Another comment worth discussion

Kyle Brumbaugh - Capuchino High School, San Bruno, CA

The idea of having broad categories is easier to deal with during the initial establishment phase of a project like this. I have been toying with the idea of creating a group of short lessons or projects that will provide skill building activities for students to learn how to use, validate and create using the tools of the read/write web. I felt that the finished product could function in one of three ways. First as a course description/syllabus for a course that would introduce and apply the skills necessary for students to be effective 'risk-takers' (Referencing Sheryl's post in response to David Warlick's 'Flat Classroom' idea and looking for a new term.)and learners. Secondly, as a cook book, where teachers could have a group of 'recipies' that they could use to prepare students to use the skills of the read/write web to complete a project for their specific course. Thirdly, as an almanac in a stand-alone classroom, where students would work on a skill a day (15 minutes) or a short series of skills (60 minutes) once a week. The biggest thing to remember in all of this is that many teachers are reluctant to take risks in their classrooms because the may be a false perception of loss of status by the teacher. Therefore, anything that can be done to reduce the potential anxiety for teachers to integrate the skills of the read/write web the better.

'Remember: There is a big difference between teaching thirty years and teaching one year thirty times.'