nudging towards inquiry: nnps inquiry process

Nudging Towards Inquiry: the Quick & Dirty Approach

by Library Media Specialists:Linda Boyce - Dozier Middle SchoolSabrina Carnesi- Crittenden Middle SchoolJennifer Gratto - Gildersleeve Middle SchoolBarbara Morgan- Huntington Middle SchoolKathie Tomaino - Washington Middle School

NNPS 21st-Century Technology Conference, February 13, 2010

Nudging :Small tweaks, big impact

Short Inquiry-based Lessons can be inserted in at any point during the process, and for any subject matter in the curriculum.

Apply critical-thinking skills(analysis, synthesis, evaluation, organization) to information and knowledge in order to construct new understandings, draw conclusions and create new knowledge (2.1,1)

Conclude an inquiry-based research process by sharing new understandings and reflecting on the learning(3.1.1)

NNPS Inquiry Process Steps

QUESTION NUDGE: Q&D

•Questions•Hypotheses•Class graphic Organizer based on Discussion•Brainstorming in groups•Outline Objective then develop questions

Develop Questions for Research with Inspiration 8

Develop Questions for Research with a KWL chart

K W L

Start with what you know…

Lived in S.W. desert regionHouses made of clayMulti-level houses

What questions do you want to

research?

Geography of regionClimateCropsTransportation

What did you learn from your research?

Pueblo Indians

PLANNING NUDGE: Q&D

•Information literacy•Build in reflections, metacognition, conferencing•Aha Moments

What resources will you use?Students:1. Look at the image on the screen2. Describe what you see.3. Make inferences (interpret the

picture). Use evidence from your description to support your interpretations.

4. Ask questions that will help you learn more about the image.

Don’t just gather… give credit whereIt’s due!!!

COLLECT AND CREDITING NUDGE: Q&D

v• Students should be encouraged/required to include a bibliography or “works cited” page

with all research projects.

• Give credit where credit is due!

Use an actual book or an Interactive

WhiteBoard to show students where to

find information they need for their bibliography:

AuthorTitle

Publisher/CityYear

ORGANIZING NUDGE: Q&D

•4 Easy Steps to Organize Your Information Electronically Using PowerPoint Slides

1. Write Clear Headlines on Each Slide

2. Use the Slide Sorter View to record results from research. Move slides around to fit the order you want to present the information in.

3. Use “Notes” Page to write information text off-screen that narrates the content

4. Use visuals with your words,instead of words alone

SYNTHESIZING NUDGE: Q&D

•Choice of product•Authentic products•Authentic audiences•Collaborative work•Final products

1. Reflect and Re-evaluate Plan for the Finished Product

Finished Product

Audience

Format (examples)

Research Journal

Power Point

Movie Maker

Written Report

Oral Report

Debate

Inspiration

OrganizersTimeline; Chart etc.

Teacher

Classmates

Back Board

S. FairJudges

Re-examine

Re-evaluate

Reflect

Re-visit

2. Combine Information and Facts: Written Report

Print Sources

Non-print SourcesPersonal Interviews

Combine:Synthesize

Draft – Edit – Revise - Publish

Conclusion

CategorizeAlphabetizeSynthesize

3. Documentation of Sources

COMMUNICATION NUDGE: PRESENTATIONS PICS

Huntington Middle School Synthesizes

Bud, Not Buddy ArtifactsHuntington Middle School

Crittenden Middle School Communicates at Science Fair

Communicate with Library Displays

Communicate with Presentations

Booker T. Washington Middle School

Crittenden Middle School Communicates with

Final Projects in Spanish Class

Communicate with SMART Technology

Communicate digitally with laptops and LCD

Communicate with PresentationsBooker T. Washington Middle School

Communicate in 3-D with Poetry

Communicate with Presentations

Booker T. Washington Middle School

CMS Gr. 6 Communicates

to a live audience with

Oral Presentations