The Arkansas ELA Standards emphasize students’ engagement in both short and extended research in order to gain deeper understanding about the topics they are investigating. Students will be expected to synthesize information from a number of sources and present the information in a variety of formats. When appropriate, students are encouraged to use technology to present findings. The instructional focus of this PD is to support instructional practices that build student proficiency in a process for conducting research: developing and refining inquiry questions; finding, assessing, analyzing, and synthesizing multiple sources to answer those questions; and organizing and using evidence from those sources to explain understanding in ways that avoid plagiarism.
If you are not under contract with the Northeast Arkansas Education Cooperative or one of our 14 member districts, you will be responsible for all fees related to this workshop. The fee for this workshop is $25. Payment is expected the day of the training unless prior arrangements have been made.