Workshop 8/2005; 14 -17 December 2005 Whole School Language Profiles and Policies ENSEMBLE

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Workshop 8/2005 14 -17 December 2005 Whole
School Language Profiles and PoliciesENSEMBLE

• Strategies for implementing a whole school
  language project
• Elisabeth Fleischmann

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Guide for the Development of Language Education
Policies in Europe

• p.49
• Proficiency in several languages no longer tends
  to be seen as a useful extra but as essential and
  basic.

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Project Fostering Plurilingualism

• Risky ? allies
• unique ? no or little experience
• Tasks clearly defined
• Objectives clearly defined
• Responsibility with individual people or groups
• Time limits ? deadlines
• Resources limited
• Specific organisation

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Overview/Planning Phase

• Project name easily recognizable, catchy
• Status Quo what is the situation
• Purpose Short description of benefits and values
• Goals what the new language programme will be
  like, who will benefit from it and what
  should be accomplished (mission
  statement)
• Results how do I know that my project has been
  successful
• Dates how long will it take to develop
• Team
• Kick-off event
• Main event
• Costs

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Phases of Project
Planning
Project Close
Development
Development
Project Closure

• Concept Start Coordination Controlling
  Marketing Close

Proposal/Order Reports / Minutes End report
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Stakeholders
Students
Board of Ed.
Ministry of Ed.
City Council
Fostering Plurilingualism
Parents
Industry
Teachers
Schools
?
?
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Mind Map
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Analysis of Resources

• Personnel Resources
• language competence, commitment, etc.
• Financial Resources
• Who is going to pay, extra money needed?
• Temporal Resources
• Time limits?

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Analysis of Risks

• Personnel Risks what if sb. falls ill, quits,
  etc?
• Didactical Risks what if we do sth. that does not
  work?
• Financial Risks are there any? Who pays the
  costs?
• Legal Risks do we fulfil requirements?
• Management Risks responsible management

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Team Organigramm
PTM
PMA
PTM
PTM
PM
PM
PM
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Task package PTM

• Who?
• What? - What not?
• When?
• How much?
• Result(s)?

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Milestones

• Name of the milestone
• Curriculum designed
• Consent Ministry received

• By whom, when and what

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Evaluation

• Internal evaluation
• External evaluation

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Bibliography

• Berger, Ch. Schubert, K., Projektmanagement
  Mit System zum Erfolg, Verlag Manz Schulbuch,
  2003.
• Endler, Susanne, Projektmanagement in der Schule
  Projekte erfolgreich planen und gestalten, AOL
  Verlag, 2003.
• Kemp, Sid, Project Management Demystified A
  Self-teaching Guide, The McGraw-Hill Comp., 2004.