Harness the power of authentic research in your classroom.
Students have all the information in the world literally at their finger tips. Do you want to know who wrote your favorite song? Google it! Trying to figure out how many ounces are in the pound? You can just ask Siri or Cortana. The question facing teachers today: How do we teach kids to think critically and be good researchers in this age of instant information?
We use the Big 6 method of research in our classrooms. Big 6 was developed by Mike Eisenberg and Bob Berkowitz as a problem solving model to be used in the information technology age. If you are not familiar with this research strategy, we highly recommend it - you can learn more about it at this Big 6 website. While Renegade Apples did not invent the Big 6, we have created some resources to help teachers implement it and help students access the power of these research skills.
One resource below allows you to assess students' ability to find information and create new content using what they have learned. Using this rubric will give you insight into which parts of the research process your students understand or need more help with. This can also be used to help you assess student ability to find and utilize information instead of just giving a score on a final project. The other resource was developed to assist students as they begin to learn the steps behind the research process. This planning guide has been helpful with students in grades 3-6, but could be used with older students, as well. Also included below is a 3...2...1 text protocol students can use to organize their notes.
We use the Big 6 method of research in our classrooms. Big 6 was developed by Mike Eisenberg and Bob Berkowitz as a problem solving model to be used in the information technology age. If you are not familiar with this research strategy, we highly recommend it - you can learn more about it at this Big 6 website. While Renegade Apples did not invent the Big 6, we have created some resources to help teachers implement it and help students access the power of these research skills.
One resource below allows you to assess students' ability to find information and create new content using what they have learned. Using this rubric will give you insight into which parts of the research process your students understand or need more help with. This can also be used to help you assess student ability to find and utilize information instead of just giving a score on a final project. The other resource was developed to assist students as they begin to learn the steps behind the research process. This planning guide has been helpful with students in grades 3-6, but could be used with older students, as well. Also included below is a 3...2...1 text protocol students can use to organize their notes.