IES IDEB EBAR TUDIE Jessica Krome, Sarah Langness, Allison - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

S ID AR S TUD IES IDEB EBAR TUDIE Jessica Krome, Sarah Langness, Allison Luscombe, Tim Rehbein, Andrew van Velson

W HAT ARE S IDEBAR S TUDIES ?  Interest-based strategy  Students choose topic of interest and use it to delve deeper into topic Classroom of study More  Research and learning meaningful goes on “on the side” learning  Provides additional Sidebar studies information and meaning to the particular topic

W HY USE S IDEBAR S TUDIES ?  Students choose a topic that interests them, which gets them excited about learning  Sidebar Studies are effective at promoting and developing independent learning

W HY USE S IDEBAR S TUDIES ?  Added information on different interest topics makes subjects multi- faceted and meaningful  Using student interest is a way of connecting learning to students’ lives