enhancing research skills with elementary students

Presented byBecky Crowder and Dea Borneman

Missouri Association of School Librarians ConferenceApril 18, 2011

Enhancing Research Skills with Elementary Students

• Co-Plan – Appointment – Regular schedule

• Co-Implement – Assign tasks – Share responsibilities

• Co-Assess – Share grading – Share evaluations

Collaboration

• Comprehensive Integrated Research Project– Skills

• Information Literacy• Visual Literacy • Oral Presentation Skills • Writing • Reading • Digital Literacy

Scientist Project

• 6-8 Weeks – 1 week

• Introduction to project • Selection of scientist

– Send list to librarian for resource selection• Model research folder and process

– Internet source in classroom – Book resource in library

– 3-4 weeks • Research and writing body of paper

Timeline

• 1 week– Opening/closing

• 1-2 weeks – Scientist trailer – Presentation board– Night of Notables

Timeline

• Choose scientist• Questions

– Brainstorm– Categorize

Begin Project

• Forward selections to librarians • Books on hand • Web sources printed for students

Begin Research

Research Folder

Fact Card

Fact Card

Resource Card

• Cards as graphic organizer• Due dates for writing• Opening/closing mini lesson • Scoring guide

Research and Writing

Timeline

• Presentation boards – At home

• Trailers finished, loaded onto a laptop

• Practice oral presentation – Memorized – First person – Film presentation

Prep for Night of Notables

• Set up– Need:

• One laptop• projector• screen

– 6 foot tables—2 presenters per table

– Wax museum format– Assign student spots – Let the fun begin

Night of Notables

Dea Borneman

Assistant Professor MSUMALS-University of MissouriDeaBorneman@MissouriState.edu

Becky Crowder

Instructor-GreenwoodMS Elementary Education-

MSURCrowder@MissouriState.educourses.missouristate.edu/

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