Moving onward!!

[Sarah McPherson]

Hello all,
I'm so sorry for being on a hiatus from our discussion. Many distractions with family issues, conferences, spring break etc. I won't bore you with the excuses but I just got behind but hopefully on track again. I hope some of you are still with us or will come back on board.

I think we left off at Chapter 5: Project Management Strategies for Teachers and Learners
The authors list time management, communication, collaboration, effective uses of resources, and troubleshooting as project managament skills. Do I ever need help in these areas! I would think this is the essence of planning and monitoring the project as it unfolds. An example provided is the Flat Classroom Project What works for you to monitor projects? What tips do you have to keep projects on track?

[Frances Thomas]

I read Chapter 5: Project Management Strategies for Teachers and Learners, and I had to read some of the information again. We can learn how to gather resources, make good use of our time, and develop excellent teams. We have to know how to select our students from their strengths and character as we plan teams. We really need to think through using our experts who live in our community to start and assist us as we work with our projects. We need to plan for assessment, and we have been given an online rubric generator to view which is helpful for teachers. The key words from the chapter tell us to start simple, then elaborate.