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Research Guides:
Designing an Effective Research Assignment
Montgomery, Stacy. "Research Proposal." Freshman Writing and Research. LiveJournal.org, 2010. http://enc1102-29.livejournal.com/2557.html
Copyright, Fair Use, Creative Commons
Burt , R. "The educator’s guide to copyright, fair use, and creative commons." Edublogger. 22 02 2012.
http://theedublogger.com/2012/02/09/the-educators-guide-to-copyright-fair-use-and-creative-commons/
Research Rubrics
Franker, Karen. Research Process Rubric, Middle School. University of Wisconsin-Stout. 2012. http://www2.uwstout.edu/content/profdev/rubrics/middlelschresearchrubric.html
Assignments and Lesson Plans – Ideas and Models
- Toronto Public Library. The research virtuoso : how to find anything you need to know. New York: Annick Press. 2012.
- Rankin, Virginia. The thoughtful researcher: teaching the research process to middle school students. Englewood: Libraries Unlimited. 1999.
Research Guides:
- Public Schools of Brookline, 7-8 Grade Research/Writing Guide. 2012. 2012 SS Writing Guide.docx
- Internet Public Library. “ A+ Research and Writing for High School and College Students.” Drexel University, 2012. http://www.ipl.org/div/aplus/
- Samuels, H.. "CRLS Research Guide." Cambridge Rindge and Latin High School. Cambridge Public Schools, 2011 http://www.crlsresearchguide.org/00_Introduction.asp
- Owen, Patricia. "A Transition Checklist for High School Seniors." School Library Monthly. 26.8 (2010): 21-23. http://lgdata.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com/docs/1649/295695/Owen_article.pdf
- Kolowich, Steve. "What Students Don't Know." Inside Higher Ed. August 22 (2011) http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/08/22/erial_study_of_student_research_habits_at_illinois_university_libraries_reveals_alarmingly_poor_information_literacy_and_skills
- Purcell, Kristin. et. al. How teens do research in a digital world. Pew Research Center. 2012. http://pewinternet.org/Reports/2012/Student-Research/Summary-of-Findings/Overview.aspx
- Stripling, Barbrara. “Inquiry: Inquiring Minds Want to Know.” School Library Media Activities Monthly/Volume XXV, Number 1/September 2008.http://www.teachingbooks.net/content/InquiringMindsWantToKnow-Stripling.pdf
- Callison, Danny and Annette Lamb. "Information Search and Use Models.” Information Age Inquiry. . School of Library and Information Science, Indiana University, 2011. http://virtualinquiry.com/inquiry/models.htm
- McDonald, Cynthia, and Rob Darrow. "Information Literacy Models and Comparison Chart." Infopeople.org. K-12 Information Literacy in the Digital Age, 2003. http://infopeople.org/sites/all/files/past/2004/k12infolit/handout_infolitmodels.pdf
- Michigan State University, "Introduction to Synthesis." University of Michigan.com. n.d. https://www.msu.edu/~jdowell/135/Synthesis.html
- Sullivan, James. "Strategies for Synthesis Writing." Finding Dulcinea.com. 2012. http://www.findingdulcinea.com/features/edu/Strategies-for-Synthesis-Writing.html
- Stahl, Steve et. al. "What Happens When Students Read Multiple Source Documents in History?" Reading Research Quarterly, Vol. 31, No. 4 (Oct. - Nov. - Dec., 1996), pp. 430-456 students reading multiple texts.pdf
Designing an Effective Research Assignment
- Maryellen, Weimer, ed. Keys to Designing Effective Research and Writing Assignments. Madison: Magna Publications, Inc. http://lgdata.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com/docs/1649/295696/report-keys-to-designing-effective-writing[1].pdf
- University of Pennsylvania Libraries. “Creating successful research skills assignments.” University of Pennsylvania. 2013.http://gethelp.library.upenn.edu/faculty/researchassignments.html
- Caldwell, Jody. "Designing Assignments to Develop Information Literacy Skills." Drew University Library. Drew University, n.d. http://www.users.drew.edu/~jcaldwel/assign.html
Montgomery, Stacy. "Research Proposal." Freshman Writing and Research. LiveJournal.org, 2010. http://enc1102-29.livejournal.com/2557.html
Copyright, Fair Use, Creative Commons
Burt , R. "The educator’s guide to copyright, fair use, and creative commons." Edublogger. 22 02 2012.
http://theedublogger.com/2012/02/09/the-educators-guide-to-copyright-fair-use-and-creative-commons/
Research Rubrics
Franker, Karen. Research Process Rubric, Middle School. University of Wisconsin-Stout. 2012. http://www2.uwstout.edu/content/profdev/rubrics/middlelschresearchrubric.html
Assignments and Lesson Plans – Ideas and Models
- November, Alan. Students as Contributors: The Digital Learning Farm. November Learning. http://novemberlearning.com/wp/assets/students-as-contributors.pdf
- “Educational Resources for Educators.” November Learning.Com. Check out the “Web Literacy Resources” and “Handouts and Tips.” http://novemberlearning.com/educational-resources-for-educators/
- “The Learning Network: Teaching and Learning with the New York Times.” The New York Times Company. http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/category/lesson-plans/ Lesson plans focused on research skills can be found here: http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/category/lesson-plans/academic-skills/research-skills/
- Engage NY. "Research to Build and Present Knowledge." Teacher Training Materials. 2013. http://www.engageny.org/resource/network-team-institute-materials-may-13-16-2013-ela-9-12-professional-development
- American Association of School Librarians. Lesson Plan Databases, Standards for the 21st Century Learner. 2013. http://aasl.jesandco.org/
- Read, Write Think: Lessons and Resources. http://www.readwritethink.org/