MST Research Scope, Sequence, & Skills

What is Project Work/Symposium?• Learning how to research and present findings …

– Research writing and process– Experimental/project design– Presentation skills

• Such as …• Major Performances?

– Research Paper• Abstract, lit review, narrative of project/investigation design, results and

conclusions

– PowerPoint Poster– Presentation of Findings

• Phase 1 (DEC)• SEF (FEB-MAY)• Symposium (MAY)• Imagine Tomorrow (MAY)

Year at a Glance

• Sept-October– Research Process– Topic / Team Selection– Research (Lit. Review)

• October-November– Project/Investigation Design & Work: Phase 1

• November-December– Write up findings, draw conclusions, make poster– Present work to panel of juniors/seniors, etc.

Year at a Glance• January

– Refine projects and investigation, plan phase 2 of exp.• Integrate feedback from panels and paper

– Rewrite/tweak lit review (add sources, take away)• February – March

– Continue Investigations & Data Collection (trials 1-3)– Finalize experiments, write up final draft

• April– Submit final paper, make draft poster, AP study window

• May– Practice presentations– Present findings at Symposium (ALL) and/or IT (SOME)

• June– Project debrief, plan next steps, SEF for next year?

Homework for Friday

• Visit the G.Web– mistergweb.com

• Do the Generating Ideas for Research activity!– Find an article that interests you– Print off a copy of the article

• Come prepared to share on Friday (506-507)– Mixed groups of frosh and soph

Generating Ideas for Research

• Meet with your group• Learn each others’ names– Be prepared for a “quiz”

• Share articles and project ideas– Discuss “doability” of the idea

• Can it be “done” in the course of 4-6 months?• Is there some sort of a “measurable” that allows for data?• Is it economically feasible?• Are their prohibitive safety concerns related to process or

materials?• Are you likely to find a mentor for this?

• Nominate one idea for large group share out– Which one has the most potential/doability?

Homework for Tuesday

• Brainstorm ideas for making up a project based off of idea

• Visit mistergweb.com and fill out form when you’re ready– Research Project Proposal Template

• Does it have to be based off of today’s idea/article?

Homework for Thursday

• After Tuesday PM, take Quia project survey on Dean’s website– Due by Thursday at the end of 3rd period– Time for this in class, most likely

• Visit G. Web for recap of this and links

Ashland Shakespeare Field Trip• What: Field trip to see Taming of the Shrew, a backstage tour, and The

Tenth Muse. • Where: Ashland, Oregon, site of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. We

have booked the entire Ashland Commons youth hostel for Thursday night’s lodging.

• Who: Approximately 45 freshmen through senior year Magnet students and approximately 5 adult chaperones

• When: Depart on Camas School District bus Thursday 10/17 after 2nd period; return to CHS late on Friday 10/18 at approximately midnight.

• Cost: $140 dollars/student, checks payable to CHS, spots on a first come basis. Scholarships available (see Magnet teachers for more info). Money must be received by Friday 09/13. Additional spending money for food (approximately three other meals) and other spending money should be budgeted. Thursday evening we will be doing a group pizza dinner in Ashland. Parents will sign up for breakfast items for Friday’s light, continental style breakfast at the Ashland Commons hostel.

• Miscellaneous: Student permission slips will be made available after the roster is finalized on 09/13.

After Thursday

• Staff meets and reviews project ideas from 9th and 10th

– Same criteria your groups used …• Staff select and publish the most “doable” ideas via

email• You review ideas, hear more from their authors, and

possibly rough draft teams – Consider the topics that interest you and that have people

associated with them that you can work with• Monday or Tuesday of the following week, form

teams, draft CEI, develop questions, create norms

Into Action

• Teams formed, projects selected … what’s next?

• What is “research” all about it?• What is the Literature Review and how does it

fit into this process? – Why do we do bother doing it?

• What’s the timeline for this process, particularly the next few weeks.

09/08 09/09Generating Ideas for Research homework assigned (due Friday)

09/10 09/11 09/12First Joint 9-10 Seminar: Norms, Rubric, Research Overview, etc.HW: Project Prop.

09/15 09/16Individual Project Proposal Homework due by the end of lunch

09/17Students take Quia survey to identify the ones that seem to have the most traction and interest.

09/18Staff review of top ideas

09/19TOP 8-10 Project Ideas from each grade level presented and shared. Students stump for their ideas then take stab at teams.

09/22Teams formalized.

09/23Give first team assignment: Team Assignment #1

09/24LATE START

09/25LATE START

09/26Joint Frosh and Soph English session in 710 to overview research process + assignments for following week

09/29LAB 506: Greene / Begin Research & Work on Ann. Ref. Assignment

09/30LAB 506: Mac / Begin Research & Work on Ann. Ref. Assignment

10/01LAB 506: Greene / Continue Research; References and Notes Checked

10/02LAB 506: Mac /Continue Research; References and Notes Checked

10/03JOINT SEMINAR: TOPIC TBD.

10/06 10/07LAB 506: Greene /Ann. Ref. DUE / Paper Outline Set; Writing Started; Progress Check @ End of Period

10/08LAB 506: MacAnn. Ref. DUE / Paper Outline Set; Writing Started; Progress Check @ End of Period

10/09LAB 506: Greene /Writing

10/10NO SCHOOL

10/13LAB 506: Mac

10/14LAB 506: Rough Draft of L.R. DUE to turnitin.com by 11:59 PM,Peer Reviews begin at midnight

10/15LAB 506: Mac / Peer Reviews

10/16Peer Reviews due by 11:59 PM. Check feedback on your paper starting at midnight.

ASHLAND!

10/17

10/20Homecoming ….

10/21FINAL DRAFT of LR DUEProject / CEI Design Conferences

10/22LATE START

Project / CEI Design Conferences

10/23LATE START

Project / CEI Design Conferences

10/24

Project / CEI Design Conferences

10/27 10/28 10/29 10/30 10/31

11/03Group data collection check #1 shared with teachers on Drive.

11/04Stat Analysis 101: Common models and when to use each one.

11/05Stat Analysis 101: Common models and when to use each one.

11/06Stat Analysis 101: Common models and when to use each one.

11/07Stat Analysis 101: Common models and when to use each one.

11/10NO SCHOOL

11/11Writing of Final Draft …

11/12 11/13 11/14

11/17 11/18 11/19Individual data collection write up submitted in report format. Begin Peer Review

11/20 11/21

11/24 11/25 11/26NO SCHOOL

11/27THANKSGIVING

11/28NO SCHOOL

12/01Peer Review of Final Draft of Paper

12/02 12/03 12/04Final Draft of Paper Due

12/05Individual Drafts of Poster Due

12/08SENIOR SCHOOL BOARD PRESENTATIONS, 4:30 -5:30Revision of Poster

12/09Final Poster Submitted

12/10Mini-Symposium Practice, Periods 2-3, Rooms 704, 710, and 712.

12/11 12/12

12/15 12/16 12/17Mini-Symposium, Periods 2-3, Rooms 704, 710, and 712.

12/18Mini-Symposium Debrief

12/19Parent MST Breakfast?

Beginning Research

• Team Assignment # 1 • Learn about Boolean logic, truncation, smart

search phrasing, etc. / Team Smart Search• Research using ProQuest to find min. 8-10 sources • Read widely, become an “expert” on your topic– Collect 10 notes/day in EasyBib

• Total of 40+ “notes” or snippets by the end of next week…

• Write Annotated Bib/Ref / A.R. Rubric– Critical review of sources …

• How does this help me answer my questions, big and small?

Beginning Research• Learning Target– I can apply my knowledge of Boolean operators and “smart

searching” techniques (nesting, phrase searching, truncation) to narrow my results.

• Today’s Agenda / Tasks– Review Boolean Operators / Smart Search document

• Be prepared for a brief quiz on it tomorrow– See learning target …

– Come together as a group and create one shared document of the Smart Search Planner• Divide and conquer … share it with me.

– Set up EasyBib account and begin research• Share your document with me …

• Assessment– Boolean Quiz, Smart Search Planner (shared), EasyBib (shared)

• By Wednesday, I’d like 10-20 “notecards …” from 2-4 sources.

Writing the Lit. Review• Follow standard outline for L.R.

– Intro, Historical Overview, Current Trends & Practices, Controversies & Debates, Conclusion• Leveled Headings?

• Use 4-6 (or more) sources from Annotated Refs. assignment– Write a 3-6 page “report” on your topic

• Practice and use standard APA conventions– Title pages, running heads, headers, parenthetical citation,

reference pages are part of this paper (Greene, 2012). • Practice good research conventions

– Cite information meaningfully and for a variety of purposes – Use a variety of source citation strategies

• Rubric + L.R. Example?

Phase 1 Data Collection

• CEI Prewrite– Blank data table, variable identified, 3 trials at least

… ???? Look for emails from Ron that describe this. • Review group “norms”– consequences for not following “norms”?

• Collect Data• CEI Write Up– Group assignment: what were the results, what does it

mean, what were the problems, what are the next steps? – Use this as the basis for the individual M/M and forward

section.

Writing the M&M and Beyond …

• What was our procedure? (M&M)– Hypothesis/problem, variables, procedural steps, unit of

measurement, statistical model to apply• What were the results? (Results)

– Objective data + qualitative observations• What does it mean? (Discussion)

– Hypothesis supported/problem solved? How does stat. model help explain supported/not supported hypo.?

– How does this relate to the literature?• What were the problems in methodology/procedure?

– Identify 3-4 “gaps”• What are the next steps? (Discussion & Conclusion)

– Short term next steps as it relates to experiment? Long term big picture possible steps?

11/19 11/20 11/21 11/22 11/23

11/26 11/27 11/28Groups meet and discuss answers to questions ….

11/29LAB 506Begin/continue writing of second half of paper

11/30

12/03 12/04Complete RD of paper due for Peer Review with 9/10.MUST BE PRINTED BEFORE CLASS

12/05 12/06PRACTICE

12/07PRACTICE?

12/10 12/11December Mini-Symposium

12/12Debrief

12/13Final Draft of Paper DueMUST BE PRINTED BEFORE CLASS

12/14