Sweet Relief...

I am feeling SO much better about the Master's Project after last night's class!
Mary and I decided that we would like to work together on a project. Mary and I work very well together, having taught for 5 years in the same grade and having a lot in common outside of the classroom as well. That being said, we were VERY anxious about the Master's Project considering all that is going on at school and in our MATHS class with Dr. Stump.
Originally, we were planning on completing a design set to music on LOGO.
If I am to be completely honest, I was lacking enthusiasm at the idea. Naturally, I would like to invest my time in something that will have a real world application to my situation. I was lacking enthustiasm about our original idea because, realistically, I can't use the LOGO program in my classroom. Aside from the lack of available technology, Geometry and shapes are only part of the third grade curriculum.
When discussing the project at last night's class, I was so relieved to hear that we could tailor our project to our needs. I know that it was never stated that our projects had to incorporate LOGO or Sketchpad, but I just assumed based on our class discussions.
Mary and I have decided to change our project idea to revolve around a third grade geometry unit. We would like to "update" our curriculum to be more realistic and effective. Mary and I are very excited about this because we wrote a unit plan about fractions for a previous class, and this will be a great addition to our repetoire of math lessons and materials.
I know that Mary and I are going to get much more out of this Master's Project idea than our previous one, and we are anxious to get started!
Thanks so much for understanding and appreciating our individual circumstances!