8+W's+Collaboration+Ideas


 * Collaboration Ideas for the Classroom Teacher and Media Specialist **

**Watching -- The media specialist and the teacher can offer guidance and give examples. Students should be encouraged to record their thoughts in a journal and share ideas in a class discussion. **

**Wondering --In the wondering stage students will be narrowing down their choices to just one. During the wondering stage the first mini lesson on how to write good questions should take place. The media specialist will model this process. Students will be given the opportunity to start recording their questions. A question organizer can be used. **

**Webbing -- In the webbing stage students will begin searching for the answers to their questions. During the webbing stage the second mini lesson on how to find the answers to their questions should take place in the media center. The media specialist will model planning and carrying out a strategy. Students will be able to use all the resources in the media center and classroom. Students will continue filling out their question organizer. **

**Wiggling -- In the wiggling stage students will be evaluating the information they find and deciding if it is relevant to their search. Students will be skimming books, websites, and databases for information about their topic. **

**Weaving --In the weaving stage students will be processing the information they have found. They will begin organizing the information so they will be able to put it together to create a project in the last steps of the 8Ws model. During the weaving step they will be citing their sources. The media specialist will lead the third mini lesson on citing sources. **

**Wrapping --In the wrapping stage students will begin creating their project. The format of the project will be left up to each individual student. Anyway they decide to share the information they found should be acceptable as long as it is feasible in the school setting. The media specialist and classroom teacher will offer guidance and support. Students may again record ideas in their journals and share ideas during a class discussion. Students should have opportunities in the classroom, the media center, and the computer lab to work on their projects. **

**Waving --In the waving stage students will be sharing their projects with their classmates. They should be given opportunities to share in the classroom, the computer lab, and the media center. How they share will depend on what form their final project takes. The media specialist or teacher can take pictures of students with their final projects so that they will be able to share with others through a newsletter, yearbook, website, or bulletin board display. **

**<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Wishing --In the wishing stage students will have time to evaluate the entire learning process from start to finish. They will evaluate their own learning throughout the process and share what about the lessons was helpful or not. The students will evaluate the unit’s strengths and weaknesses and reflect on what they would do differently next time. The teacher and the media specialist should evaluate the entire process also. They will discuss what worked and what did not, what they would change for next time, and how well they think the students did following the 8Ws inquiry model. **