Planning a Successful Project

Six Steps for Planning a Successful Project

As the school year is coming to an end, I am already thinking about and starting to plan next year.  As I reflect on this past school year I realize that I did a pretty good job considering I started teaching in a new state with new curriculum and moved to Florida just a week before school started.  I spend much of this year "keeping my head above the water", instead of implementing all of the good practices I know and could have used.  Next year will be a new year, my third year teaching, and my second year at this middle school in Florida.  I plan to use these six steps to hopefully create an integrated unit for my students with my other core subject area colleagues. The tips described in the article are in reference to a major project that is going to take a lot of planning and collaboration.  However, I feel that I could take some of the tips and apply them to my own classroom projects, even if they are smaller scale projects.  I look forward to planning next year and will hopefully be able to integrate technology into my classroom more.