In all honesty, I'm just at the stage of defining the pieces of the puzzle. In this moment, there seem to be about eight or nine pieces that somehow interlock:..
1. History of the project (Sept. 2002-present)
2. Choosing one Research Process Model
3. How to add skills each year
4. The skill lessons
5. Connecting with the standard curriculum
6. Collaboration (Classroom Teacher/Teacher Librarian)
7. 21st Century Learning Standards
2. Choosing one Research Process Model
3. How to add skills each year
4. The skill lessons
5. Connecting with the standard curriculum
6. Collaboration (Classroom Teacher/Teacher Librarian)
7. 21st Century Learning Standards
..
Briefly describing these pieces, and the first attempts to put them together, constitutes a snapshot of how the project is developing. What can I concretely offer the teachers I'm presenting to? Maybe I should just ask them before I start to be on the lookout for any piece of this puzzle that would be helpful to them, either now or in the future. Is there anything they would like to see delivered immediately that would make their life easier? Let me know so I can accelerate that piece, and also use the input to make the curriculum itself a truly collaborative project. Be sure they have the URL of the Wiki and this Blog, so they can access, print out, and/or use anything they see that they want to use immediately.
