Introduction to ARE Search Guide for Students, a web resource for problem based learning

When mentoring our pre-service and in-service teachers we need to describe and model both research-based and clinically tested best practices, and demonstrate how these best practices can be applied in the real (i.e. physical) and virtual (i.e. online) classroom for both teaching and teacher training. The combination of face to face instruction in a physical setting and online learning is called blended learning. In this section of the blog we will describe how the internet can serve as a supplemental resource for instruction and the mentoring of pre-service and in-service Jewish educators. In this post we will discuss how  teachers and students in a Judaic Studies blended learning classroom can use ARE Search Guide for Students for problem based learning including Problem Based Jewish Learning. 

Assumption: The teacher or mentor teacher has a interactive white board (i.e. SMART Board, Promethean, etc.), a Tablet PC (also called a Slate or Blade), a computer presenter or computer with internet access attached to an LCD projector in the classroom. It would be ideal if students or mentees had access to their own laptop computers or Ipads. Given parental and school approval, and the development of specific guidelines, smartphones can be used to enhance instruction as well.

Note: Although ARE Search Guide for Students can be applied in the Judaic Studies blended learning classroom, it can be also be used for training pre-service and in-service Jewish educators for professional or staff development. It is our hope that Jewish educators around the globe will form an online community of practice, a CoP, a group of people who share an interest, a craft, and/or a profession, to enhance the delivery of instruction and training of Jewish educators. For example, here is a CoP you might want to join. 

Note: ARE Search Guide for Students can be used in both a physical and virtual Judaic Studies classroom.

What is ARE Search Guide for Students?

ARE Search Guide for Students is an online set of web research tools and for problem based learning including Problem-Based Jewish Learning. 

Where is  ARE Search Guide for Students  located on the web?

http://www.aresearchguide.com/

What kind of problem based learning research tools can ARE Search Guide for Students provide the student who is engaged in problem based learning?

These are the ARE search guides for students doing problem based learning research.

1.	How to Write an A+ Research Paper
1a.	Research, Writing, and Style Guides
2.	Quick Click to Search Engines
3.	Presentation Tips for Public Speaking
4.	Format for a Research Paper
5.	Quoting Passages Using MLA Style
6.	Plagiarism: How to Avoid It
7.	Footnotes & Endnotes
8.	First Footnotes and Endnotes - Examples in MLA Style
8a.	Sample Footnotes
8b.	Sample Endnotes
9.	Parenthetical References - Examples in MLA Style
9a.	Sample Parenthetical References in MLA Style
10.	Works Cited, References, and Bibliography - What's the Difference?
11.	Guidelines on How to Write a Bibliography or a Works Cited Page in MLA Style
12.	Bibliography - Examples in MLA Style - Including Internet Citations
12a.	Sample Bibliography or Works Cited in MLA Style
12b.	Abbreviations of Books of the Bible
12c.	Common Abbreviations
12d.	Abbreviations of Months of the Year, Days of the Week, and Other Abbreviations of Time
13.	USA, Canada, Flags of USA, Canada & the World, Maps, and Cities of the Worlds
13a.	Internet Country Codes (A-Z by Countries): Abbreviations, Facts, Flags, Maps
13b.	Internet Country Codes (A-Z by Codes): Abbreviations, Facts, Flags, Maps
13c.	National Anthems
14.	How to Survive the Internet Unscathed
15.	A Virtual Library of Useful URLs Arranged by Dewey Decimal Classification
15a.	Virtual Library Subject Headings
16.	References

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:

17.	Biomes and Ecozones
18.	Canadian Cities
19.	Global Connections
20.	Golden Horseshoe - Travel & Tourism
21.	Guidance Department: Secondary School Web-Based Resources
22.	Measuring Time
23.	Renewable Energy
24.	Understanding A View from the Bridge
25.	Understanding The Crucible
26.	Understanding The Grapes of Wrath
27.	Understanding The Great Gatsby
28.	Understanding Jude the Obscure
29.	Understanding Lord of the Flies
30.	Understanding Macbeth
31.	Understanding To Kill a Mockingbird
32.	Web Design for Beginners
33.	Webquests
34.	World Wide Web Links
35.	Add URL

On the next post we will share student research tools for problem based learning provided by Worthington Libraries.