Week of October 5th - 9th | Research Phase & Deadline

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 does the world work?
How do the needs of my community and audience influence my research?

This week all students will continue meeting in disciplinary groups. Advisors should continue to use the spreadsheet for attendance and use Jupiter for approving and noting feedback on  proposals. Remind year long projecteers to review the expectations and schedule a panel meeting as soon as possible.

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 >>

Reconnecting - students will re-introduce their projects to the group by identifying key research terms. Depending on the group, it may be necessary to collaboratively revisit the research expectations, resources, and deadlines to be ready for the week. 

TUESDAY >>

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

WEDNESDAY >>

Reading day. This is a deadline for the Annotated Bibliography - majority of students. This year you will be uploading these bibliographies to Google Classroom rather than submitting through Google Drive. Check your email for an invitation to the IDEAS Project Block - Infused LA Google Classroom. If you cannot find an invite, please email Addie so she can send you one. Read the assignment descriptions carefully so you are sure to submit your annotated bibliography under the correct assignment. 

Annotated bibliographies should include roughly ten sources, depending on the length of the source. Please review proper formatting in the IDEAS Formatting and Style Guide. Finally, be sure each annotation answers the questions associated with a formal annotated bibliography. Remember your readers have not read these sources, but should have a sound understanding of what the sources are about, so use specific details. 

Please name the document: Name | Annotated Bibliography | Fall 2015 

For example: Addie Degenhardt | Annotated Bibliography | Fall 2015 

THURSDAY >>

Introduction to writing the research paper. Revisit the health of your working environment, norms, visual supports, or anything else necessary. Use feedback to revise annotations. Some students in Workshop.

FRIDAY >>

Reflection on Habits of Learning. Some students in Workshop.

Friday Oct 2nd | Presentations of Findings

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 does the world work?
How do the needs of my community and audience influence my research?

Today we will present findings from our week of reading and research, in order to clarify our own thinking and to gather feedback from our audience. Advisors, please be continue to direct students to new locales as proposals are completed and approved. Take attendance using your tab on the spreadsheet. Look for emails from Addie and/or Beckah for further clarifications. Remind year long projecteers to review the expectations and schedule a panel meeting as soon as possible.

DO NOW: Prepare three findings from research this week to share with your disciplinary group. For each, include a piece of new information and the source: (10-15 minutes)

Example: According to Rosalind Wiseman of TIME, 78% of males who play video games state they do not like or dislike a game based on the gender of the protagonist, and, as male players get older, they care less about whether the protagonist is male while women increasingly seek female protagonists as they age.

PRESENT FINDINGS: Take turns sharing findings - focusing on findings that will engage the audience in new thinking and questioning about your topic/project.

• Introduce project idea and driving question.
• Share three findings.
• Collect responses from the room (audience) - What clarifying questions do they have? What grabs their interest most? What connections can they make to their own research? Are their specific suggestions for additional reading?

STUDIO TIME:

• Set a goal for studio time: What will you complete/revise by the end of IDEAS Project Block today? [Suggestion: Read and annotate one source.]
• Write a work plan for studio time: What steps will you need to take, in order to complete your goal? What resources will you use? [Suggestion: See yesterday's steps.]
• Set a stretch goal for studio time: If you finish your goal, what will you do next? 

REFLECTION: How well have you used studio time this week? Fist to Five  

What is one suggestion for the room/group or one personal commitment for improvement next week?

Thursday, Oct 1st | Reading Day & Evidence of Learning

Who are we as a community of thinkers, innovators?
What is academic research? How can it enrich my proposed project?

Today we will begin in Disciplinary Groups. (Advisors, please be prepared to direct student to new locales and take attendance using your tab on the spreadsheet.) Addie will be meeting with all students who have not yet met with her for the Annotation and Inference workshop. Please, please work to review proposals and update Jupiter. We are looking forward to having ALL approved proposals!!

DO NOW: Prepare all materials, tabs, notes, links, and wonders for today. Begin setting your studio time goal and plan for the day.

ORGANIZATION...how do you do?: In pairs or small groups, share out your strategies for organizing your questions, readings, notes, annotations, and more for the research phase. Do you have a notebook? Document? All in EasyBib? What's your workflow? After sharing in small groups, collect the best strategies (the ones you want to steal) for the good of the group.

STUDIO TIME GOAL SETTING:

• Set a goal for studio time: What will you complete/revise by the end of IDEAS Project Block today? [Suggestion: Read and annotate one source.]
• Write a work plan for studio time: What steps will you need to take, in order to complete your goal? What resources will you use? [Suggestion: See yesterday's steps.]
• Set a stretch goal for studio time: If you finish your goal, what will you do next? 

REFLECTION: Create a short list of information from your research that should engage an audience in thinking about your topic/question/project. A list of three "things" and where they came from would be lovely. "Things" might include statistics, historical events, quotes, headlines, theories, definitions, and more. 

Example - According to a 2011 Rolling Stone biography Run-D.M.C. is responsible for taking "hardcore hip-hop from an underground street sensation to a pop-culture phenomenon." 

TOMORROW: We will spend time reporting out on our research findings!