017 – Program repeated at current schools and expanded to new location
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School District of Philadelphia (SDP)
• Partnership with PMI Delaware Valley ChapterStarting in 2009 – Partnership with SDP
• 200 Students2009 – 2011 – Chapter provided instructors and students received dual
enrollment credits
• PMIEF and PMI Delaware Valley provided training for SDP CTE Staff, Gear‐Up Staff and PAI Staff2016/2017 – Re‐engaged with SDP
• Integrate project management into Freshman Seminar for fall 2017– a year long program
2017 – Begin working with Philadelphia Academies
• Partner with PMI Delaware Chapter to facilitate professional development sessions for teachers2017 – SDP CTE Staff
• PMI Delaware Valley Chapter to serve on PAI and District CTE Advisory Councils2017 – Advisory Council
Ways to Work with PMI Chapters
Big Caveat – Chapter Availability!
• Serve on Advisory Council
• Mentor Teachers or Students
• Teacher Training/Professional Development
• Career Presentations/Fairs
• Curricula Development
• Attend a Chapter Meeting
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Training Options2 Virtual Classes
Face to Face Train the Trainer
Face to Face Teacher Training
Did We Address all of Your Concerns?
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In Summary
• Project management skills and competencies align with the goals of CTE education
• Project management is universal business skill that is valued by employers
• Project management is a growing and well paid profession
• Project management can be applied in any learning environment or CTE pathway
• There are multiple options to implement project management
• No or low cost resources are available from the PMI Education Foundation
• Project management is a practical life skill that has value to all K‐12 stakeholders
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Questions?
Resources:[email protected]
Contact Information:Diane [email protected]
