Inquiry+and+Research

GENERAL MODELS FOR INQUIRY AND RESEARCH
===‍What are the steps in the process? How do we adapt research models to suit our students? Which parts of the process are most challenging-- for either the student or the teacher?===

//Implementing Inquiry//

"Fostering a Culture of Inquiry" Introduction to Guided Inquiry

Joyce Valenza's "Fifty Ways to Leave Your Term Paper": Alternatives such as pathfinders, infographics, and more.

Journalism incorporates many aspects of inqury and research, whether students are part of a regular publication or working on a journalistic assignment as a class assignment: Student Journalism | Three Benefits of Newspaper Programs

How can thoughtful questions direct research and learning?
A wiki about term paper topics and research questions: Term Paper Topics

IDENTIFYING RESOURCES AND SEARCHING FOR INFORMATION
===‍How adept are students at finding and evaluation sources of information?===

[|Google Web Search Education]: Search better! This site offers tips, tricks, and lessons about internet searches and search results. Not sure if "the internet" and "the web" are exactly the same thing? You can learn the difference here!

[|"Study: College students rarely use librarians' expertise"]

‍SYNTHESIS, CREATION, PRESENTATION
===‍How can students organize their information? What can they do with it? How will they share what they learn?===

[|7 Things You Should Know About Wikis]: Wikis (such as this one, I hope) can be great places to store, organize, and share information.

Has anyone been using Evernote? It looks like you can organize text, photos, web clippings-- and sync them between a computer and mobile device. Evernote Digital storytelling can be a great way to share experiences and demonstrate learning. VoiceThread lets you share photos and vocal recordings-- and the people you share it with can comment on your work! [|VoiceThread]

Can your students be more creative than simple bar graphs and pie charts? Designing infographics and visualizing data

‍REFLECTION, EVALUATION, ASSESSMENT
===‍What kind of feedback should teachers provide? When should students reflect or self-assess? How can teachers use formative and summative assessment? Can you share any assessment strategies that are most effective for your classes?===