ok so ive been trying to write my part...let me know what you guys think! Tina, when do u want it recorded by? hopefully i can get to that soon.....


Throughout the project, the teachers will guide students on how to navigate their learning experience. This will be done in the beginning by getting their minds ready. We will encourage passion into the project from the moment we introduce it. This will start by getting the students attention and letting the idea settle in their minds. They will have a few days to think and discuss specifics about different types of classroom pets. The students will be invited to research and explore special aspects of different pets and then have them share their findings with the class. A week before the project begins; we will introduce the topic, to get the students minds going. Each day following, we will bring up the topic again for a few minutes, which will get the students excited and talking about their findings thus far. This will leave them eager to move forward with the topic.

Another way to help the students stay involved in the project is to set up a project log or journal that will introduce project-management skills. This log will help the students track their progress and findings on the certain aspects of the different types of classroom pets. This can include findings, check lists from certain projects, or reflections on their progress and conclusions. This will help us, as teachers, to track the student’s progress and understanding with in the project. We will dedicate a few minutes at the end of each work period to write in their logs.