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Annual Literacy Institute
Mary Jeanne Dicker, Head Librarian
Farnsworth Middle School
Guilderland Central School District
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Inquiry
Active, engaged learners Student oriented. Teacher as facilitator Flexible Collaborative Standards driven Assessment is ongoing Expands the resources beyond school Technology – tool for learning - Harada, Yoshina
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Learning and Thinking Skills
Critical thinking and problem-solving skills Communication skills Creativity and innovation skills Collaboration skills Contextual learning skills Information and media literacy skills
- Partnership for 21st Century
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Life Skills (P21)
Leadership Ethics Accountability Adaptability Personal productivity Personal responsibility People skills Self-direction Social responsibility
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Expands the resources beyond school
• Interviews – friends, family, witnesses, other professionals who study the topic (real world)
•Primary resources including documents
•Studies by professionals using databases
•Expert mentoring
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Inquiry
Amy Martin’s Solar Energy Inquiry Project
Grade 4
Westmere Elementary School
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Inquiry
Students were exploring renewable/non-renewable energy sources in science.
Question: How can we make a contribution to renewable energy at our school?
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Inquiry
Students wrote a solar panel proposal to NYSERDA. Received grant.
Each team wrote a paragraph Original musical composition Field trip to GE Renewable Power Plant Switched to solar cookers Mentored by retired solar energy expert Construction paper experiment – best place for
cooker? Used at year-end picnic
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Inquiry
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Inquiry
Reality check: What makes this an inquiry project?
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Inquiry
Middle school projects Gr. 6-8
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Inquiry
Essential questions we have explored:
How can the scientific method be used to answer everyday questions?
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Inquiry
How does an innovation in technology impact a civilization?
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Inquiry
How do events in history impact today’s society?
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Inquiry
Science/Language Arts Gr. 8 Scientific Method Problem or Question Review of the Literature Develop Hypothesis Set Up Research
– Methods- what you’re going to do– Variables– Controls
Conduct Research– Observations– Collect Data
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Inquiry
Analyze Data Conclusions Future Research
– Create More Questions
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Mr. H’s Hair!
What hair product creates the best and What hair product creates the best and longest lasting fohawk for Mr. H?longest lasting fohawk for Mr. H?
Our Own Class Research
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Inquiry
Sample questions:
How does pressure change a soccer ball?
What are the effects of music on memory?
http://sciencewithmrh.ning.com/
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Inquiry
Question filter
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Inquiry
Social Studies/Language Arts Gr. 8
Students choose an event or issue prevalent today in American history and relate it back in time to see how it evolved.
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Inquiry
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Inquiry
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Inquiry
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Inquiry
Students develop a researchable question after exploring library resources and conferencing with peers and teachers.
Gather information (with support from pathfinder).
Conduct an interview or survey for primary data.
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Inquiry
Write a research paper. Create an Animoto video to promote and
inform for final presentation. Final presentations including audience
questions.
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Inquiry
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Inquiry
Social Studies/Language Arts Grade 6
Exploding Technology
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Inquiry
Student teams chose a piece of current technology and traced it back to ancient civilizations, made predictions about the future, and described its impact on the civilization in general.
http://techpop.wikispaces.com
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Inquiry
Questioning exercise with old technology. Teams chose a current piece of technology. Developed questions within team. Submitted team research proposal. Developed search strategies. Gathered information.
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Inquiry
Reflected on the process. Drew a time line. Developed team proposal for sharing new
knowledge. Designed a presentation rubric as a class. Created and shared presentations.
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Inquiry
Time for Reflection
Refrigerators
“Our research is going well because we all have different jobs to do to get research done. We are definitely going to design a little fridge that works so we are putting facts together and starting our final project. The Fridge Rocks!”- Maggie
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Inquiry
Fabrics – “The resources that have given me the most help are books, computer, and my brain. Those resources really come in handy. My friends too.” - Megha
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Inquiry
Guns – “My research has been relatively good. A lot of websites are blocked but many aren't. The history has been very easy. I found a timeline. The impact it has had on civilization is hard to research, so we decided to think it for ourselves.” - Luciano
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Inquiry
High School – Schenectady High School ELA
Susie Walsh, Gr. 10 ELA teacher
Kristen Majkut, Librarian
From traditional to inquiry.
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Inquiry
Kristen and Susie were having a friendly disagreement about the book, The Kite Runner.
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Inquiry
Susie’s year-long theme was:
What does it mean for one person to have power over another?
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Inquiry
The essential question for the research project was:
How do charities positively support and impact the communities that they serve?
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Inquiry
100% completion rate. 90% of projects were turned in on time These new statistics were in stark contrast to
completion rates of previous years
Library Research Wiki on Charities:
http://shswalsh.pbworks.com/
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Inquiry
“We came to the conclusion that the amount of our prep time, our new project concepts and ideas (inquiry-based design), and the real-world connections directly impacted the success of the project and the increased level of student engagement.” - Kristen Majkut, Librarian
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Inquiry and Technology
Wikis
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Inquiry
Literacy
Digital Literacy
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Inquiry
A Framework for Digital Literacy
Photo – visual
Reproduction
Information
Branching
Socio-emotional
(Eshet - Alkalai)
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Inquiry
Photo – visual literacy
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Inquiry
Reproduction literacy
synthesize
text
images sound
Independent forms of information
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Inquiry
Information literacy
Evaluate
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Inquiry
Branching literacy
Hypermedia and navigational paths
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Inquiry
Socio - emotional literacy