Increasing Rigor and Inquiry Throughout the Curriculum Donna Dick Jacob Gerding and Michelle Phillips InService Objective Participants will utilize the SIRS database in order to find and evaluate resources related to their curriculum ID: 272630
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The Use of Databases in the Instructional Program
Increasing Rigor and Inquiry Throughout the Curriculum
Donna Dick, Jacob
Gerding
, and Michelle PhillipsSlide2
In-Service Objective
Participants will utilize the SIRS database in order to find and evaluate resources related to their curriculum.Slide3
Warm-Up
What kinds of resources should students be using for research and how do they compare to what they are
currently using
? Slide4
What search engines or websites do you use when you do research? Do these look familiar?Slide5
Databases…..
hmmmmm
THE BASIC DEFINITION OF A LIBRARY DATABASE:
is an electronic catalog or index, often containing information about published items, and is searchable.Slide6
Why use Databases?
Trustworthy
Sourced
Editorially and Scholarly reviewed
Databases are vetted, quality sources of information.
Valid
ReliableSlide7
TYPES OF MATERIAL FOUND USING LIBRARY DATABASES ARE:
Articles from Journals and Magazines
Electronic Books
Newspapers
Images
Refere
nce SourcesSlide8
Databases vs. Open Web
SIRS Content Tools for Students & Teachers for
21
st
Century Teaching and Learning
Google
and Web Surfing for Content and tools for Inquiry-Based Learning
Why do so many teachers and students rely on Google and other Internet surfing when their
ProQuest
Library digital solutions are custom designed to support K-12 teaching and learning?
Do professionals such as doctors, lawyers, and engineers Google for information to service clients?
Don’t these professionals rely on CUSTOM databases and publications to keep them current, and help analyze and solve client problems?
¨
Don’t they know that …..Slide9
Databases vs. Open Web
100% of SIRS teaching and learning resources are curriculum-relevant,
standards-based,
and provide access to a variety of
editorially selected,
copyrighted, publisher-quality media types.
Teachers
can
access a variety of free SIRS-specific inquiry-based learning activities that integrate
21st Century Skills and
critical thinking.
Less than 10% of Google is k-12
curriculum-relevant
, and
limited to websites
; most are consumer oriented,
distracting
to students, and many are from sources that are
questionable
or even
inappropriate.Google can access lesson plan websites, but busy teachers will have to do the
necessary
selection
,
adaptation
,
and
correlation
to state standards.
SIRS Database
Open WebSlide10
Let’s Explore SIRS
Everyone should go to this website:
http://sks.sirs.com/cgi-bin/hst-portal-display?id=SMD83868-0-2356
Click on “SIRS Discoverer”
SIRS Databases
The SIRS Knowledge Source Databases, including SIRS Researcher, SIRS Government Reporter, and SIRS Renaissance, feature significant information covering topics of general reference, social issues, health, science, business, directories, almanacs, leading issues, historic and government documents, and current perspectives (pros and cons)Slide11
SIRS Top 10’
When the
SIRS search screen displays, you may choose between a Quick Search or Advanced Search. You may also choose one of the Top Ten Pro vs. Con Leading Issues.
If you do not know your topic or you do not see a top 10 that interests you, below click on the link that says
more issuesSlide12
SIRS – More issues or topics
More Issues leads you to a wide list of research topics
Click on the SIRS link to go back to the home pageSlide13
SIRS – Leading Issues
The page that opens describes the
Leading Issue near the top. The Results List below contains articles from various sources, including Newspapers, Magazines,
Gov't
Docs, Primary Sources, Viewpoints, Reference, Graphics, and Web Select Sites. To limit your results to one of these sources, click on the Source name in the box.
In the box next to arrow see the
Various sources availableSlide14
Let’s Explore SIRS
Now that you are in and we have viewed the basics, you may take the opportunity to do a search for the topic you selected before you came in, find an article, and complete the “Source Evaluation Worksheet”.
Please do not hesitate to ask if there are any questions or concerns.
If this is a tool you would like to explore with students, please set up a time to meet with media staff for assistance.
SIRS also has an “Educators Resource” page to help teachers, providing maps, e-books, and government documents. Slide15
We Appreciate Your Time and Effort…
Thank you for attending the in-service today; we hope you found it useful!
Please give us your “Source Evaluation Worksheet” on the way out.
Check your e-mail when you go back to your classrooms for a Survey Monkey survey about this in-service and a copy of the “Source Evaluation Worksheet” that you can use with your class.
REMEMBER, WE ARE HERE TO HELP PROMOTE LEARNING!!!Slide16
Standards Alignment
Common Core State Standards:
CC.9-10.R.I.8 Integration of Knowledge and Ideas: Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is valid and the evidence is relevant and sufficient; identify false statements and fallacious reasoning.
CC9-10RS/TS8 Assess the extent to which the reasoning and evidence in a text support the author's claim or a recommendation for solving a scientific or technical problem
CC9-10RH/SS8 Assess the extent to which the reasoning and evidence in a text support the author's claims.
AASL Standards:
1.1.4 Find, evaluate, and select appropriate sources to answer questions.
1.1.5 Evaluate information found in selected sources on the basis of accuracy, validity, appropriateness to needs, importance, and social and cultural context.
Maryland SLM Standards:
4.0.1. Independently and collaboratively evaluate and analyze recorded data/information to meet the information need.Slide17
Works Cited
ProQuest
. Educators Resource. 2013. Web. SIRS Issue Researcher.
Web. 17 Jan 2013.