My customary Friday post is a little late this week – I succumbed to an unfortunate respiratory virus a couple of days ago, and yet somehow decided it would be a good idea to drive to the coast with my family yesterday. Now that I’m sitting by the ocean, and feeling much better today, it turned out to be a great decision. But yesterday was a little touch and go . . .

I’m preparing to start work on part 2 of the Mosaic free lesson plans in March, and I wanted to give everyone a heads-up that (when I’m back in town and healthy again!) I’ll be opening a Yahoo email group for the purpose of discussing the curriculum and my plans for continuing the series. I’d like to get as much discussion and feedback as possible from anyone who might be interested in using any or all of the materials, so that I can tailor the ideas that I have to the needs of the users and potential users. You could consider it a user’s group, as well as an informal “advisory board”. Some of the issues I’d like to discuss include:

• setting up the progression of the series, year by year.
• evaluating the resources to include, including whether to aim towards more resources that are available for free or low cost.
• evaluating the balance of hands on activities to reading
• discussing the format of the lessons

Of course, the group would also be a great place for users and potential users to discuss how they use the curriculum, as well as other curricula and resources, in their families.

If you are interested in participating or just curious to lurk and hear what others have to say, send me an email. I’ll send you an invitation when I get the group up and running.

Photo Credit: “Funky Girl 2″ by Jef Bettens

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