WIT 2003

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Implementing Your Curriculum Web in the Classroom

Elementary Implementation

                     1. Choose the topic of the Curriculum Web you want the students to work on, for example volcanoes, cells, acid rain, robots and tech design, whale hunting, Hiroshima, heroes or peace.  (Use the "Back" button on the browser to return to this page when you have finished exploring these Curriculum Webs.)

                       Look at some Curriculum Webs

                     2. Read through several and decide on the one that incorporates the desired learning standard and is understandable at the reading level of your students. Link the Curriculum Web to activities and lessons you are teaching. A Curriculum Web should not be an isolated lesson.

                     3. A good Curriculum Web provides adequate guidance for the students, has a end product that demonstrates their creativity and has links that help answer the questions. Go through the Web thoroughly to make sure that the information is relevant and that all the links work.

                     4. Decide how long you want the Curriculum Web to last (many have suggestions for the length of the project, any where from one to several weeks). Devise a schedule for the completion of each part of the Curriculum Web and the final product.

                     5. Form the class into compatible groups and allow them to read about and choose their roles (if any are used in your Curriculum Web).

                     6. Read through the introductory paragraph of the Curriculum Web together. Ensure that the students understand the purpose of the Curriculum Web and their role. An effective Curriculum Web has the teacher as facilitator rather than leader.

                     7. Special needs students can be assigned predetermined roles that include them in the group.

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