Oh my golly, sorry was venting about the team a little bit. Mike On Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 6:39 PM, Laura Dysart <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > I want to thank everyone- I had had a really long day yesterday- took me > hours to register our team with a weird password thing (probably somehow my > fault- but they system wasn't sending me the password it said it was > sending), went to work and coached robotics for three hours- just tired- I > really appreciate everyone's suggestions on the project topic and our team > member with a lot of presence and a lot of imagination- don't want to > squelch that- will definitely review the rubric with kids , and will talk to > the parents of my super creative one- I had to last year and that helped- > I'm not concerned about moving on- we're still a new team- I just think > these more abstract topics make a lot more work for the kids- that's what I > found last year- but it's their project- and they all need to be excited > about it and they learned a lot of interesting cutting edge technology from > our speaker even though that didn't move them to their topic. All good. > All the responses really helped me and I appreciate this community. Laura > Dysart > On Oct 5, 2010, at 6:18 PM, Brandy bergenstock wrote: > > What is your question? > Brandy > ------------------------------ > *From:* Michael Brown <[log in to unmask]> > *To:* [log in to unmask] > *Sent:* Tue, October 5, 2010 4:27:33 PM > *Subject:* Re: [VADCFLL-L] project topic > > 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? 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