1998-1999 Phase One
Phase One.1: Spring 1999	Identify potential topics; develop consensus on content focus, skills, and topics (scope and sequence); decide upon unit format; organize project by dividing writing/development responsibilities. Three MG Team site visits/working meetings. Johnson Space Center, January 8-10, 1999 Goddard Space Center, March 12-14, 1999 Ames Space Center, May 28-30, 1999
Phase One.2: Summer 1999	Grade-level groups develop draft activities.
Phase Two.1: Fall 1999	Present draft activities to whole group; continue data collection/skills refinement. Complete preliminary draft by 1 January 2000. Two MG Team site visits/working meetings. JPL, September 23-26, 1999 Opportunities for work during NCGE (Workshop feedback) Stennis SFC, December 2-5, 1999
1999-2000 Phase Two
Phase Two.2: Spring 2000	Circulate preliminary draft to Advisory Board, NASA collaborators, Editor etc. Revise based on comments/suggestions. One MG Team working meeting. Marshall SFC, February 18-20, 2000 1 April, 2000 materials to the editor for standardization of format and preparation for the Review and Critique Workshop
Phase Two.3: Summer 2000	Review by Workshop, Texas A&M. Fifteen master teachers classroom test materials in controlled environment. Materials distributed for review to other interested teachers and subject matter groups identified by Advisory Board, NASA, and so on. Website readied for public with materials needed for unit implementation. Classroom trials and pilot testing with interested teachers and development of state curriculum correlations. Materials revisions completed by July 31. MG Team Leaders Meet at Workshop, June 2000
2000-2001 Phase Three
Phase Three.1 Fall 2000	Revised draft materials poured into format reviewed at Workshop and redistributed to the Workshop group for further comment and review by September 15. Materials in this format distributed for review to other interested teachers and subject matter groups identified by Advisory Board, NASA, and so on. Team Leaders take suggested changes from fall review period and incorporate into units. Final editing and production. TBA, MG Team Leader Meeting, Fall 2000 Comments on revised materials to Team Leaders by mid-November
Phase Three.2 Spring 2001	Materials go to print; dissemination plans for pre- and inservice staff development finalized. Summer workshops organized. Web site dissemination materials completed and placed on-line. Summer dissemination plans finalized, January 15, 2001 TBA, MG Team Leader Meeting, February 2001 February 15, 2001 all materials to the editor for final editing Final web site launch by May, 2001
Phase Three.3 Summer 2001	Workshops to train MG materials trainers.