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Action Research- Quadblogging Trailer  21st Century Learning Visible Thinking in Math- Part 1 The conversation about visible thinking in Math started with one of our teachers at Graded, The American School of São Paulo, Adam Hancock, wanting to know how he could incorporate having students’ use their blogfolios in Math class.

Action Research- Quadblogging Trailer 

It seemed natural to have students write for Humanities (Language Arts and … Redefining My Learning Silvana Meneghini and I work as Academic Technology Coordinators at Graded, the American School of São Paulo. ” A flashlight in the fog of technology integration“, initially the title of a conference workshop proposal, quickly developed into the desire of creating a framework to guide and coach teachers based on … Reflection in the Learning Process, Not As An Add On Is it personality? The Digital Learning Farm in Action Student Tutorials- MineCraft, How to Ride a Horse, iMovie and more It is no secret, that I am a big fan of Alan November‘s Digital Learning Farm concept. Global Education. Ten Steps to Better Web Research. In June 2013, Dulcinea Media will release Teaching Web Research Skills, a research-based multimedia experience that greatly expands upon these Ten Steps.

Ten Steps to Better Web Research

Read this blog post for more information. Educators and parents, please view our presentation on Teaching the Ten Steps. It includes a discussion of research studies and educator advice that informed these Ten Steps. Step 1: The Internet Is Not Always the Best Place to Start Should you start this research project by using the Internet? Many schools offer access to remarkable databases that may be a much better place for you to begin your research. As Joyce Valenza, librarian at Springfield Township High School in Pennsylvania, says, “students must be aware of the full research toolkit available to them. Furthermore, when you do use the Internet, a search engine may not be the best place to start. How To Do Research - An Interactive Map. One of the challenges that every student faces at one time or another is conducting focused and efficient research.

How To Do Research - An Interactive Map

The folks at the Kentucky Virtual Library know this and put together an interactive map of the research process for students. The map, titled How To Do Research, walks students through the research process from start to finish with every step along the way. One of the things about this map that school librarians will like is that it is not focused solely on web research.

How To Do Research includes a good section about using library catalogs, books, and magazines. Applications for Education The Kentucky Virtual Library's How To Do Research could be a good resource for elementary school or middle school students to have bookmarked as a guide through their research projects. H/T to Russel Tarr. Ten Steps to Better Web Research. Register & Read. Search Stories Makes Documenting Research Fun. The keynote speaker for NCTIES was my friend Ken Shelton.

Search Stories Makes Documenting Research Fun

I've known Ken for a few years now and one thing that I know for sure about Ken is that he knows how to design a presentation (more on that in another post). In his keynote, Ken shared a great idea for getting students enjoy documenting the research process instead of groaning about having to document it. Ken's suggestion is to have students create Google Search Story videos. The Google Search Stories Video Creator allows you to create a short video about the searches that you perform on Google.

To create your video you enter your search terms, select some background music, and let the creator render a video for you. Applications for Education As mentioned above, having students create short search story videos could be a good way to get them interested in documenting at least a part of the research process. Teacher Resources. The Library of Congress offers classroom materials and professional development to help teachers effectively use primary sources from the Library's vast digital collections in their teaching.

Teacher Resources

Find Library of Congress lesson plans and more that meet Common Core standards, state content standards, and the standards of national organizations. Discover and discuss ways to bring the power of Library of Congress primary sources into the classroom. Go to the blog Subscribe to the blog via e-mail or RSS. Using Primary Sources Discover quick and easy ways to begin using primary sources in your classroom, with teachers' guides, information on citing sources and copyright, and the Library's primary source analysis tool.

TPS Partners The Teaching with Primary Sources Program builds partnerships with educational organizations to support effective instruction using primary sources. Teacher Reflections on the Value of Pre-Search and Presentation Zen Style for Student Learning. I’m excited to team up again this month with Deborah Frost, one of the most experienced and talented teachers here at Creekview High School.

Teacher Reflections on the Value of Pre-Search and Presentation Zen Style for Student Learning

Deborah’s 9th Honors/Literature Composition students are in the library for the rest of the month as they inquire into a controversial/hot topic of their choice and craft a persuasive research paper on that topic as well as an oral presentation. Through trial and error over the years, Deborah and I have learned much together as instructional partners as we’ve reflected long and hard about what has worked and what hasn’t in each collaborative project we’ve endeavored to do with her students. Last year, Deborah was more than willing to implement two new aspects to the research design we were crafting.