Published March 19, 2006

Barbara Greenstone and Jim Moulton will provide a day-long workshop for middle school teachers in Bangor. The focus will be information literacy and differentiation. The agenda below contains possible topics for the day. As always, the agenda will be modified throughout the day to meet the needs and interests of the participants.

Agenda

Morning - Information Literacy

How can we help our students find, evaluate and use digital information effectively, efficiently and ethically?

  • Overview of the Research Process
  • Essential questions
  • Resources
    1. MARVEL!
    2. Effective Web Searching
    3. Evaluating Web Resources
  • Notetaking
  • Organizing
  • Copyright and Plagiarism – Fair Use, Citations
  • Assessment – assessing the process as well as the product

Afternoon - Laptops as Tools for Differentiation

How can we use our laptops to help us differentiate our instruction to better meet the needs of all students in our classes?

  • Content
    1. Looking at Lexiles
    2. Preparing Difficult Text
    3. Collecting and Organizing Web Resources for Tiered Tasks or Menu Design
  • Process
    1. Scaffolding
    2. Extending and Challenging
    3. Giving Feedback
  • Product
    1. Alternative Products

Debrief and Reflect