Secondary Unit

Brandy Robben

Secondary Practicum

Lesson Plan

Title: Annotated Bibliography Project

Grade: Freshman World History II

Overview: Students will use online databases to locate information for their history research projects.

Time frame: 45 mins

Content area: Social Science, technology skills, research skills

Content area standards: History Standard for Kansas: The student uses a working knowledge and understanding of significant individuals, groups, ideas, events, eras and developments in the history of Kansas, the United States, and the world, utilizing essential analytical and research skills.

Benchmark 3: The student uses a working knowledge and understanding of individuals, groups, ideas, developments and turning points of the Era of World War (1914-1945).

Benchmark 4: The student uses a working knowledge and understanding of individuals, groups, ideas, developments and turning points of the World since 1945.

Library and Technology Standards:

Standard 3: Share knowledge and participate ethically and productively as members of our democratic society.

3.1.4 use technology and other information tools to organize and display knowledge and understanding in ways that others can view, use, and assess.

-Document quotations and cite sources using correct bibliographic format.

-Abide by Acceptable Use Policy by accessing only appropriate information.

-Use programs and websites responsibly and ethically.

Disposition indicators:

2.2.4-Demonstrate personal productivity by completing products to express learning.

3.2.1-Demonstrate leadership and confidence by presenting ideas to others in both formal and informal situations.

Cooperative teaching plan:

The librarian will: Show the students how to access the online databases and hand out student's username and passwords for Kan-ed.

The teacher will: Help the students in the computer lab and answer student's questions about topics for project.

Resources:

-Access to Kan-ed.

-Computer lab

-Annotated bibliography worksheet

-An example can be found at https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRd_65M3vWt3wh7DcjTRdB1E5hnCuApLnJ1J-10L1ztv1NPU_mOHsPMm628NBtlFADMq0XvdSOBTWdF0tPLcHZa_M98Vcpq0Q9gNVaZNMEfMvdvYzh0DC0_dkHJ8m4ISRcE0MKYd8oOF4q/s1600/annotated+bib+scan.jpg

Valenza Resources:

-Instructional Tools for Information Literacy

• The nine Information Literacy Standards for Student Learning that promote information literacy, independent learning and social responsibility.


• Best practice for research-based instruction including provide challenging assignments that require students to manipulate and synthesize information, communicate explicit expectations, focus instruction and provide the tools that students will need to be successful during the process and in completion of the product, provide practice that is content-based, and reflect on the efficacy of your practice.


• Summarizing, paraphrasing and quoting


• Database worksheet


• Research CheckBric

-Student Tools for Information Literacy

• Thesis project organizer


• Project outline


• Research conference Form


• Checklist for research
  

Applying Principal of Library and Information Studies according to the ALA Handbook

As the librarian it is my job to uphold the highest level of library services to all students through appropriate and useful resources; equitable service policies; equitable access; and accurate, unbiased, and courteous responses to all requests. For this assignment all students will have access to the databases. Each student will have a log in to access the databases. By using Kan-ed.org students can obtain articles to use for their research products. The databases are appropriate for high school students.

As the librarian I will uphold the principles of intellectual freedom and resist all efforts to censor library resources. The students can choose any topic as long as it relates to world history. They can use any database on the Kan-ed.org website.

I will promote diversity by purchasing and having access to materials and resources that present positive role models for diverse populations.

Culminating activity:

In the classroom the librarian will show the students how to navigate the district's website to access the library's website and the link to online databases used to conduct research. The website used to access online databases is www.Kan-ed.org. The librarian will give a tutorial of the databases and how to search the databases. The students need to be specific in what they are searching for. Some examples used include, Pearl Harbor, Hitler, and Shakespeare. The librarian hands out to each student their user name and password for Kan-ed. The students then go to the computer lab. The students work independently to access the databases and find articles for their annotated bibliography project. This is an ongoing project. The next step for students after collecting articles is to fill out the annotated bibliography worksheet then conference with the teacher or librarian to check for understanding.

Assessment: The success of student is determined by their ability to access the databases, navigate through databases and locate articles. The students also need to fill out the worksheet including their topic, thesis, resources and any questions they have about their research.

Adaptations and modifications:

If students did not have a log in sheet that was handed to them at the beginning of class I would provide them with the general log in or make them one. A log in for students can easily be generated.

Modification of the lesson includes limiting the databases used to qualify for their specific topic. For example if the student was researching Hitler I would refer them to databases on History or specifically WWII. Checking for understanding was done by making sure the students was able to independently log on to the computer, access the databases and find at least two articles for their research. Another modification for the lesson would be to have students work in groups of two. By pairing a high learner to a low learner the students can help each other with the assignment.

Results of lesson:

The librarian I am working with has been co-teaching this lesson for eight years. This is an introductory lesson to databases and how to navigate them. As long as the students can get to the databases and use the search engine the lesson is successful. The students will have two more times in the computer lab to gather information for the project. This lesson was successful. I taught the class to two classes. Both classes did well with the task but there were differences between the two classes. The first class did really well with logging into Kan-ed but had a lot of questions about what topic to research. The second class had more problems with logging in but once they were logged in they were able to independently navigate the databases. Although this was my first time teaching this lesson and my supervising librarian has been teaching it for multiple years she said that this is the best it has been since teaching the lesson. I believe the lesson was successful because many students are competent with navigating a computer, web sites, and online databases. In the future I would take more time to show the students how to navigate and use the keyword search on the databases. Using the keyword search is an area for improvement.