Private and Parochial Schools Newsletter December 2015
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Holiday Gift Guide
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Professional Learning Corner
From The Teacher Tip
Jump Start Student Research
Adapted from Fearless Writing by Tom Romano.
When students choose research topics, get them thinking about those topics in a concentrated way by having them complete a "research design." The design represents useful thinking for students at every grade level. Students in Grade K might talk about these ideas instead of writing about them, but they are still worth considering.
Try them out:
- Name your topic.
- Describe what you know about your topic. Without consulting anything, freewrite about it, in bullets if you like. Let this writing sit a day or so, then revisit and refine it, adding specificity and editing redundancies.
- Tell what you want to learn about your topic.
- Describe the origins of your research. What sparked your interest in the topic? Why do you want to know more about it?
- List at least a dozen questions you have about your topic.
- Describe your plan for collecting information about your topic.
- Provide a preliminary bibliography.
Romano, Tom. 2013. Fearless Writing: Multigenre to Motivate and Inspire.
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Financial Resources to Help Your School Excel
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In the News
Carmen Sandiego™ Returns
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt launches Carmen Sandiego's first-ever iOS® app. The iconic criminal mastermind is back with new educational game for iPad® and iPhone®.
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