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The Big6 Collection The Best of the Big6 Enewsletter
Author: Michael B. Eisenberg

For those who want a refresher course in Big6? skills, The Big6? Collection: The Best of the Big6 eNewsletter, Volume 2 is a professional book with in-depth articles and practical tips on incorporating the Big6 in teaching information literacy and real-world examples from all grade levels to illustrate the Big6 in action. New topics include the ... more »Super 3 ? The Early Childhood Version of the Big6 Skills; How to Use Task Definition to Achieve Standards; and Problem-solving Methods. This volume is a must-have for educators and library media specialists interested in implementing the Big6 approach in their schools. We compiled the contents for this book into five topic categories. Each part offers articles, ideas, tips, or lessons that focus on issues in today?s education world. Throughout the book, you will find a diverse and varied range of material about technology, learning and teaching, standards, and of course, the Big6. Part I: The Big6 Skills This section is organized by the six stages of the Big6 Skills. Each chapter begins with an explanation of that stage and is followed with practical tips, lessons, and articles for teaching and learning the Big6. Part I ends with Big6 for All, a chapter that shares and celebrates Big6 success stories! Part II: Big6 in Action: K-Higher Education Part II is divided into chapters according to grade level. Here you will find a wealth of ready-to-use ideas, strategies, lesson plans, and graphic organizers for classroom use. Further topics include working with students with diverse learning needs as well as using music and art as the context for Big6 teaching and learning. Part III: Big6 and Technology Technology is an integral part of every Big6 stage; it is not an add on or an enhancement. This part will explore new technologies of the 21st century and includes articles that discuss the relationship of technology and the Internet to the information problem-solving process. Authors relate the latest technology developments to the Big6 and share ideas about how technology can be used to enhance learning and teaching. Part IV: Teaching Information Problem Solving Part IV contains various "TIPS"?Teaching Information Problem Solving?all centered around the Big6 Skills. Highlights include suggestions on how to write a grant application, quick and easy Big6 reinforcements, and an explanation of how Big6 joined with NewsBank to create a curriculum resource focused around the Big6 Skills. Part V: Big6 and Content Standards in the Curriculum State and district learning standards have become an integral part of the educational landscape across the U.S. In Part V, we see how learning standards are directly related to the Big6 Skills and how they are incorporated into different curriculum areas. As you can see, this book is filled with conceptual explanations of the Big6 approach, connections to standards and other key educational issues, and practical, easy-to-implement activities and lessons. We thank all the authors who contributed and everyone who helped in the production, especially Sue Wurster, Executive Manager of Big6 Associates and Donna King and Wendy Medvetz from Linworth Publishing. We hope you find this book to be helpful?immediately and for many years to come. Think big?Big6, that is. Mike Eisenberg and Laura (Eisenberg) Robinson

ISBN-13: 9781586831943
ISBN-10: 1586831941
Pages: 320
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Publisher: Linworth Publishing
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