1. Slam Dunk Title 1. Question & Research Task
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What information and linked resource(s) can you provide here to introduce the lesson topic, engage student interest, and help them to activate prior knowledge or build background knowledge? How will you engage “3rd Space” to connect this content to students’ real world?
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?
In this Slam Dunk, you will conduct brief, focused research to respond to the inquiry question:
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2. 2. Information Sources Next 1 2 3 4 5 6
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Choose several of 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
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
Infographic, Online Learning Object, etc.
What choices or additional information can you add here as an introduction to the learning task to be outlined on Slide 3?
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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 tagged for various purposes in the Toolbox, tools aligned to P21 skills, or tools 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 students 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 students’ 21st century skills.
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6. 6. Teacher Resources
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Learning Standards Alignment *Add any additional standards addressed Maryland State Curriculum /Content Standards (Content curriculum standards)
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.
P21 Framework: 21st Century Student Outcomes
3. Information, Media & Technology 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 be conduct brief, focused research in order to …
Time Frame: Indicate the estimated number of class periods needed (45 or 90 minute)
Differentiation strategies for this lesson:
Have students use learning supports provided in any BCPS-licensed Digital Content included in this lesson, such as audio read-aloud and labeled Reading Levels/ or Lexiles. Use Digital Content Snapshots & Support resources for support as needed.
Notes to the teacher:
Collaborate with your school library media specialist to plan and implement this lesson.
Add other notes as applicable here.
Last updated: Month YYYY Created by Author Name, BCPS Position Report broken links to: Office of Digital Learning BCPS Slam Dunk Research Model, Copyright 2017, 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.