http://engl621.stevendkrause.com

1. Contract & Problem
Statement
• Contract= “You outline your goals and
expectations for the Project Portfolio”
• Problem Statement= “The ‘problem’ you
are intending to research” (see Blakeslee
and Fleischer)
• Two or three pages, on Google Sites, and a
Google Doc

2. And More Project Portfolio
Stuff
• Progress Reports= Three “short and
simple” updates
• Poster Presentation= Details TBA, but
imagine “science fair”
• Major Deliverable= “The chunk... that
represents significant process in your
research.”

3. Interview two one faculty
advisors
Alisha and Emily interviewing Fleischer (September 20)
Beth and Bernice interviewing Derek (September 19)
Carie and Graham interviewing Benninghoff (September 22)
Jeff and Sarah interviewing Dunn (September 29)
Sierra, Brenda, and Jessica interviewing Blakeslee (September 19)
Bill and Heather interviewing Miller (September 22)

4. Interview two one faculty
advisors
• You set up the interviews
• Recording and transcribing
• Common questions (e.g., systematic and
empirical) we’ll develop tonight
• Due October 6 (A shared/co-written
Google Doc)

5. Research Methodologies
Presentations
• Working in pairs (or three or so)
• Define methodology, lead discussion, give
basic bibliographic information
• I can/will work with folks on readings
• These methods are of course not
completely independent from each other

6. Research Methodologies
Presentations
• Experimental design=Krause (and that will be an
example)
• Ethnography
• Case study
• Content Analysis
• Action/Teacher Research
• Surveys
• And???