Group projects even on the graduate level can be challenging, even difficult. When I see group assignments, it gives me a level of anxiety until I’m able to size up the members. So far, our group is sizing up really well. From the onset, Eli and Sarah have been eager to set a tone of collaboration and effective communication. We established a text group during the first week and use it regularly to communicate. This week I realized how generous, supportive, and smart our group is! We had already established an open communication channel, so it was easy to manage roles and outline tasks for project completion. Our Zoom call on Monday set the tone for us to know the project workflow, member responsibilities and timelines (deadlines). All of us are busy and understand how important it is to respect the impact of your pacing on the entire group. We organically worked to get the project done well in advance of the Sunday deadline. Our decision on what subject to use was done with ease and based on the strength of several team members. We selected Science as our topic which made me a little nervous (I have a strong aversion to science…just too many why questions). Sarah took the lead with the lesson plan and I followed. She gave a great outline, and I was able to add content for using technology and some creative elements to extend the lesson. I also provide input in the budget/rationale. The best thing about our group is that we are open to ideas and suggestions. In reviewing the budget and the lesson plan, the Google doc allowed me to give input and make suggestions that everyone could follow. Additionally, with the live document, we were able to see edits in a timely fashion to make the adjustments need to finish early. I’ve used Google docs in the past and it does work well when you have several people completing the same document. Eli did a great job on the classroom designs. I’m interested in learning more about the program he used. Creating classroom models and just models for some lessons, the capabilities of the program seem like a great fit for what I need. While Science is the one subject I keep far away, I am proud of the work we’ve done on frog dissection. I learned a little bit as well reading up on the lesson plan ideas. Go STEAM! Looking forward to how we rock out Project 2! ![]()
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Kimberly Jefferson
6/20/2021 09:55:57 pm
Hey Carletta,
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Eli Morgan
6/21/2021 07:19:49 am
Great work this week Carletta, you are such an essential part of our group, and your work on so many different aspects of this project really brought a tremendous level of insight into the work we were doing! I know moving forward that we are going to do great on these upcoming projects!
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Sarah Holder
6/21/2021 11:33:28 am
Hi Carletta!
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Michaelah Martin
6/27/2021 10:55:59 am
Hi Carletta,
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