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Participant Journal

Please take as much space as you need to answer the following questions.  Keep in mind that this journal will be completed in stages between workshops I and II.  

1. Instructional Need
Write about an instructional need(s) that you have coming up in  your classroom.  This may be the same as the needs you identified in workshop I but should match up with the one you will be using Instructional Architect to address in your classroom.  As part of your write-up include the learning goal(s) related to the instructional need, the state core standards associated with your learning goals, and why you chose this as an instructional need (for example, students have struggled with the topic in the past).  Write your thoughts here:

(Create an Instructional Architect project to meet an instructional need in your own classroom.  Use at least three online resources in the project and if it’s appropriate, consider utilizing problem-based learning.  Make the project public and share the URL with your fellow group members).

2. Project Review
Review the projects of your fellow group members by filling out the Instructional Architect Review Rubric from the beginning of the workshop.  Include your reviews either as separate attachments, or copy|paste them here:

(don’t forget to share the reviews you did with your fellow group members).  

3. Feedback You Received
Record the feedback you received from your fellow group members, either as a separate attachment or copy|paste them here:

Respond to the feedback you received.  Was any of it helpful?  What changes will you make to your project as a result of it?  

(don’t forget to revise your project, if you think it will result in improvements and then do the most important step:  use your Instructional Architect project in your classroom).  

4. How Did It Go?
Record your thoughts about how the use of the project went in the classroom.  Describe how it was used (for example as part of a lecture, students working independently within a center, or at home, etc . . . ).  Did you experience any difficulties in using the project and what did you do to overcome them?  What worked particularly well?  What didn’t work well?  What would you do differently if you were going to use it again?  Did your project incorporate problem-based learning?  Why or why not?  Record your thoughts here:  

(Go back through your journal, edit for continuity—for instance if you changed your mind about what you wanted to teach you should go back and update your description of the instructional need.  When you are finished, email the journal to: Brooke Robertshaw brooke.r@aggiemail.usu.edu and then bring a copy with your to Workshop II, much of it will be a discussion of your journals and the experiences you had with Instructional Architect in the classroom.