Media Tip: Big 6 Ideas
Big6 Research Ideas from Guest Blogger - Sarah Lee, Riverwood Middle The Big6 Research Process can help teachers, students, and j...
Media Tip: Big 6 Ideas
Media Tip: Big 6 Ideas
Media Tip: Big 6 Ideas
Media Monday Tip: Grant Ideas
Media Monday Tip: Grant Ideas
Writing and Winning Grants! Bright Ideas just issued their grant winner checks and Kelly Davis was able to get one of those grants for...
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Showing posts with label ideas. Show all posts
Monday, January 4, 2016
Media Tip: Big 6 Ideas
Big6 Research Ideas from Guest Blogger - Sarah Lee, Riverwood Middle
The Big6 Research Process can help teachers, students, and just about anyone! It’s great to use as a guide when you have a research project, but it’s also meant as a guide to problem solving. This is why Danny Hinnant and I wanted to come up with some ideas that our middle school students could really get interested in when we teach the Big6. We wanted them to see that the Big6 can be used throughout their lives to solve all kinds of problems.
What does every middle school student feel a need for? They feel a strong need for a mobile phone if they don’t already have one. Those that do have one are always ready for an updated model. So, the problem that and 6th and 7th grade students were given was to find a way to get this new phone. We explain to the students that the problem and the solution will not be identical for all students. Some students may already have parents who are willing to help them out with a phone, but others may need to convince their parents to let them have one, before being concerned with which phone. Many of the students may need to find a way to help pay for the phone and/or the service, but all should be concerned with getting a good value.
What are 8th grade students hoping for once they get to the high school and get their driver’s license? They would like something to drive. Our 8th graders were asked to find a way to get that first vehicle. We make sure they understand that in addition to the price of the vehicle they will need to consider other expenses associated with having a vehicle such as insurance, gas, and maintenance.
Here are the resources we use to explain the Big6 and students are encouraged to refer to this often using the links for more information and examples: http://www.crlsresearchguide.org/Big_Six_Steps.asp
All students were asked to follow the Big6 steps to solve their problems. They could choose either Google Docs or Google Slides to record their findings for each of the steps. This project was completed in multiple visits to the media center with some classes moving through the steps faster than others.
Monday, November 16, 2015
Media Monday Tip: Grant Ideas
Writing and Winning Grants!
Bright Ideas just issued their grant winner checks and Kelly Davis was able to get one of those grants for her media center. Also this week, the JoCo Education Foundation awarded their first round of grants for the 2015-16 school year, congratulations to Natalee Whitaker for getting one of these grants for a 3D Printer in her media center.
Where to start -
You have to first believe that there is money available to get the resources you need for any project or innovative idea you would like to try. Next, you just have to know where to look. Let's start with a list of grant options, here is a running list that I continuously add to throughout the year, keep checking back, some are local while some are state and national grants: https://delicious.com/amystanley/grants you can also check out the link posted each week in the JCS Happenings: http://www.johnston.k12.nc.us/cms/One.aspx?portalId=3023758&pageId=4104807
Tips for writing a successful grant -
- Make sure what you going to ask for is something you are excited and passionate about, don't just ask for tools because you think you can use them. Dream about what you will change in your media center first, then select the items that will make the dream become a reality.
- Be sure you share the background data with the reviewers, so they get the whole picture of your situation and how the grant can make a difference.
- Follow the guidelines very carefully and be sure you submit your application by the deadline.
- Have a pair of outside eyes look over your submission prior to hitting send. Often times a fresh pair of eyes might help pick up on important details that need clarification or more information (creating a draft in google is a great way to flesh out your ideas then just copy and paste to the real thing when it is time).
- Make a connection! Dave in our office has won many grants and he shared his secret - paint a picture of the interaction your students will have with the items you want, you want the grant reviewer's reaction to be: "I want my own kid to have that experience"
- Keep in the forefront of your submission: "What will students do?" Most successful grants focus on our kids!
Good luck! Let us know if we can help you in anyway.
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