Innovation: Adoption and Use of Big History Project Curriculum

Part 1: Innovation Configuration Checklist

Component Optimal Acceptable Unacceptable

Computer Access 1:1 student access 1:1 student access <1:1 student access
24 hours, daily in- class, class days in-class, class days

Internet Access 24 hour student In-class student <daily, in-class

access, daily access, class days student access

Promotes Mastery 100% Essential 100% Essential <100% Essential

of Essential Standards mastered Standards mastered Standards mastered
Standards with BHP curriculum with BHP and
additional content

Utilization of 100% resource 75% resource <75% resource

Provided Lessons, utilization utilization utilization
Activities, &
Assessments

Preparation <30 min teacher 31-60min teacher >60min teacher prep

Requirements preparation time prep time required time required daily
required daily daily

Part 2: Stages of Concern information interview

When you think about BHP in your classroom, what are you concerned about?

Answers will be evaluated using the stages of concern below:

0 Awareness / 1 Information / 2 Personal / 3 Management

4 Consequence / 5 Collaboration / 6 Refocusing

Part 3: Determine the Level of Use of the Innovation

 1. Big History Project online curriculum is the innovation in question.
2. The intended users are the teachers of the course and their students.
3. Informal interview and observation of relevant teachers and students provides
insight into the level of use according to the following scale:

0 Non-use / I Orientation / II Preparation / III Mechanical / IV-A Routine

IV- B Refinement / V Integration / VI Renewal

Level of Use Interview:

Observation: Interview:

Are students using Do you find

BHP.com or BHP.com to be
another website to user-friendly and
complete work? effective?

Are students using Do you find BHP

material obtained materials useful in
from BHP or accomplishing
material from essential standard
elsewhere? goals?

Is BHP content How long do you

being utilized with typically need to
ease or with spend preparing to
struggle? use BHP lessons?

Are BHP lessons How often do you

and activities being change the BHP
used in their lesson plans to
original format? better fit your
students?

Are students Do you feel the

engaged in the quality of the
activity provided by education has
BHP? increased while
teaching BHP?