So, how will I do this Integration Project....
This is somewhat of a mystery for me because I am currently not a part of the k-12 community. However, I do work with teacher preparation at a university in Georgia, so I do have some ideas.
I think I'd like to go back to my roots as a high school English teacher and explore the possibilities of creating a lesson that could be used in an American Literature course... I could design the plan so that students read Miller's The Crucible, do research and relate the panic/hysteria to modern events, and create podcasts over the course of 2 weeks relating the information in the play to what they are observing about modern life and the lessons learned by reading Miller's brilliant work. If I were still in the classroom, this is the kind of project I would LOVE to assign.
Also, I could create a model plan- I am currently teaching a course to faculty members here at KSU. The semester-long class is about developing courses for online. I could create a project that models the integration of technology. Which, when you consider it, would be very helpful. Sometimes, the teaching faculty at larger universities don't employ the use of technology the way they should. As a result, some of our first year teachers, who should be the leaders in technology integration on their respective k-12 campuses, are often unprepared to do what needs to be done as it relates to technology integration.
Just some thoughts...
