2/5/2010: SAA
This afternoon I checked in with the teacher who has agreed to help me with the Instructional Partner requirements. We went over the skills his students need. These students are all frequent computer users and have no problem locating information, but they do have a problem selecting the best site to use. He has asked me to teach a unit on how to recognize the best website for their research. The actual unit is not completely nailed down, but will deal with human development and psychology. The students will research several psychologists and their views on a topic such as the difference in nature and nurture. They will probably work in groups and give some sort of final presentation. We are hoping that this is something we will be able to film - which should be fun.
I also spent some time with Vivian. We pulled up the Georgia DOE site and printed out several articles including the 2010 Evaluation Rubric. SAA is an exemplary site.
2 hours.