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Implementing Classroom Research

Design and Communication

Objectives for this Session

• Participants will be able to: Communicate effectively to parents about CCSS

research projects. Design a CCSS research project.

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CCSS Research: Parents Should See and Hear

• Frequent, short research assignments

• A question or set of questions students want to answer

• NO thesis statement early in the process

• Use of databases

• Writing to learn before writing to communicate

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CCSS Research: Parents Should…

• Ask their child to talk with them about their research project.

• Ask to see their research plan and talk with them about their questions.

• Learn about the topic as their child learns.

• If the child presents a thesis that he/she must do “research” to support, contact the school and ask to see the assignment.

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Practice: Research Assignment Makeover

• Using the research project description and/or materials you brought, work with a team to redesign the assignment to align with the CCSS using the process in the Researching to Deepen Understanding unit.

• When we’re finished, everyone will vote for 5 projects to undergo further review. These will receive written feedback and have the opportunity to be posted as research exemplars on engageNY.

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Practice: Research Assignment Makeover

• Form triads. Include a teacher in each triad.

• Roles: Presenter Coaches Facilitator

• Turn to the “Lesson Makeover” handout in your packet. You may use this to guide your thinking if you’d like.

• When you’re done, write a description of the redesigned project on chart paper.

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Materials to Use

• Research Assignment Makeover Handout

• Homework assignment

• Scenario 3-Marisol

• PowerPoints from earlier sessions

• Curricular materials from earlier sessions and on EngageNY.org.

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Reflection

• Discuss What will be the most challenging aspect of

designing instruction this way for teachers? What will you do to help them?

How will you help parents understand how this work helps students meet CCSS standards 7, 8, and 9?

• Tweet one takeaway from this session with hashtag #NTI.

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Logistics: Office Hours

• Topics [tbd]

• Locations [tbd]

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