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Ten questions that explain the process used to create this Curriculum.
How long did the entire project take...from start to finish?
What
was each phase of the project and how much time did each take?
What
is your advice to others if they begin a project like this?
1.
How long did the entire project take...from start to finish?
Seven months (November 2 - May 3)
2. How many people were involved?
Seven staff and 23 students
3. What was each phase of the project and how much time did each take?
Design : One month
Instruction: Four months
Testing: Three days
Curriculum Integration: About 1 week
4. How did you decide, what the phases were going to be?
Based
on decisions made by teachers and administrators.
5.
What were the main barriers to the project?
Student motivation (not uncommon)
Application of sites to direct instruction
Collecting post test results
6.
What would you do differently?
Attempt to recruit a larger number of students
Expand the curriculum to include additioanal subjects as learners request
7. What surprised you most about the project?
We were all pleasantly surprised at how cooperative the students were in looking on the websites and trying to use the material that were earmarked.
8.
What was the organizational structure of your team?
Anchorage/MAT Regional Adult Education Coordinator, Alaska State Director, Anchorage Literacy Project Director, Human Resources Company Coordinator and 3 teachers
9.
What were your lessons learned?
I think we could establish some prescribed routes for the students to follow as they "surf" through prospective materials.
Explanations for using the sites need to be more clearly articulated.
Links between sites and print materials ned to be more clearly established.
10.
What is your advice to others if they begin a project like this?
Be liberal in the application of site search and materials use so that the students enjoy using the Internet and spend more time constructively working on the web.