I wish I could get a reply to any emails. Like shouting into a vacuum. Mike On Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 9:08 AM, barrie bowers <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > One thing that has worked well for our team is sharing suggestions by > e-mail in between meetings, and then letting the kids "discuss" there ideas > and proposals by e-mail. This gives all of the kids a voice, so one > dominant team member doesn't necessarily take over as can happen in person. > We also ask a lot of questions, again being deferential to the kids, but ask > them to think through the practicalities of various ideas, and how they > would play out in terms of the project/presentation, etc. > > Good luck!! > > --- On *Mon, 10/4/10, Eric Palmer <[log in to unmask]>* wrote: > > > From: Eric Palmer <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Re: [VADCFLL-L] project topic > To: [log in to unmask] > Date: Monday, October 4, 2010, 10:18 PM > > > Should you care? Well that is a big question that only you can answer. > > You need to consider your team's goals. What are the trying to accomplish, > how mature are they, can you push them to grow? > > Also some teams just can't be advanced beyond a certain point each year. > > But if you want to try to take them to the next level, ask then to > study the project rubric > and evaluate the teams' choices against the rubric. This can get them > thinking in categories > > presentation, research, sharing etc. > > Which ideas can best acheive the rubric. > > Some teams struggle with this. Some can't think very categorically > but some can. And all of them > grow their critical reasoning skills when stretched this way. > > > But also they need to have fun. So balance it. > > Isn't being a coach fun? > > Eric Palmer > team 1740 TNBI > > > > On Mon, Oct 4, 2010 at 10:06 PM, Laura Dysart <[log in to unmask]<http:[log in to unmask]>> > wrote: > > We had a contact with the head of a bio-medical engineering department at > > VCU- he came and spoke to our team and shared all kinds of great recent > > innovations and ideas for exploration- they learned a lot no matter what- > we > > have one student with a super sci- fi mind who including last year wants > to > > do something super abstract- the team voted on his idea over something > more > > concrete and doable- and I think that is all good- and it is their > > assignment- and their decision- has anyone else struggled with the > choosing > > of more sci- fi topics that end up very difficult to prove would be > > possible? thought a couple students had some concrete projects that > were > > very applicable and would make an immediate difference- but it got nixed > by > > the larger group (less exciting)- I know it's all them- just feels like > a > > second season of extremely abstract- harder to do.....I have asked a lot > of > > questions.. I guess I am really asking if anyone else is struggling and > > should i even care? we have a dominant one with imagination that answers > > questions very authoritatively and don't want to come across as > discouraging > > him as I ask questions? Thanks- LD > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE or CHANGE your settings, please visit > > https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-l.html and select "Join or > leave > > the list". > > > > -- VADCFLL administrative announcements are sent via VADCFLL-ADMIN-L. > Visit > > https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-admin-l.html to subscribe. > > > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE or CHANGE your settings, please visit > https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-l.html and select "Join or leave > the list". > > -- VADCFLL administrative announcements are sent via VADCFLL-ADMIN-L. Visit > https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-admin-l.html to subscribe. > > > ------------------------------ > To UNSUBSCRIBE or CHANGE your settings, please visit > https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-l.html and select "Join or leave > the list". > VADCFLL administrative announcements are sent via VADCFLL-ADMIN-L. Visit > https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-admin-l.html to subscribe. > -- -- Michael Brown Y!:nrune AOL:nrune GPS: Team Virginia Brown's -- To UNSUBSCRIBE or CHANGE your settings, please visit https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-l.html and select "Join or leave the list". -- VADCFLL administrative announcements are sent via VADCFLL-ADMIN-L. Visit https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-admin-l.html to subscribe.