1. Before beginning your project it is important to remember that your classroom will need to have all of the necessary materials that are required to make the project as efficient as possible. By looking at the inventory that your school provides you with, you can determine if you have all the supplies needed for the project or if you lesson needs to be redesigned. Sometimes if the school does not offer you the materials you need you can seek for help from other areas of your community. As a teacher, you also need to double check that all of the technology you are planning on incorporating into the project is offered to the students to use while at school, if not you need to set up alternatives. Another invaluable resource that should be offered to the students is a person of expertise in your particular area of study. Sometimes it is not possible to get the physical person in the classroom; however, using technology to find information is always a good backup. The best thing a teacher can do before planning the project is to converse with as many fellow teachers as possible so that they can provide feedback and offer suggestions.
2. Management needs, particularly time management is a crucial factor in all projects. Learning time management is an important skill that every student needs to learn. A lot of teachers incorporate projects into their curriculum just so that they can spend time getting their students used to a time crunch. The best way to ensure that your students will stick to the schedule is if you provide them with a visual project calendar to use as a reference for due dates. Share your calendar not only with the students but with the parents as well so they can monitor their students efforts. It is also important to remember that large projects should always be broken down into chunks so that not all of information is due on one day. One of the easiest ways to manage all of the information for the teacher, students, and parents is through an online environment, such as a class website. If the project was managed correctly every person involved should have felt informed and well-prepared to handle the task.
Additional Project-Management Needs for Teachers:
• Tools for communicating with students about the project
• Methods for getting resources to the students
• Systems for managing work projects
• Structures that support a productive learning environment for both teams and individuals
Additional Project-Management Needs for Students:
• Systems and tools to help them manage their time and flow of work
• Systems that help students manage materials and control work draft
• Collaboration tools
• Methods for seeking assistance
• Ways to get and use feedback on their work
• Ways to work interactively
3. Technology can be incorporated into almost any project, including those that aren't technology based. For starters, technology can be used to post the deadlines for the project on a class website. The online website is also a great place for teachers to post the project rubric. Teachers can also incorporate technology into their assessments by planning for a wide range of formative assessments. You could have your students take a survey or fill out an online forum. For projects that include there are many web-based applications and services that can help assist students with their projects.Wiki pages and blogs are great examples of some of the products that students can make for their projects.
4. The information in this chapter is relevant to our project because it gives us an idea of how we should be managing not only our own assignments but also the assignments that we are using in the project that we are designing for our "class". This chapter provides us with the best insight with how to properly plan and anticipate all of the elements that need to be included in our projects.
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