Module Preparation Checklist
What Should I Do to Get Ready for a Module?
Here are some of the checklist items that ETE teachers have been using when they prepare to use a module:

1. Become familiar with the module you plan to use.

• browse the Module Notes for content and organization
• imagine how students might search for information
• check out the Teacher to Teacher pages for some ideas

2. Consider what kind of final report formats you may want.

• written
• electronic
• performed
• debated

3. Map out the calendar (time line) for the project.

• module-only time line
• module + other curricula
• hard start + extended time
• independent study

4. Create a briefing that includes

• video, role-play scenario
• handouts (title page, calendar, report options, evaluations)

5. Arrange for many resources.

• books
• periodicals
• maps
• videotapes
• CD-ROMs

6. Determine the working environment.

• collaborative arrangements
  1. who chooses the team members, you, or do teams self-select?
  2. how many members on a team?
• student roles and teacher roles
• resource or technology allocation
  1. reserved computers, other equipment
  2. logistics of shared resources
  3. multiple computers per team if possible
• homework vs. schoolwork balance

7. Choose appropriate assessment methods.

• evaluation forms
• checklists
• citations
• technological competence
• team participation
• team member contribution
• final project quality
• peer review

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Last updated January 11, 1999