Tag: research

One reason why successful researchers are able to produce scholarship that is insightful, groundbreaking, and significant is because of the depth made possible by iterative work. There are times when this iterative nature of research work is obvious: when a solar cell scientist writes twenty two papers on perovskite solar cells, it is evident that… Continue reading understanding the research cycle →

I recently wrote about why starting strong is crucial to starting writing projects in memoir and in research. I then wrote briefly about how I go about that with memoir. I teach research skills to folks ranging from 6th graders to mid-career educators, and I have found one thing to be true across all kinds… Continue reading starting strong with research – the how →

Week 1 of a new YPAR project, and I am thinking about how to help students start strong with their research projects. This time, I am working with 40 6th grade students – the youngest group I have worked with on a research project. In previous writing workshops and research seminars, I developed a set… Continue reading starting strong ~ the why →