Tuesday, February 7 | Research Phase Officially Begins

Today, we will be starting in our RESEARCH groups. Please be on time and ready to share your ideas with your new group. 

DO NOW: SHARE THINKING [3 min]
Share your P-Block folder (which should have ALL you documents and thinking in it) with your new advisor.

DO NEXT: PREPARE ELEVATOR SPEECH [5 min]
You have 30 seconds in an elevator with someone who is looking to fund a new project. They already know what P-Block is, but they don't know anything about your project. 
Prepare a 30 second elevator speech about your project, the problem, your plan, etc. Even if you are working in a group, everyone must share one out.

GATHERING: SHARE SPEECHES [1 min total per person]
Everyone in the group will take turns standing in front of the group sharing their speech. 30 second speech + 30 second thumb vote and feedback.
At the transition, the next person should come up front and the Feedback Collector should be giving the notes to the previous presenter.

Presenter: In 30 seconds, convince the audience to buy into your project. Then, listen respectfully for 30 seconds to feedback.

Audience: Listen respectfully for 30 second speech while writing any questions or feedback you have for the presenter. After the presentation, participate in a thumb vote and 30 seconds of feedback.

Time Keeper: Please keep time for the presenter and the feedback

Task Manager: Please help the time keeper by redirecting the group back to the task when necessary

Feedback Collector: Collect the feedback after each presentation and make sure it gets to the presenter


STUDIO TIME | PROPOSAL REVISIONS + CLOSED QUESTIONS  [at least 30 min]
1. Review and revise your proposals. These will be your first ELA P-Block grade of the semester. Please make sure you have considered all feedback provided to you. It might be helpful to look through the feedback from your elevator speech and make sure the questions that were asked are answered or reiterated in your proposal.

2. Closed questions research and more questions. This semester the first few days of research phase will be dedicated to answering the questions you posed during ideation and asking more.

• Determine the way you will be collecting and documenting your research. 
• Answer your CLOSED QUESTIONS today. What do you need to know about your topic that will give you a better understanding of it and the problems related to it?
• Ask MORE QUESTIONS. Throughout today, you should add at least 2-5 MORE questions to your open and closed question document (it might be helpful to do this in a different color)
• Cite and annotate sources in Easybib
• Create your annotations in a Google Doc first. In the past, we have had trouble with Easybib reloading randomly and students losing annotations. To safeguard against that, please write the annotation in a doc first and then copy and paste it into Easybib. REMEMBER TO SAVE YOUR ANNOTATIONS!

TICKET OUT [5 min]
What is 1 interesting/intriguing fact/idea you learned today? What is 1 additional question that came out of your research today?

Tuesday, January 31, 2017 | Ideation Day 4

Who are we as a community of thinkers, innovators?

What do I need to know about myself and my community, in order to develop a project?

How can I document and share my thinking through effective routines and organization?

At the end of this week of exploration, we begin narrowing ideas toward a driving question, problem statement, and a course of research.

DO NOW: FIVE MINUTE SPEED RESEARCH [5 min]

Spend five minutes researching. Google the topic or a question you have. Be ready to share out what you researched and how it went.

DO NEXT: SHARE OUT [8 min]
On a scale from 0-5, how much information did you find? Share out, including one piece of new information and the source. Consider, the quality of the source.

• SEE. - What did you notice in your 5 minutes of research? In our share out?
• THINK. - What do you think a lot/little information in 5 minutes means? What do you think about the quality of sources found in 5 minutes?
• WONDER: What does this experience make you wonder about your own research process.

EASYBIB SETUP [7 min]

Set up an account and new project in Easy Bib by following these directions.

1. Click login on the EasyBib website.
2. Click +New Project

3. Title your new project: First and Last Name | IDEAS Block | Spring 2017

Example: Addie Degenhardt | IDEAS Block | Spring 2017

MORE QUESTIONS [10 min]

• As a group, read the Driving Question page on the Humanities Website [3 minutes]
• Clarifying questions?
• Create a new document in your Project Block folder. Template
• Name it : Firstname Lastname | Driving Question | Spring 2017
• Move it to your P-Block folder
• Generate clear lists of Open and Closed questions on a topic.
• These can be copy and pasted from yesterday’s brain dump on your Question Starts document and added to throughout your process. Think of this document like your parking lot for the questions you need/want to answer throughout your process.

ADVISOR CONTACT [10:30-11:00]

Students

Advisors

Before you leave to discuss topics and ideas with advisors, create a list of 1-3 questions you want the advisor to consider. Be patient. If the advisor you are seeking out is busy, you might have to send them an email instead. Use your time during this 30 minutes wisely. If and when you discuss with an advisor, document your conversation. Be mindful of your advisor’s time. Please make sure you are back in your ideation groups by 11:00.

Make sure that you honoring the time of your p-block people and make sure they have the 30 minutes. Ensure your advisee have a clear picture of who they will be speaking with and what they will be asking before they leave. When speaking with students during this time, make sure they are documenting the conversation and that you are keeping an eye on the time. Please make sure all students are back in their ideation groups by 11:00.

SHARE OUT CONVERSATIONS [15 min]

• 1 interesting thing you learned or discovered OR 1 powerful question you asked for your research
• 1 next step for home learning tonight to be ready for proposals

Proposals will start tomorrow. Please be ready with your questions, initial research, etc.

Friday, October 7 | Annotated Bibliography Deadline

Annotated Bibliographies are due for all students TODAY  Friday, October 7.

Please follow the directions below to submit your annotations. 

The steps in this process are:

(I) Prepare (review, export, organize)

(II) Compose (set up, content)

(III) Send

(I) PREPARE

(i) EasyBib : Review your project in EasyBib

• Are all of the sources you read cited?
• Are all of the sources you cited annotated?
• Have you proofread all annotations?
• How well do your annotations convey content?

(ii) EasyBib : Export

• Open your project in EasyBib
• In the upper right corner of the project, click "Export" and then "Google Docs"

(iii) Google Docs : Organize

• Change the name of your new Google document to Firstname Lastname | Annotated Bibliography | Fall 2016
• Change the title of your new Google document from "Works Cited" to "Annotated Bibliography" (Remember that a Works Cited consists of just the sources you cite in an essay. A Bibliography consists of all the sources you considered throughout your project; it should continually grow. An Annotated Bibliography is the same as a bibliography but each source has an annotated paragraph with it.
• Move your new Google Document into your Project Block folder in Google Drive
• Change sharing settings to "Anyone with the link can comment."

(II) COMPOSE

(i) Gmail : Set Up

• Create a new email
• In the To: field, enter Addie’s email address,  adegenhardt@etudegroup.org
• In the CC: field, enter the email address of your IDEAS Project Block Advisor (and Beckah, if appropriate).
• In the Subject field, enter your firstname lastname | Annotated Bibliography | Fall 2016
• Example: Addie Degenhardt | Annotated Bibliography | Fall 2016
• Note: Addie will be reviewing all of the annotated bibliographies from IDEAS Academy. In order to enhance efficiency in this process, please follow the naming guidelines diligently. 

(ii) Gmail : Content & Guidelines

• Create a greeting to Addie
• In the first paragraph, explain that the purpose of the email is to turn in your Annotated Bibliography. Provide a description of the status of your Annotated Bibliography: Is is completed to your own expectations? Is it partial or incomplete? Explain what the factors are and communicate your plan for completion, including your expectations for quality and a timeline.
• In the second paragraph, share an overview of your research process so far. Tell us about how well you feel the sources you read match up with the intention of your project. Give specific details about especially enlightening sources or challenging sources. If they don't match up well, tell us what you feel is missing from your research. (We would like to help you find what you are looking for.) Finally, include any specific questions you have or feedback that you would like. 
• In the third paragraph, share a reflection on your Habits of Learning throughout this first portion of the Research Phase. What are your strengths as a learner? What is your area of growth as you approach writing a research paper?
• Hyperlink your Annotated Bibliography Google Doc into your email. 
• (Note: This is how you are turning in the evidence of learning.)
• End your email with a closing and your name.

(III) SEND

• Gmail : Check
• Double check your email setup
• Proofread your email
• Make sure you have included a hyperlink to your Annotated Bibliography Google Doc
• Send
• Note: We sincerely appreciate your attention to detail and the thought you put into your email. Please send only one email. We will do our best to get back to everyone in a timely fashion. If you submit your work late, be patient in getting a response.

Friday, September 16th | Ideation & Initial Research

Who are we as a community of thinkers, innovators?

What do I need to know about myself and my community, in order to develop a project?
How can I document and share my thinking through effective routines and organization?

Please remember to take Attendance.

At the end of this week of exploration, we begin narrowing ideas toward a driving question and a course of research.

DO NOW (10:00-10:10): Five Minutes of Research, and then SHARE OUT
On a scale from 0-5, how much information did you find? Share out, including one piece of new information and the source. Consider, the quality of the source.

SEE. - What did you notice in your 5 minutes of research? In our share out?

THINK. - What do you think a lot/little information in 5 minutes means? What do you think about the quality of sources found in 5 minutes?

WONDER: What does this experience make you wonder about your own research process.



EASYBIB SETUP (10:10-10:30): Set up an account and new project in Easy Bib by following these directions. 

• Click login on the EasyBib website. 
• Click Sign in with Google so that your new Easybib account is associated with your Etude Group email. Click allow. 

• Click +New Project 

• Title your new project: First and Last Name | IDEAS Block | Fall 2016 
• Example: Addie Degenhardt | IDEAS Block | Fall 2016 
• Click Share on the right side of your new project. 
• Share your project with adegenhardt@etudegroup.org or hsheets@etudegroup.org (depending on your English teacher). 
• Once you have been assigned a formal IDEAS Block advisor, also share the project with them. 

MORE QUESTIONS (10:30-11:05): Working toward a driving question.

• Create a new document in your Project Block folder. Name it : Firstname Lastname | Driving Question | Fall 2016 
• Read the Driving Question page on the Humanities Website. 
• In your document, generate clear lists of Open and Closed questions on a topic. 
• When you begin the research phase, answer the closed questions first. This will provide you with some basic background knowledge about your topic before you begin attempting to research and synthesize your open questions. 
• Remember, there are multiple ways to answer your driving questions. The research phase is about finding all of those ways BEFORE you provide one viable answer based on your own beliefs and understandings. 
• Share your questions with your current IDEAS Block advisor. **NOTE: The Writing Center will be up and running next week. Please watch for an announcement about time, location, and appointment protocol.

Thursday, February 26th | Drafting

What do I need to know in order to write?
How will I represent my thoughts and research in academic writing?
Who am I as a writer?

DO NOW: Organize ALL materials, intentions, and tabs for today.

CHECK IN: Word Wave - What is a verb (or verb phrase) that describes what you need to complete today. (Examples:  manage opinions)

STUDIO: In order to meet a March 13th deadline for the research paper, drafting should begin today, whether it is by starting with an introduction to host your thesis, claim/evidence/explanation paragraph outlines, or conceptualizing your argument. The need for more research to support the emerging purpose of your paper and paragraphs may arise and it should continue. Update your annotated bibliographies as you go.

Write your response to these questions prior to diving in to thinking and writing today:

• What are the details of your intention for today?
• What steps will you take?
• What evidence will you have?
• What habit of learning will be most needed?

TICKET OUT: Reflect on progress and share out evidence.

Friday, February 20 | Deadline for Annotated Bibliography

How do we publish academic research?

Annotated Bibliographies are due today. Addie will be available to provide support to some individual students, however please use Google Hangouts to see where she is and if she is available prior to sending students. 

DO NOW: Prepare materials, intentions, and tabs for today. Review the Annotation Rubric (below)

GATHERING: Share a specific goal for today related to your Annotated Bibliography and the steps you'll take

STUDIO: Continue searching, reading, annotating, and publishing citations and annotations on EasyBib. Take time to create and proofread annotation paragraphs prior to turning in Annotated Bibliography.

TICKET OUT: Follow directions for Submission and Google Drive Export to turn in your Annotated Bibliography.

[Pro Tip: Move your Project Block folder inside your LA folder. Make sure your Project Block folder is still shared with your Project Advisor.]



Next week we will study and begin writing research papers. The research paper deadline is March 13th.

Thursday, February 19 | Reading Day

How do we analyze and share academic research?
Who are we as an intellectual community?

DO NOW: Prepare materials, intentions, and tabs for today.

GATHERING: Share one closed question that you've been able to answer throughout your research. Also share your answer in your own words.

STUDIO: Continue searching, reading, annotating, and publishing citations and annotations to EasyBib. Remember to create annotation paragraphs while you read each source.

REFLECTION: Share the questions you have left. Open or closed or both...what wonders remain?

ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHIES WITH 5 SOURCES ANNOTATED ARE DUE TOMORROW!

Wednesday, February 18 | Reading Day

How do we analyze and share academic research?

DO NOW: Prepare materials, tabs, and intentions for today.

GATHERING: Share 1) one closed question you are trying to answer through research today OR 2) one open question that you hope to understand better because of your research today.

STUDIO: Continue searching, reading, annotating, and publishing citations and annotations to EasyBib. Addie and Kim will be circulating to check on progress and support research.

8:45am - FEEDBACK: Everyone should open EasyBib to one completed source citation and annotation on their Chromebooks. One student could put theirs up on the projector screen.

• As a group, generate a list of characteristics of a credible citation and effective annotation.
• Exchange chromebooks, and read the annotation selected.
• Provide a ladder of feedback in conversation or in writing: 

Clarifying Questions about the citation, author, source, writing.

Values are expectations met.

Concerns / Suggestions are identified additions or revisions.

The Week of February 17-20 | Research Phase

This week all students will be meeting in disciplinary groups. Advisors should continue to use the spreadsheet for attendance and use Jupiter (Trimester 3) for reporting on proposals. Addie and Kim will be dropping in to provide research support throughout the week. Please use Google Hangouts to flag us during the period.

Objectives:

• Disciplinary groups will continue to grow as community of wonderers and project managers.
• Students will engage in Academic Research.
• Students will use the IDEAS Language Arts Research and Annotation Guide to 1) Locate credible, relevant sources for their project, 2) Read and annotate the source(s), 3) Enter the citation and annotation into EasyBib project.
• Students will reflect on their experience and approach to research, identifying needs.

MONDAY >>

No School President's Day. Students should be independently reading and possibly annotating a source located last Friday.

Focus: Engage in academic research

TUESDAY >>

Reconnecting - students will re-introduce their projects to the group by interpreting one of their research terms. Students who have spent the majority of last week on proposals may need their peers to re-teach what has been covered regarding research and annotation.

Foci: Building community in disciplinary groups; Clarifying research expectations and research; Reading and annotating a source

WEDNESDAY >>

Reading day. Students will share one citation and annotation for feedback.

Foci: Engaging in academic research; Representing thinking effectively in writing

THURSDAY >>

Reading day. Revisit the health of your working environment, and establish norms, visual supports, or anything else necessary. Use feedback to revise annotations.

Foci: Providing effective feedback; Revising annotations to represent close-reading; Reading and annotating a source 

FRIDAY >>

Reading day. Annotated bibliography with five sources is due at the end of the period.

Foci: Reading and annotating a source; Preparing academic writing for publication according to Language Arts standards 

REMINDERS
Year-long project panel and writing conference deadline this week. 

Semester 2 proposal grades to Jupiter, Trimester 3.

Semester 2 Annotated Bibliography due Friday, February 20th.

Thursday, February 11 | EasyBib Set Up & Reading

Who are we as an intellectual community?
How do we analyze and share our academic research?

The proposal focus groups are getting smaller and smaller. We hope that exciting discoveries are being made through research and annotation in disciplinary groups. Today's focus is on documenting academic research, professionally using EasyBib. Also reading...

DO NOW: Prepare materials, tabs, and intentions for today. You will specifically need the citation material and annotation notes+ for your first source.

EasyBib SETUP: As a group, go through the Account and Project Setup steps using your first source.

• Entering a source into EasyBib is a detail oriented process. It is important to be as specific and complete as possible to get professional results. So, for example, if EasyBib does not recognize the author based on the URL you provide, it is your responsibility to look for an author and enter it yourself. 
• Entering an annotation into EasyBib is publication, which means that the annotation should already be synthesized from the questions responding to the text and written into a paragraph, like this example.

SHOW and TELL:  When you are finished with your first citation and annotation in EasyBib, have an advisor or peer look it over for detail and professionalism. 

CONTINUE research and annotation. If you need help finding sources, please inquire.

TICKET OUT: Extension - What was one thing you read today that extends your thinking about your topic?

Monday, February 9 | Disciplinary Groups & Introduction to Research

Who are we as an intellectual community?
What is academic research? How can it enrich my proposed project?

Today we will meet in disciplinary groups or proposal focus groups. (Advisors, please be prepared to direct students to new locales and take attendance using the spreadsheet.) Disciplinary groups will be focused on getting to know one another's questions and project ideas as well as kicking off academic research. Proposal focus groups will meet with either Addie (Treehouse), Kim (Writing Room), or Beckah (Cafeteria) to finish or revise proposals. 

DO NOW: Find disciplinary or proposal focus group and check in. Get ready to learn by opening proposal document or email draft on Chromebook. Review driving question. Locate this blog and bookmark it! (Advisors, verify that you have access to each proposal.)

GATHERING: Choose an object from the room as a metaphor for introducing your project and question to the group.

(Example: My project is like a jellyfish preserved in a jar, because I will be starting my project by looking at multiple perspectives on a single event in history,  then dissecting it to determine how the parts and purposes contribute to current events. I will interpret my understanding into a 3D installation that...)

DO NEXT: Word. Phrase. Sentence. Read the Academic Research Page and the introduction paragraph for the research section of the Research and Annotation Guide. (Below) Select a word, phrase, and sentence that best resonates with your developing understanding of Academic Research. Record and share these.

INTRODUCTION to ACADEMIC RESEARCH: Before searching can begin, it is important to identify search terms and disciplines. We know that we cannot simply put our driving questions into Google and expect to be reasonably satisfied with the response.

STEP 0 >> Eliminate as many distractions as possible. Get excited about your project, and only that.

STEP 1 >> Organize yourself so that you can see your open, closed, and driving questions. You may add to them today, as you begin reading.

STEP 2 >> Identify search terms and academic disciplines that are relevant to your topic and questions. (For example, you may be looking at biology...but more specifically zoology.)

STEP 3 >> Identify relevant resources from the list Addie provides in the Research and Annotation Guide.

STEP 4 >> When you are ready to dig in, commit to a resource. I suggest starting with Digital Commons Network for some mind-blowing perspectives.

STEP 5 >>  Identify one viable source...It is on or near topic. It has a credible author. It has substance.

STEP 6 >> Print, download, copy/paste, or whatever you need to do to take ownership of the text. Read it. Reread it to understand.

STEP 7 >> Begin responding to the Annotation Questions and documenting your responses.


REFLECTION: Document and share the steps taken and obstacles.

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Reminders:

• Driving Question Workshop due to LA Folder
• Annotated Bibliography due February 20th

The Week of February 9-13 | Research Phase

We will be meeting in IDEAS Block disciplines starting this week. The student-advisor parings are based primarily on student proposals and habits of professionalism. Our collective goal is to have all students matched with an advisor and engaged in research by the end of the week. Attendance lists and Jupiter (Trimester 3) will be updated prior to 10:00am each morning.

Objectives:

• Disciplinary groups will come to know each other as wonderers and project managers.
• Students will become familiar with the definition of Academic Research.
• Students will use the IDEAS Language Arts Research and Annotation Guide to 1) Locate credible sources for their project, 2) Read and annotate the source,s 3) Enter into EasyBib project.
• Students will reflect on their experience and approach to research, identifying needs.

MONDAY >>

We will meet in disciplinary groups starting today. Those who need to complete or revise proposals will meet with Addie (Treehouse), Kim (Writing Room), or Beckah (Cafeteria). Students should check with an advisor to find out where to go.

Foci: Build community in disciplinary groups; Introduce research definitions and resources

TUESDAY(Juniors at LTC) >> 

Reading day. Collectively establish an environment that will work for everyone in the group. Students should have at least one source to read and annotate as part of their time today.

Foci: Continue to clarify research definitions and resources; Reading and annotating a source

WEDNESDAY >> 

EasyBib workshop and continued research.

Foci: Setting up EasyBib; Reading and annotating sources; Identifying obstacles in the research process and creating plans

THURSDAY >> 

Reconnecting - at this point most or all students should be in their disciplinary groups. Students who have spent the majority of the week working on proposals may need their peers to re-teach what has been covered this week.

Foci: Building community in disciplinary groups; Clarifying research definitions and resources; Reading and annotating a source

FRIDAY >> 

Reading day. Students will share out their new questions and understandings, being pushed to articulate the authors' points of view regarding the texts they are reading.

Foci: Revisiting annotation; Reading and annotating a source.

REMINDERS

Year-long project panels and writing conferences this week.
Semester 1 IDEAS Project Block grades are final as of Tuesday, February 10th at 8:00am

Semester 2 Proposals were due via email Friday, February 6th

Semester 2 Driving Question Workshop was due via LA folder Friday, February 6th

Semester 2 Annotated Bibliography is due Friday, February 20th