Tuesday, April 17, 2018

E103: Student Research Gets Personal: Independent Research Seminars

1:15 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Joquetta Johnson, Library Media Specialist, Randallstown High School Baltimore County Public Schools

Kelly Ray, Resource Teacher, Library Media Programs & Digital Resources, Baltimore County Public Schools

The Independent Research Seminar is a unique, personalized learning experience for high school students who are motivated to engage in a rigorous research process for investigating a topic of their own choice. Facilitated by the library media specialist in collaboration with content teachers, students learn collaboratively and independently using resources in an online research framework. Students also have an opportunity to work with an expert mentor in the field of their research and present their research at an annual Student Research Symposium. Educators discover the benefits of this unique course model for a variety of students by hearing their stories and exploring our online research framework, course implementation resources, and Symposium highlights.