Work Models

  1. Flow Model
  2. Sequence Model
  3. Artifact Model
  4. Cultural Model
  5. Physical Model
  6. Metaphors

Research

  1. Design Problem
  2. Literature Review
  3. Work Models
  4. Design Patterns
  5. Design Experiments
  6. Lesson Ideas
  7. Montessori Computes
  8. Thinking About Circles

Related Links

Patterns and Design

Montessori

Informal Structures

"Look at the ways people go beyond the formal structure." (Beyer & Holtzblatt, 1998, p. 94).  This is something I haven't looked at in past field studies.  It looks like something that's relevant to design on a school by school or classroom by classroom basis.  Might be worth considering, for example, to help teachers in a particular classroom figure out the best way to arrange computers or to help a school administrator figure out how to manage technical support.

Leone Learning Systems, Inc. (LLS) is a North Shore company that provides online courses for kids anywhere and local teaching and tutoring services for students in Chicago and the Northern Suburbs of Chicagoland. LLS also provides a free geometry software package for children age 6 and up, and free resources for teachers and parents. This site includes information about classes taught, availability for tutoring, learning activities for kids, lesson plans, and an ongoing software and curriculum research and development effort.