This article describes how to help your students create a “blueprint” for a successful project. Task Definition and project planning is one of the most often overlooked, yet most important stage in overall project management. Here are some tips to help students get started on the right track with any assignment or project.
Bob Berkowitz presents Diamond Thinking, an Information Use strategy that helps students become divergent thinkers. This activity encourages students to expand their ideas as they engage and extract information from material they read, hear, or view.
Holly Barton, library media specialist in Rhode Island, helps third grade “junior entomologists” integrate information literacy skills while they work on a science research project about insects. Barton helps the students focus by using a graphic organizer called a Fact Finder, and improves their note taking techniques by using the Trash and Treasure method.
Maybe you have used a “KWL” graphic organizer before, but add H for How will I learn. Modify questions to your research goal.
Read how problem-based learning skills, role-playing, and the Big6™ combine to give students practice in solving real-life problems.
Janet Murray’s students use the Big6 outline to tame the wealth of available Internet resources.
Use this keyword builder to help you figure out what to look for!
Taking notes is fast and easy when you’re organized! Try using this chart with your next project!
