E.+Implement

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 * //Project Coordinators: Amy, Lisa & Maria //**



=Podcasting for Education =

Project Implementation


__Implementation Time-Frame __
Below is an example of when the different phases of our project strategy design will take place across the year. The colors reflect the strategies listed in the Design page.





**Legend**: GI is gather information, A1 is awareness level one (AE1 is the evaluation), I1 is interest level one (IE1 is the evaluation), T1 is trial level one (TE1 is the evaluation, PA1 is initial adoption in first level), A2 is awareness level two (AE2 is the evaluation), I2 is interest level two, T2 is trial level two (TE2 is the evaluation, PA2 is initial adoption in second level), TS is training session (TES is the evaluation), CW is the creative workshop (CWE is the evaluation), DPE is the diffusion project evaluation, and DPE2 is the evaluation done after the students start podcasting.

__Adoption Indicators__
The indicators for adoption are found in the last column of the "implementation journal" (see charts below) under Diffusion Evaluation. While people may show interest throughout the project period, true adopters will:


 * Adoptive teachers will create one podcast to use as part of a lesson (choice of subject) and present or make available for students.
 * Students within the adoptive classrooms will work in cooperative learning groups to create an interview style podcast (subject teachers choice) and present to peers for grade. Rubric will be provided (see Evaluation page).

__Implementation Journals__
The project coordinators kept track of staff member activity, skill level, and opinion using a chart reflecting the activities covered in the design process. Although a journal or individual files might be better for in-depth tracking of staff progress, the chart can provide a more visual way or tracking staff progress/participation from start to finish. The charts reflect strategy activities covered in the Design page.

Legend for Implementation Journals
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 * Pre-assessments and post-assessments were given grades of A-F. Visits, reception, and opinion can also be assessed on the A-F scale and represent how open or accepting individuals are to an idea or activity. **A** means excellent, **B** means above average, **C** means average, **D** means below average, and **F** means fail or un-accepting. (To clarify, the coordinators will only grade exams. Coordinators will not "grade" people's opinion, rather, the coordinators record how individuals __assessed__ an activity based on evaluation input.)
 * In Lunch Talks, the **numbers** (that may appear) differentiate tables - for example, individuals assigned the number 7 sit together as a group for lunch. The numbers specify in what order the tables were approached.
 * The **numbers** (that may be) assigned to Podcast # views and # of Podcasts are self explanatory; they are the number of times podcasts were viewed or created.
 * **X**'s signify activities people participated in or observed. **P**'s indicate program presenters. **H**'s indicate activity helpers.













__Outcomes__
Some outcomes were not as expected. Some "laggards," due to the influence of their more progressive friends, adopted the innovation more quickly than otherwise. Also, some smart, capable, and energetic "early adopters" and "early majority" people did not readily adopt the project due to little support from or acceptance by their department chairs. In some instances, it helped the project diffuse to less progressive educators when department chairs accepted the idea. And sometimes department chairs did not accept an idea unless a respected member of their department got on board the project. Individuals that did not accept the innovation the first year will be encouraged to pursue adoption during the second year. This will naturally occur through peer influence and pressure. However, if staff make a conscious decision not to adopt the innovation, that can be grounds for firing. The district requires professional excellence.