The Elements Unearthed Project will proceed through several phases, the first of which is under way now. These include (1) Feasibility Study or Proof-of-Concept, (2) Planning and Prototype Development, (3) Full Project, and (4) Ancillary Materials creation. Each phase is described in detail below: Phase I: Feasibility Study: The first phase of The Elements [...]
Archive for December, 2008
Phases of Our Project
Posted in Weekly Post, tagged community teams, feasibility study, informal science education, National Science Foundation, underrepresented populations on December 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Beyond Hands-On: The Case for Creative Students
Posted in Weekly Post, tagged citizen science, constructivism, creative students, hands-on learning, inquiry learning, meaningful learning, project based science instruction, student created content, student-centered classroom, student-generated content on December 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
For our last two entries I have written about the need and rationale for The Elements Unearthed project. In this post, I would like to present our third and final reasoning behind this project, journeying into the nebulous and contended realm of educational theory to present the conceptual underpinnings of our project. [...]
