---

This Collaboration Unit using inquiry-based learning was developed and taught in collaboration with an eighth-grade gifted teacher at Lake Ridge Middle School. Throughout the three lessons students learned to locate and evaluate sources which culminated in a personal list of relevant, reliable sources on their chosen research topic. Students conducted three stages within Stripling’s Inquiry Process throughout these lessons: 1) investigate by locating sources on their topic, 2) construct by drawing conclusions about the sources located to decide if they are worth using, and 3) express by creating a list of sources, which they shared when collaborating with peers that had similar topics. Students also reflected on the process of locating and evaluating sources throughout the lessons using the graphic organizers, which you can check out below. 

AASL Standards:

• 1.1 Learner Development
• 1.2 Learner Diversity
• 1.3 Learning Differences
• 2.1 Planning for Instruction
• 2.2 Instructional Strategies
• 2.3 Integrating Ethical Use of Information
• 2.4 Assessment
• 3.2 Information Literacy
• 3.3 Technology-Enabled Learning
• 4.1 Access
• 4.2 Information Resources
• 4.3 Evidence-Based Decision Making
• 5.2 Leadership and Collaboration
• 5.3 Advocacy