Thursday, June 30, 2011
Informal Research
I like the idea of informal research. Maybe formal research and inquiry would be less intimidating if students have done a variety of informal research. I also like the implications for prework here. If on Thursday I want to begin a novel, I can ask the students to search, find and informally share as we did today. They can provide the background info which is needed but not the integral part of my lesson. Thanks for the ideas Cindi.
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Thank you, Kelly. I kinda stole this idea from Mary Poppins: to paraphrase, "work isn't work when you can find some element of fun"!
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I think once students have a basic understanding of what research is (and they usually come to me thinking research is just a book report that it really helps them to be more confident in their formal research.