Research Basics for the 21 st Century Learner
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Research Basics for the 21st Century Learner
By: Dana BrewsterAnd
Susan Norman
2Image from google images
3Created at wordle.net
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Objectives
Define Inquiry Learning
Introduce the Super3 Research Process
Note: all images on slides 4-12 are attributed to Microsoft ClipArt.
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Inquiry Learning
• Driven by questioning– Essential questions– Hypothetical
questions– Planning questions
• Empowers Students
Why?
How?
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Inquiry Learning• Cyclical
– Taps into prior knowledge
– Generate questions or problems to investigate
– Develop a plan for investigations
– Selection of resources– Create a demonstration
of learning through sharing
– Reflect on the process(Stripling 51)
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Traditional Research
• Identify Topic: Recycling
• Create Outline• I. definition• 2. history• 3. collect facts• 4. write paper
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Inquiry Learning
• Students develop a question– “How does buying vintage
clothing help the earth?”– Students develop extending
questions:• “How does the manufacture of
clothing hurt the earth?”• “What challenges do we face when
we promote resale of clothing?”
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How do we develop inquiry learning skills among our youngest learners?
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Super3
“The Super3 is a way of doing things, a course of action, an approach, and a method for solving problems.”
-Laura Eisenberg Robinson
Plan
Do
Review
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Plan (Beginning)
• Students understand the task
• Decide on the information and resources needed to complete the task
• Develop an action plan
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Do (Middle)
• Students locate sources of information
• Use the information and resources
• Do the work
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Review (End)
a. Check progress
b. Seek help if necessary
c. Decide when the task is complete
d. Reflect on the process and results.
e. Note: All slides on images 13-24 are attributed to morguefile.com
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REAL
LIFE
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COLLABORATION
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Super3 In the Classroom
Describe pioneer life.
Describe how various sources provide information about the past, such as
articles, documents and visuals.
Define history as a story of the past.
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Plan (Beginning)
a. Understand the Task: What do I need to do, and what information do I need to do it?
(Robinson 11, Needham 2)
• Know • Want to Know• Learned
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Plan (Beginning) cont’d
b. Decide on the information and resources needed to complete the task: What sources can I use to find the information?
(Robinson 11, Needham 2)
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Plan (Beginning) cont’d
c. Develop an action plan: Where are these sources? How do I find the information in these sources?
(Robinson 11, Needham 2, Lieser 42)
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Do (Middle)
a. Locate and gather the sources: Collect the information needed from the sources found during the Plan stage.
(Robinson 11, Needham 2)
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Do (Middle) cont’d
b. Use the information and resources: Take notes, with teacher’s help. Make a chart showing the data found. Create a finished product, such as a poster.
(Robinson 11, Needham 2)
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Review (End)
a. Check progress.
b. Get help from teacher librarian and classroom teacher.
c. Decide if finished product does a good job of showing all the students learned.
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Review (End) cont’d
d. Evaluate by answering question: Did I do what I set out to do in my plan?
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Super3
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Works Cited
Eisenberg, Michael, and Robert Berkowitz. "The Big6 Super3." The Big6 Super3. 1987 1987.Web.
Eisenberg, Michael; Berkowitz, Robert. The Big6 Super3. Oct. 11, 2009 <http://www.big6. com/kids/site/2002/05/29/the-super-3/>.
Glantz, Shelley. "Review: Super3: The Information Skills for Young Learners." Library Media Connection 26.4 (2008): 92. Academic Search Complete. Web. Oct. 11, 2009.
Lieser, Emmy. "Building Native American Houses using the Super3: A Collaborative Unit." Library Media Connection 24.2 (2005): 42--45. Academic Search Complete. Web. 12 Oct. 2009.
McKenzie, Jamie. Beyond Technology: Questioning, Research and the Information Literate School. Bellingham, WA: FNO, 2000. Print.
Milam, Peggy. "A Road Map for the Journey." Library Media Connection 22.7 (2004): 20-23. Print.
Needham, Joyce. "The Big6 Or Super3." Library Talk 15.4 (2002): 20--22. Academic Search Complete. Web. Oct. 11, 2009.
Robinson, Laura Eisenberg. "Information Literacy + Early Learners." Library Media Connection 27.2 (2008): 10-1. Academic Search Complete. Web. Oct. 11, 2009.
Standards for the 21st Century Learner. Chicago: American Association for School Librarians, 2007. <http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/aasl/guidelinesandstandards/learningstandards/standards.cfm>
Stripling, Barbara. "Inquiry: Inquiring Minds Want to Know." School Library Media Activities Monthly Sept. 2008: 50-52. Print.