Enhancing College-Level Research Skills on Global Issues

School:: Aubrey Rogers High
Subject:: Language Arts
Teacher:: Naomi Rothring
Students Impacted:: 150
Grade:: 9-12
Date:: August 2, 2023

Investor

Thank you to the following investor for funding this grant.

Carol Windfeldt - $324.30

Impact to My Classroom

# of Students Impacted: 150

These engaging, updated, and relevant materials allow students to immerse themselves in the research process on an academic topic of their choice. Students nurture an awareness of, and respect of, the diversity of perspectives on global issues. By providing opportunities to exercise higher-order thinking skills of analysis, synthesis, and evaluation, the resources encourage students' independent learning in preparation for higher education. The anthologies purchased from the Opposing Viewpoints series expose students to various contemporary views on economic, ethical, environmental, technological, political, and cultural issues of global signficance.

After evaluating and synthesizing alternative perspectives and interpretations, students offer a critical view of the global perspectives and reach a personal, supported judgment in a discursive essay. They reflect on the scope and nature of their research report and the reasons why their personal viewpoints of the issue may have changed during the research process.

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Original Grant Overview

Goal

The goal is to provide engaging, updated, and relevant resources on current global issues for students in the Advanced Placement (AP) Capstone program and in the Cambridge Advanced International Certificate of Education (AICE) program at Aubrey Rogers High School.

What will be done with my students

Students will focus their individual research on identifying and exploring the context and basis of the arguments from different global perspectives. They will select and analyze appropriate evidence from a range of source material. After evaluating and synthesizing alternative perspectives and interpretations, students will offer a critical view of the global perspectives and reach a personal, supported judgment in multiple essays. They will reflect on the scope and nature of their own research reports and the reasons why their personal viewpoints of the issue may have changed during the research process. Students will then present a justification of their research findings.

Benefits to my students

Students will nurture an awareness of, and respect for, the diversity of perspectives on global issues. Engaging, updated, and relevant materials will allow students to immerse themselves in the research process on an academic topic of their choice. By providing opportunities to exercise higher-order thinking skills of analysis, synthesis, and evaluation, the resources will encourage students' development of independent learning skills in preparation for study in higher education and life-long learning.

Budget Narrative

The two sets of books will be purchased from the Opposing Viewpoints series and the Global Viewpoints series to expose students to various contemporary views on economic, ethical, environmental, technological, political, and cultural issues of global significance.

Items

#	Item	Cost
1	Opposing Viewpoints Set	$167.10
2	Global Viewpoints Set	$157.20
	Total:	$324.30

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