I'll jump in here with the suggestion of a resource that supports the explicit instruction of research. Try Teaching Middle School Students to be Active Researchers by Judith M.Zorfass. The appendix is loaded with planning and assessment criteria. This process can be adapted for primary grades-graduate school. Marcia Jan Kammert wrote:
>Can anyone suggest a book to help teachers with "explicit instruction of >HOW to complete and synthesize research"? >Thanks! >Jan > > >On Tue, 28 Nov 2006, Mary Lou wrote: > >[I deleted some paragraphs here.] > > > >>My principal's concern and goal is to curriculum map in order to adjust >>timelines to better meet the goal of integration. I get it...But my feeling >>is that at the same time, we need to collect data on the type of instruction >>students deserve. I find that in some content area classrooms students >>continue to be "assigned" projects and papers with little explicit >>instruction. I see and hear way too much "independent research" by students >>without the explicit instruction of HOW to complete and synthesize research. >>So, the curriculum is "covered," but often students are not engaged in >>"learning how to learn." >> >> >> > > >_______________________________________________ >The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org > >To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to >http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. > >Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive > > > > _______________________________________________ The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive
