The actions I have taken in my GAME plan have been very beneficial. The research I have done and questions I have asked of colleagues has helped me to begin writing my plagiarism policy. I feel that what I have found is going to be beneficial to both my students and myself in the upcoming school year. I have also found many WebQuests and other lessons that will correlate with our curriculum and help the students to further their understanding.
One of the things that I have learned is that it is important to teach my 5th graders about plagiarism from the very beginning of the school year. Over the past couple of years, I have waited until about half-way through the school year to teach plagiarism, but I have found that it will be more beneficial to teach it at the very beginning of the year. It will help the students then throughout the year.
I am still trying to balance the lessons I find. There are so many great lessons and WebQuests that correlate with our curriculum, but I need to balance them and spread them out among each of the content areas so their is a mix of learning going on.
So far, my plan is still fitting my current needs, so I not need to adjust anything yet.
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Jacqueline,
ReplyDeleteWebquests can be a great way of introducing new topics or reviewing past material. Students enjoy these when there is a final result such as a presentaion or final project. I love using webquests for the financial literacy unit that I do. It is much more effective then lecturing the entire period. Sounds like you have your plagiarism component dialed in as well. Good luck!
Matt
Hello Jacqueline,
ReplyDeleteI agree that plagiarism is going to be an important topic to cover with your students. The beginning of the school year is the perfect time to teach this topic. However, I would review it half way through the school year, especially for student who entered the school after the lesson was taught.
James