Research in the MYP

Faculty Meeting, November 11, 2014

Brainstorm!
What research skills do students at Concordian
NEED to prepare them for DP, university, and
life?
Please answer on a sticky note and add to the
board. The board is divided by research skill
sets.

Trends
What trends do we see?
How can we react to those needs as teachers?

Research Skills
Research skills are found throughout our
disciplines.
Our students:
investigate
evaluate
analyse

plan
inquire
think

search
locate
identify patterns

For Success,
All of us must reinforce those skills throughout
the classroom.
Every subject can encourage this researching
attitude!

Perhaps, we could...
Have students search images without text to
hone their observation and search strategy
skills, as well as their perseverance.
In one H Block, I used...

Extra! Extra!
Evaluation Skills
This article has the
appearance of BBC.
Though closer
looks reveal more.

Similar Sites
Many hoax websites are available on a variety
of topics. It could be an entertaining unit
opener, a cool intro activity, and could take as
little or as long as youd like.
Skills: Critical thinking, Evaluation

http://www.dhmo.org/

Database Skills
Throughout university, you likely used a ton of
databases. Help make our school use them
automatically by reinforcing our databases in
your classes.
If you are inquiring, have them begin at Gale, or
our NEW one, Issues and Controversies!

http://concordianlibrary.weebly.com/mypdp.html

By Using These,
We will be able to enrich the resources that we
can offer the students and the teachers!
Every single time we use these, students will
find it easier to navigate and use the language
necessary for intensive research.

Invite the Librarian!

It is my goal to support you.
It would be excellent to plan with you, for
research questions and projects both large and
small.

Subject Research Ideas

Take 10 minutes to discuss the use of research
skills in your discipline.
What have you done to encourage research
skills in your classroom? What else may you
do?

Research Cycles
They do design cycles
Why not a research cycle??

CIS:
Research
Cycle

Your Task
Each discipline has a different way of
approaching data and cycles.
You have Research ATLs, Criteria Command
Words, and a couple ideas from your group.
Put them together in a research cycle for your
subject.

Reflection
What is one thing that you are going to try in
your classroom?
Please write it on a sticky note and post it as
you exit.