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Bringing current science into the classroom: In Bringing current science into the classroom, page 1; How your students can experience current environmental research without leaving the classroom.; Format: article/best practice; By Michele Kloda and Dana Haine.

Bringing current science into the classroom: Activities for middle and high school on groundwater, water quality, and environmental stewardship have students exploring current environmental research without leaving the classroom.; Format: series (multiple pages)

CareerStart lessons: Grade six: This collection of lessons aligns the sixth grade curriculum in math, science, English language arts, and social studies with potential career opportunities.; Format: (multiple pages)

Finding, not searching: You can work smarter, not harder, by determining your searching style, learning more about what your searches return and why, and learning to look in the right place first.; Format: article; By Melissa Thibault.

Five tips to improve students' information evaluation: Teach your students how to separate the good online information from the bad with these five strategies.; Format: article; By Bill Ferris.

Guest of honor: A presidential banquet: In Rethinking Reports, page 1.3; A research assignment in which students plan a banquet in honor of a president.; By Melissa Thibault and David Walbert.

An introduction to teacher research: Every day, teachers develop lesson plans, evaluate student work, and share outcomes with students, parents, and administrators. Teacher research is simply a more intentional and systematic version of what good teachers already do. This article explains the basic process of teacher research, including formulation of a research question, data collection and analysis, and writing up your findings.; Format: article; By Amy Anderson.

The not-so-famous person report: In Rethinking Reports, page 3.2; Instead of teaching the history of the famous, use research in primary sources to teach students that the past and present were made by people like them.; Format: article; By David Walbert.

Now what? A President considers a career change: In Rethinking Reports, page 1.2; In this alternative to the dreaded "President Report," students write a resumé for an ex-president.; By Melissa Thibault and David Walbert.

Reading, writing, and research: Online course syllabus: Reading, Writing and Research: Integrating Literacy across the Curriculum helps participants develop skills for implementing oral and written communication instruction in their professions.; Format: syllabus

Rethinking Reports: Creative research-based assignments provide alternatives to the President Report, Animal Report, and Famous Person Report that ask students to think about old topics in new ways, work collaboratively, and develop products that support a variety of learning styles.; Format: series (multiple pages)

Tools of the trade for information seekers: A guide to understanding and using search engines, directories, and the invisible web.; Format: article; By Melissa Thibault.

When you don't have all the answers: Linda Dow suggests freeing yourself from the necessity to be the eternal expert and descibes techniques for sharing the responsibility for learning and teaching alongside your students.; Format: article; By Linda Dow.

A writing process: This edition presents a writing process through discussion, examples, and suggested resources to help teachers guide students through writing assignments.; Format: series (multiple pages)

Resources on the web

ACRL - Information Literacy: Tutorials and standards for information literacy. (Learn more); Format: website/activity; Provided by: American Library Association

AERA: American Educational Research Association: Professional organization with practical applications of educational research results including ideas for school or policy reform and teacher education. (Learn more); Format: website/general; Provided by: AERA

Meridian: North Carolina State University provides this electronic journal "dedicated to research and practice of computer technology in middle school classrooms." (Learn more); Format: website/general; Provided by: North Carolina State Univerity