1. 1. Question & Research Task
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1. Question & Research Task
What information and linked resource(s) can you provide here to introduce the lesson topic, engage student interest, and help them to activate/build background knowledge? How will you engage the “3rd Space” to connect this content to students’ real world/lives?
What image or video will you insert to the right to engage students or build background knowledge? Cite the source in a caption to demonstrate respect for intellectual property and copyright compliance.
What important question requiring analysis, interpretation, inference and/or synthesis will you pose below to guide this inquiry?
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2. 2. Information Sources Next 1 2 3 4 5 6
You will use the information sources linked here to complete the Student Activity on Slide 3.
Introduce a selection of targeted information sources and explain how the information will cast light on the inquiry question:
Informational Websites or Infographics
Direct links to specific BCPS-licensed digital content (database content, Discovery Ed video, Safari Montage video or playlist, etc.)
Multimedia or visual resources: photos, slideshows, maps, diagrams, podcasts, video clips
Online Learning Object or Simulation
Consider differentiating sources by reading level using symbols like: Silver = On my own Gold = Challenge me
What choices or additional information can you add here as an introduction to the task to be outlined on the next page?
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3. 3. Student Activity
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Use the information sources on Slide 2 to …
In this section you will explain in very clear terms what it is you expect the students to do with the information they are accessing from the resources you have provided on Slide 2.
You are outlining clear tasks, step by step, to help learners build an answer to the essential question. This might involve collaboration or communication between students.
You may want to create and link to a graphic organizer that will allow students to organize their notes or interact with the data they have collected.
See the ODL Resource wiki for digital tools aligned to P21 skills and supporting various types of instructional activities.
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Create an assessment activity that pulls together what your students have learned about the inquiry question after using the digital resources and gathering/analyzing information.
What performance or product will show the extent to which they have reached some important understandings?
This could be an interactive form; a written or oral response or reflection; a creative product; participation in a group activity or discussion; virtual or face-to-face. See the ODL Resource wiki for digital tools tagged Assessment, Artistic, Presentation, Writing, etc.
Create and link to the success criteria/scoring tool that will be used to assess student learning.
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5. 5. Enrichment Activities
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Here you may provide additional digital resources, learning objects, or tutorials related to:
the content/topic of this Slam Dunk
an information literacy skill
digital citizenship or
career connections
These are engaging sites you have checked for relevance and reading level which will reinforce, extend, or enrich student learning about the content or develop their 21st century skills.
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Learning Standards Alignment *Add any other standards addressed in this particular Slam Dunk Maryland State Curriculum Standards or other Content Area Standards (from content curriculum)
Common Core State Standards
Reading: 1. Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.
Writing: 7. Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects based on focused questions, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.
AASL Standards for the 21st Century Learner Read, view, and listen for information presented in any format (e.g. textual, visual, media, digital) in order to make inferences and gather meaning Use strategies to draw conclusions from information and apply knowledge to curricular areas, real-world situations, and further investigations.
ISTE Standards for Students
3. Research and Information Fluency: Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information.
4. Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making: Students use critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve problems, and make informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and resources.
P21 Skills
Information Literacy: Access information efficiently (time) and effectively (sources); Use information accurately and creatively for the issue or problem at hand.
ICT Literacy: Use technology as a tool to research, organize, evaluate and communicate information.
Grade # Content Area: Unit
Objective: Students will conduct brief, focused research in order to …
Time Frame: Indicate the estimated number of class periods needed
Differentiation strategies for this lesson:
Direct students to use tools and learning supports included in our BCPS-licensed databases, such as audio read-aloud and labeled reading levels/Lexiles.
Use Digital Content Snapshots & Support resources as needed.
Silver Star = I can do on my own/Gold Star = Challenge me
Notes to the teacher:
Collaborate with your school library media specialist to implement this lesson.
Add notes as applicable here.
Last updated: Month YYYY Created by Author Name, BCPS Position BCPS Slam Dunk Research Model, Copyright 2015, Baltimore County Public Schools, MD, all rights reserved. This lesson may be used for educational, non-profit school use only. All other uses, transmissions, and duplications are prohibited unless permission is granted expressly. This lesson is based on Dr. Jamie McKenzie’s Slam Dunk Digital Lesson model.