Keeley Library July 30, 2000
| THINKING
SKILLS: INTEGRATING LIBRARY RESOURCES WITH
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Keeley Library July 30, 2000 |
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Technology + Academic Skills |
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OBJECTIVES |
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C 24
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CONTENT:
Individually
formulate open ended questions to explore a topic of interest and then
design an appropriate methodology, form and way to document sources
for a report
of their research. PERFORMANCE: Students will write a research paper investigating the career of their choice. MLA standard will be used in their reports. |
| Authorship (elements of non fiction) | C 25 | CONTENT: Use
group generated criteria for evaluating different forms of writing,
and explain why these are important before applying them.
PERFORMANCE: Students will use the computer to edit and revise documents. They will show their understanding of the MLA format when they reformat the document. |
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M 26 | CONTENT: Compare
and analyze how each medium offers a different perspective on the information
it presents
PERFORMANCE: Students will complete the MassCIS exercises on career exploration, and will gain a clearer understanding of career and educational choices. |
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C 23 | CONTENT: Use
their own questions, notes, summaries, and outlines to deepen
learning across disciplinary areas.
PERFORMANCE: Students will be given a topic pertaining to reading texts. They will then write a short response/ open ended essay demonstrating their understanding of the topic, and substantiating with details from the readings given. |
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Study
Skills |
CONTENT:
Students will learn and apply the essential reading and study skills
needed
to succeed in secondary and college work. (Develop goals, learn strategies,
develop additional skills..)
PERFORMANCE: Students will complete an objective test using strategies learned . |
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Intro
to SAT |
CONTENT:
Students will decode accurately and understand new words encountered in
their reading.. Students will acquire and use accurately an advanced reading
vocabulary..
PERFORMANCE: Students will become familiar with vocabulary frequently seen in SAT tests, and complete an objective test. |
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Orientation
to Durfee and Pathways |
CONTENT:
Compare and evaluate educational and career opportunities..
PERFORMANCE: Students will "study" the course offerings for the course descriptions, and will create a graphic organizer illustrating an individual plan for their four years in high school. |
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Career
Exploration |
CONTENT:
Students will compare and evaluate educational and career opportunities,
using technology based resources and a variety of media effectively:
PERFORMANCE: Using the MLA standards for reports, students will write a Career Investigation Research paper. |
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Keyboarding | CONTENT: Students
will understand the operation, application and function of computers and
related technology in a constantly changing global society. They will demonstrate
competence by creating, accessing manipulating, and analyzing information.
Applications: Use a variety of software applications Decision Making; Solve problems using critical thinking and technological skills. Global Communication: Demonstrate skills for communicating in an international pluralistic environment. Keyboard mastery: Demonstrate proficiency in the touch method of keyboarding. Technical Skills: Use operating platforms, categorize data, operate industry -standard equipment, and utilize information resources. Transitional skills: Practice and use technological knowledge and skills in personal, educational and employment settings. Troubleshooting: identify and correct basic hardware and software problems. PERFORMANCE: In a friendly letter format, students will correct all errors in word usage. |