9th grade history classes came in on week one for a research refresher course--preparing them for a heavy year of research ahead!

We reviewed how to search, where to search, our new databases, what makes a good source, plagiarism, and citation. The students were excited and surprised that the work we did in 8th grade was already coming in handy in high school.  Nice job 9th grade!

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Students in high school Panamanian Studies are in the process of creating a video of Panamanian colonial history.  After trying in vain to find a video online to teach students about this topic, the Panamanian Studies teacher and myself decided that we would fill the online gap by having students make their own video to post.

Students researched independently, created a storyboard to organize their video, and filmed the sequence of events and information.  This video will be posted on YouTube ...
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In order to help 10th grade students with in-text citation and other general research skills before embarking on a larger higher-stakes research paper for History class we created a low-stakes research assignment in order to practice those skills in a controlled setting.

Students were asked to use the library databases to research a list of information on food item.  They were to take this information and use it in a mini-research paper with proper MLA style in-text citation.  Students turned ...
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At the beginning of the school year, students in 11th grade IB History came in for a review of good research methods.  We reviewed types of sources, where to find good sources, and how to critically decide if a source is right for your project or not!

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