2007-2008+IL+Implementation

Standards and Benchmarks for MS were met in the following integrated, collaborative projects:


 * Grade || Standard 1 (Inquiry Process) || Standard 2 (Ethical Use) || Standard 3 (Variety of resources) || Standard 4 (Media/Tech. Use) ||
 * 6 || Exploratory Classes (Jones) (Reference Sources; Knowledge Charts, using OPAC, Boolean Searches, Webpath Express, Britannica Online, authentic notetaking strategies; synthesis & interpretation)

Social Studies (Nash) (Ancient Greece: Scavenger Hunt using variety of types of resources; Ancient Egypt: individual research topics; trad. and online sources; comparison of info. Ancient Africa: group work on ancient kingdoms) (OPAC; Webpath; EBSCO) ;

English (Tan/Jorgenson): Taught Big 6 for major research paper assignment on Ancient Egypt)

ESL 6 (Sicard) (search strategies; Noodletools)

Science (Cole/Newman) Code Blue project--research on immune system: 3 diff. sources; data collection; (Cole): cells; diseases; planets (OPAC/book & website sources); reference sources. || Exploratory Classes (Academic Honesty; Noodletools)

Social Studies (Ancient Greece; Ancient Egypt: Ancient Africa) Noodletools; citation forms to record sources

Science: (Code Blue) Citations || Social Studies (Ancient Greece; Ancient Egypt; Ancient Africa) Independent research.

English: various genres; individual recommendations; major research paper.

New MS Fiction section to promote rec. reading.

Science Fair: independent research projects || Exploratory Classes

Social Studies (Ancient Greece; Ancient Egypt; Ancient Africa)

English: major research paper; online databases; Webpath Express; recording data in Word docs; Noodletools;

Science (Code Blue): information for Wiki. ||
 * 7 || Social Studies (Seang/Nash) (Ancient Rome; Medieval Europe) Reference sources; databases; weblinks; using keywords & alternatives; evaluating sources; creating and using data collection charts; notetaking)

ESL (Sicard) Variety of sources for "Lord of the Flies";notetaking practice, paraphrasing, synthesis and representing in own words

Science (Cole) || Social Studies (Nash/Seang) Noodletools Advanced; recording sources. (Seang): Turnitin.com

ESL: Noodletools practice with variety of sources || Social Studies: independent research assignments;

Science Fair: independent project research || Social Studies: chose variety of sources provided by library for independent & team projects ||
 * 8 || Science (Newman) Evolution: (rec. sources; adv. Google searches; science directories)

ESL (Sicard) Paraphrasing || Science: image citation ||  || Science: finding info. & images for Powerpoint ||