Learn What Works
Ideas:
Confluence of Reading, Writing, Speaking & Listening
Answer own questions, solve own problems
Liteacy in action, purposeful, applied
Culture of inquiry
Key points:
- Must be meaningful work==intrigue, student generated, real problem, topical
- Choose a topic and develop it– what do you want to know, generate questions, organize questions, write purpose statement
- Find info–seeking info strategies, locate and access info, extract info, choosing best sources, taking effective notes, citing
- Evaluate the info–is it trustworth? Is it clear? Does it serve my purpose
- Organize and synthesize–categorize info, make meaning,
- Present–change purpose itno a thesis, take into consideration audience, determine best method to present
Sources
Wilhelm- Inquiry
Calkins
Gallagher-Deeper Reading and Write Like This
Tools
See How it Works
Student examples from “What Kids Can Do”