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2021-2022 Impact Syllabus, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy

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09. The Art Of Interviewing, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy

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05. Stories!, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy

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In this module, students will learn the importance of story writing when writing data articles. They will also learn how to use data truthfully, and to its fullest. With this, they will then be able to display their data more effectively. However, some journalists skew data and manipulate it in a way that is more beneficial to their standpoint. It is important that students are able to not only identify and avoid these articles, but also don't make skewed visualizations themselves.

02. Data Skills, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy

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In this module, students will learn the core of data journalism through fundamental data skills. They will not only learn to find data sets, but also clean, sort, filter, and wrangle them to make future visualization easier. Furthermore, they will create pivot tables not only for data visualization, but also for idea illustration, generation, and discovery.

06. Style/Persuasion, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy

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In this module, students will learn the importance of articles in terms of actual content. As a continuation, students will have the opportunity to practice writing their own articles, which can prepare them for IMPACT’s Student Leadership Exchange (SLX) project.

08. Data Analysis 1, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy

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Describe the time period and the social, political, etc situations that surround the time period/theory.

04. Advanced Plotly, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy

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After being introduced to basic visualizations in Plotly in the previous module, the students will now explore advanced visualizations in Plotly such as maps and contour plots. In addition, students will learn about the aesthetics of data visualizations and how to create them. Through these explorations, students will learn an important skill that is crucial for article writing for SLX.

07. Surveys!, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy

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Surveys are important tools that can be used to collect information for writing journalism articles. In this module, students will learn more about the effectiveness of surveys and how to write meaningful, unbiased survey questions.

01. Welcome To Data Journalism!, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy

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As the first module within the IMPACT curriculum, this module serves as an introduction to the course. The students will get a good idea of what’s expected of them, as well as what they can expect of the class throughout the rest of the year.

03. Visualizations!, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy

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This module serves as an introduction to creating simple visualizations through Google Sheets and Plotly.

09. Back To Journalism!, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy

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Students will engage in more writing practice paying attention to biased language, organization, conciseness, and other aspects of their writing styles.

11. Data Analysis 2, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy

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15. Slx Prep, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy

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This module allows students to present their data journalism projects to facilitators in other classrooms, allowing students to receive feedback and advice before their experience with SLX.

13. Project Module 1, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy

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This module serves to introduce the SLX project to the students and explain what is expected of them.

12. The Art Of Interviewing, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy

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As the second module within the specialized Journalism curriculum, this module serves as an introduction to the art of interviewing. The students will get a good idea of how to interview anyone for any specific situation.

14. Project Module 2, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy

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10. Data Visuals!, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy

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As the first module within the specialized Data Visualization curriculum, this module serves as an introduction to creating visualizations using JavaScript. The students will get a good idea of what’s expected of them, as well as what they can expect of the class throughout the rest of the year.

04. Advanced Plotly, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy

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After being introduced to basic visualizations in Plotly in the previous module, the students will now explore advanced visualizations in Plotly such as maps and contour plots. In addition, students will learn about the aesthetics of data visualizations and how to create nice-looking visualizations. Through these explorations, students will be provided an important skill that will be significant for article writing for SLX.

05. Surveys!, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy

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Much of the data sets available online were gathered through professional surveys. Although the students are not required to use surveys, it is a very important skill to make authentic and effective surveys as a way to gather data. Students will learn how to use the correct types of questions, how to formulate the questions as to eliminate bias, etc.

02. Data Skillz, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy

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In this module, students will learn the core of data journalism through fundamental data skills. They will not only learn to find data sets, but also clean, sort, filter, and wrangle them to make future visualization easier. Furthermore, they will create pivot tables not only for data visualization, but also for idea illustration, generation, and discovery.

03. Visualizations!, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy

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As the first module within the IMPACT curriculum, this module serves as an introduction to the course. The students will get a good idea of what’s expected of them, as well as what they can expect of the class throughout the rest of the year.

01. Welcome To Data Journalism!, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy

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As the first module within the IMPACT curriculum, this module serves as an introduction to the course. The students will get a good idea of what’s expected of them, as well as what they can expect of the class throughout the rest of the year.

08. Journalism 2, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy

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In this module, students will learn the importance of articles in terms of its actual content. As a continuation.

09. Wix + Canva, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy

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Let’s make some cool graphicks!!!!!

10. Obstacle Course!!!, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy

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In this module, the students will exhibit their data skills prior to receiving their semester project.

06. Stories!!!, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy

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In this module, students will learn the importance of story writing when writing data articles. They will also learn how to use data truthfully, and to its fullest. With this, they will then be able to display their data more effectively, making them good journalists. However, there are lots of bad journalists out there. These journalists skew data and manipulate it in a way that is more beneficial to their standpoint. It is important that students are able to not only identify and avoid these articles, but also don't make skewd visualizations themselves.

07. Project Module, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy

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This module serves to introduce the SLX project to the students and explain what is expected of them.

05. Data(Sets), Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy

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Agenda

1. Empathy and Ethics of Journalism (15-20 minutes)
2. Misleading Statistics (20 minutes)
3. Dataset Types (10 min)
4. Finding Data! (15-20 minutes)
5. Identifying Important Variables (15-20 minutes)

04. Dear Data And Sources, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy

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Agenda

1. Dear Data/Interviewing
   1. Viewing (10)
   2. Discussion (5)
2. Dear Data practice Interviews (10)
3. Project Groups (20)
   1. Interview Fair Reflection → Finalize topic (10)
   2. Begin specific background research (10)
4. Spotting Spin (Media Bias) (15-20 minutes)
5. What Would Willie Say (Credible Websites) (20-30 minutes)

03. Interview Fair, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy

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Agenda

1. Dear Data Reminder
2. Spotting Spin (Media Bias) (15 minutes)
3. What Would Willie Say (Credible Websites) (20 minutes)
4. Finalize Group Topics (15 minutes)
5. How to write an email (10 minutes)
6. What’s Skype (5 minutes)
7. Skype interview (25 minutes)