The middle school came is a win-win for me. First I get paid for writing the curriculum. I love to get paid for stuff like that.
Second, it should attract some very serious students to our instructional technology programs. And I feel better and better about including the other subjects, and not just Alice.
It also gives me a paying gig for the summer. Though I already have one lined up, and have signed up for another and waiting to hear about on it.
Right now, I’m focused on reading the book we are going to use and making a list of products that I want the girls to produce.
That’s one thing that I got out of my master’s program — when you are writing curriculum start with what you want to accomplish first, then figure out how to go there. I’m trying to come up with at least two major projects for each subject that we’re teaching, since it’s a two week camp.
The hardest part is going to be coming up with the pacing.
Oh, and we already have a cute collection of items to give away. By the way, I’d LOVE to get some products from companies that recruit in our fields — as long as get some speakers lined up.
One thought I had today, is that having speakers first thing in the morning might be the best time — that way the speaker’s day is less disrupted if they work in town. I have also thought about using Skype to get some long distance speakers.
I figure a short — thirty minute talk about what the speaker likes about their field. And it means lining up 14 speakers!
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