This project is for graph theory students who want to become teachers. All other students are to complete the report on a graph theorist. Graph theory is a subject that is easily accessible to students from an early age. The goal of this project is to create a one-hour lesson plan about some topic in graph theory. The end product should be a project that you could implement in class some day.

In order to help your time management, I have broken the assignment into four phases.

Phase I, due by September 25 : You must turn in the subject of the lesson plan with a paragraph explaining what inspires you about the topic. You also need to include a paragraph about the target audience of your lesson plan.

Phase II, due by October 30 : A lesson plan is based on a well-researched understanding of the background topic with an eye towards your target audience. For Phase II, I expect you to have an extended bibliography that includes at least two offline sources. An extended bibliography means that in addition to the bibliographic reference, you need to include a brief description of each source and explain how it is relevant to your lesson plan. You must also provide a rough outline decribing the topics you will cover and the amount of time you expect to spend on each.

Phase III, due November 25 : The lesson plan should be completed for the most part. You will bring it to class and discuss it with your classmates. They will give feedback which will enable you to revise it to turn it in the following week.

Phase IV, due December 9 : The lesson plan is due.

Content: Your lesson plan will conform to the specifications that you learn in teaching classes. In particular,

• You should map out the expected time to be spent on each part of the lesson plan and outline the concepts to be learned in each segment.
• The lesson plan should explain all parts of the lesson including the setting and the necessary props.
• If you will be using worksheets, they must be prepared and stapled to the final product.
• A bibliography in order to help other teachers supplement the lesson plan on their own.

Grading: This project represents 10% of your grade this semester. You will be graded on content and structure. Yes, even for a lesson plan, you must use proper grammar and spelling and use complete sentences. Your lesson plan must include a proper bibliography. Approximately a third of your grade will be based on the presentation of the lesson plan and the grammar and spelling. The remaining part of your grade will be based on content, as described above.