PROJECT+Timeline

Timeline:

For Feb. 17th: Place on the "IDEAS for the PROJECT" Ning your thoughts, ideas, links, questions, etc. prior to meeting. []

Brainstorming: Idea --- making a marshmallow catapult website: []
 * MARSHMALLOW MADNESS ...**
 * make a video and "web 2.0" type place - moodle - that has pictures, chat, information, data collection, videos, resources, etc...
 * 4th and 5th graders could put the data together and reflect
 * should we provide materials?
 * after we show the initial experiment, they need to then put the inquiry part into the process afterwords and change the variables
 * we should set parameters and any deviation would be the inquiry part so we have a "control" experiment
 * at our presentation... have everyone catapult their own marshmallows to try
 * are the questions that we want to ask content or tools or both?
 * could we get the board office to be involved too? Principals??

1 group: Which indicators are we meeting and tweaking for grade level Kristy and Joy 2. parameters what is going to be the same... keep vague but have certain things you started with Karen, Jen, Lenore, 3. survey questions? Barb, Ben, Tracy 4. pre/post assessment *wait until we have the activity ready? 5. set up the moodle -- Karen, Lenore and Jen 6. Setting up the activity Karen, Lenore, Jen, Kristy, Joy

February: 1. Identify focus standard/indicators 2. Design 3 questions to survey teachers - have you ever collaborated with a teacher on the same grade level, different building but same grade level, different building different grade level 3. Design 3 questions to survey students - 4. Design pre/post-assessment for the students 5. Outline the project for team use 6. Lenore will contact Sue Miller about setting up a moodle for us to use as a team.

March: 1. Identify and design the appropriate platform for both students and teachers 2. Identify teachers willing to participate/ survey those teachers (Goal: 2 teachers per grade level minimum). 3. Place the instructional guidelines for the project for each grade level on the collaborative platform. 4. Upload the tutorials of the optional technology tools onto the collaborative platform. 5. Teachers implement (choice)

April: 1. Teachers implement (choice) 2. Post survey teachers and students 3. Analyze data 4. Prepare presentation

May 6th: Ready to present!!!