Marino

Marino - Plan of Action
Goal: Students will successfully complete a research project.

Objectives:
 * Students will complete a research project on an important historical figure from the Civil War. (ex. Abraham Lincoln, Harriet Tubman, Clara Barton, Fredrick Douglass, etc.)


 * Students will take notes from their selected resources.


 * Students will evaluate the reliability of information found in internet resources.


 * Students will know how to find/use different sources of information (ex. books, magazines, websites, videos, cds) for their topics.

Standards addressed: //TN 5th grade reading/language// //*//Identifies the most reliable information sources available for preparing a research report (0501.4.1)
 * Evaluate and determine the reliability of sources on a given topic (0501.4.4)
 * Select appropriate resources from which to gather information on a given topic using three different sources, at least one of which must be a print sources (0501.4.3)
 * Select the most appropriate source for accessing information, writing a report or enhancing a presentation (0501.7.1)
 * Use library/media center to access various resources and media (0501.7.4)

//Standards for the 21st Century Learner//
 * Evaluate informatin found in selected sources on the basis of accuracy, validity, appropriateness for needs, importance, and social and cultural context (1.1.15)

Time frame/Personnel:
 * 4 weeks: 1 one hour library class per week: daily classroom time
 * Librarian and classroom teacher work collaboratively
 * Librarian will provide instruction on locating, accessing, evaluating materials
 * Classroom teachers will provide instruction on evaluating materials and taking notes

Procedures:
 * Students will be introduced to the research project during classroom instruction. The guidelines for the project will be explained in detail, topics chosen, etc.
 * After each library session, the classroom teachers will review what was learned, provide time for independent research, etc.
 * Classroom teachers will teach student how to take notes from resources, providing instruction, modeling and guided practice.
 * Library session 1: Librarian will teach students how to locate/access different sources in the AMES library. Classroom teachers will work with students as they begin searches.
 * Library session 2: Students will locate/access a minimum of three resources (at least one being a print source and one an internet source); Librarian will also educate students on how to evaluate the reliability of internet sources (ex. Wikipedia).
 * Library session 3: Review of accessing resources, review of source evaluation
 * Library session 4: Debriefing session - Disucssion of what was learned, the process, etc. Students will complete their classroom learning reflection journals.

Evaluation/Assessment:
 * Students: Research project, reflection of learning journal
 * Teachers/Librarian: The team will review the research projects and student reflections of learning journals. Together they will look for continued gaps and note areas of improved student understanding. (TCAP scores will also be reviewed next summer, looking for improvement from previous scores relating to information literacy skills/standards.)