BEEP—An Outline of Project Procedures

• Teachers and architects connect and form a team


• A teacher meets with the team before the project starts to:
  • Discuss the project theme chosen by the teacher
  • Define roles and responsibilities of each team member: teacher, architect, student teacher, architecture students, consultants
  • Develop a schedule and plan special events: field trips, demonstrations, community presentations, media coverage
  • Determine if any other consultants are needed: planner, contractor, landscape architect, artist, interior designer
  • Determine the desired end project: model, map, artwork, presentation
  • Develop a materials list and identify resources
  
  
• The teacher introduces the project to students:
  • Describes the project theme, anticipated process, schedule and end project
  • Introduces the team
  • Conducts warm-up exercise: Boomtime, slide show, field trip
  
  
• The following activities continue over approximately a 6 to 10 week period:
  • Architects and other team members visit classrooms: discussions, presentations, consultations
  • Students work singly or in teams on their project
  • Field trips or other special events as a class or a team
  • Team meets outside of class to review progress and plan adjustments
  
  
• Completion of models, maps, drawings or other end projects include:
  • Final presentation, evaluation and discussion
  
  
• Ongoing documentation of process and progress
  • Black and white photographs, color slides, video tap
  • Correspondence and reports
  • Newspaper articles, radio/television coverage
  
  
• Final team meeting after completion for evaluation and sharing of projects with other BEEP participants, educators and the community

 

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