Second meeting with Principal

I was finally able to sit down and have another conversation with my principal to hone down my project. We decided that my idea of using audio recordings in the classroom would be the best goal to pursue at the moment. We discussed the possible uses of those recordings and benefits of each, but the two concepts we really spent the most time on were:

1. using them to record students reading and letting them listen back on an Ipod to hear themselves reading. We hope this would work to improve "reading with emphasis" skills.

2. using the Ipods to allow students to replay teacher instructions at home, or to offer Spanish translations for ESL students (and their parents) who are struggling with textbooks and instructional time using a language they don't understand.


We have decided to pilot this program in three classes that span our grade levels. We chose 1st, 3rd, and 5th grades to choose the classes, and then picked a teacher from each grade that we felt would be most likely to be open to the ideas. I'm a bit worried about pitching the ideas to the teachers, because I'm not entirely sure what form they need to take (I'll need their input and expertise in their own grade levels for that.) However, I am really excited about this large step forward. Now I need to form a solid sales pitch to the teachers and start working with them to figure out what our desired end-result will look like. Once that gets rolling we should be able to order our Ipods. We are going to offer 4 to each classroom, making a total of 12 we will need to purchase.