The Essay Looms

It is now that I have to create my essay for the Telecommunications lesson plan.  It always takes me a while before I can get the gears rolling on a cool idea that will make my lesson jump out at the kids.  Once the idea starts to flow, I'll be fine.  As it is for now, I'm letting it fester in my head and hopefully it will be ready to jump out onto paper tomorrow,...................since there is no time to waste.

I'm using an awesome simulation program for the lesson, but it already has an authentic problem attached to it.  I find that this lesson plan is a perfect opportunity to implement this particular simulation into my class, but it is really hard to think of an authentic problem on top of an authentic problem.

It is a Crash Scene Investigation site that walks through how to solve a problem if one were an investigator.  I think that it is going to have to be on the lines of training for a crash scene.  Part of my outcome is that an actual investigator is going to come in and speak with them.  Maybe I will spruce it up a bit and have the investigator actually walk through an actual accident.  She/He could answer questions only thought of by the students that would enable them to determine who is at fault, what caused the accident, and what illegalities, if any, were present?  If they were good trainees, then they would be able to follow all of the math and science behind what the presenter is saying.

Wow, this blog thing definitely helps straighten out some thoughts.  Cool.  Thanks blog. :0)

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