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Assessment On going throughout the stages

Teacher/TL: Assessment OF learning at the end, final

Teacher/TL: Teach Assessment AS Learning to self assess

Teacher/TL: Assessment FOR learning ongoing feedback

The Research/Inquiry Process For the Junior Grades

3) Processing

Students: Organize their findings

Teacher/TL: Provide a variety graphic organizers/templates to organize their ideas based on what they want their final product to be (whether it is a written paper or a hands on final piece) Organizers can be chronological, idea focused, etc.

Students: Make choices on which ideas they want to use

Teacher/TL: Refer students to their original plan/Focus

Teacher/TL: Refer students to success criteria checklist

Students: Decide which information is useful

Teacher/TL: Have students work together to analyze each others findings to compare sources based on its relevance and legitimacy

Teacher/TL: Give feeback based on previous stage during the investigation

2) Investigating

Students: Narrow the Foucs

Teacher/TL: Teach students about focus being too broad or too narrow (relating back to the purpose of their assignment)

Teacher/TL: Have students submit a "proposal" and give feedback

Students: Find resources/Sources

Teacher/TL: Teach students pathways to legitimate sources

Teacher/TL: Teach students about legitimate information

Students: Create a plan

Teacher/TL: Ensure students know the plan can change. Have students have a large scope then narrow it as they see fit.

Teacher/TL: Assessment Checklists/Templates for a plan

Teacher/TL: allow for collaboration

1) Exploring

Students: Think of the reason/purpose for research

Teacher/TL: Examples of final products, possible audiences

Teacher/TL: Outline the assignment and Success Criteria

Students: Think of questions they want answers to

Teacher/TL: Remind students of WH5 questions

Teacher/TL: Remind students to Brainstorm questions

Students: Select a Topic of Interest

Teacher/TL: Have Several Resources available to select a topic

Teacher/TL: Minds On activities to Use Previous Knowledge

4) Creating

Students: Self assess (Assessment AS Learning)

Teacher/TL: Encourage reflection on all of the phases, not just the final product, so they can improve upon future inquiry at every phase

Teacher/TL: Encourage future goal setting during relfection and self assessment for future learning

Teacher/TL: Hand out self assessment checklists. 3,2,1 exit tickets, one glow one grow during other students presentations as well as their own

Students: Students will make or present their final product.

Teacher/TL: Encourage each students to focus on their strengths and weaknesses to best challenge the student

Teacher/TL: Assist with selecting an appropriate method of presentation by showing examples.