Fall Focus on Freshman Research Skills

 Applying the WISER Research Process

Teacher-Librarians have been collaborating with social studies teachers to teach students how to effectively research. Ninth Graders in Global I have been wondering about how civilizations emerge and investigating how civilizations and universal belief systems develop. Students learned how to use the NCHS databases and keywords to locate and access information. Schoology, the high school's adopted Learning Management System, allows students to access the databases right through courses.

Students learned how to use the various features of a database to research more efficiently. Databases allow the users to save articles to their Google Drive for easy access for reading and note taking.

Students also learned that the database collection can be located and accessed through the NCHS library page. 

Just enter any character or keyword in the search box.

Once verified as a NCHS student (Log into Google Drive), the databases populate on the right hand side.

Students read across texts to answer their inquiry questions, used an organized notes system, and synthesized ideas. Students creatively expressed ideas through the lens of the elements of civilization and the use of Google Draw. 

Students reflected on their strengths and areas to grow using their research skills. As a result, they know what to skills focus on when they conduct research again.