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Implementing the Plan
1. Recruit volunteers.
2. Assign specific responsibilities.
3. Begin fund raising.
4. Set deadlines for each step of the plan.
5. Select project "work days" and alternative "rain
dates".
6. Contact local resource people for special assistance, and
notify them about work days.
7. Take "before" pictures of area.
8. Identify and obtain equipment and materials needed for completion
of projects.
9. Notify news media of the project and request coverage on
work days.
10. Give credit to all contributors for donations of materials
and services.
11. Take "after" pictures of work upon completion.
12. Organize and conduct dedication ceremony. Invite public
officials, school officials, teachers, parents, students and
the public.
ODC are unique environmental learning
labs created by children for children.
These classrooms become extensions of the indoor classroom.
They make the textbooks come alive and motivate students to
seek more information about the topic.
As students use their ODC, they begin to see patterns and
relationships which increases their understanding of complex
concepts. In addition, the ODC is easy to use and readily available for
teachers. It can be
used for those unexpected teachable moments, planned units of class
study or supervised individual projects.
- Extension. Of indoor classroom
- Outdoors, the books become alive
and students experience motivated learning experiences thru
their use of their senses
- As students use their ODC they
begin to see patterns and relationships between books themselves
and their environment and have a greater desire to learn.
ODC expands the learning environment,
requires no special permit, no transportation, lunches, shifting of
class schedules and is immediately available for continuous study,
for an unexpected observation and for supervised individual study
projects.
Evaluating
What You Have
Developing a Written
Plan
Implementing the Plan
PLT Conceptual
Framework
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