PRESS RELEASE
January 2, 2001

MIKE EISENBERG AND BOB BERKOWITZ ANNOUNCE: BIG6™ CONFERENCE 2001, SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA

Seattle, WA and Rochester, NY—Mike Eisenberg and Bob Berkowitz are pleased to announce the first annual Big6 Conference 2001: Impact on Instruction, Teaching Information & Technology, August 10–12, 2001 hosted at the DoubleTree Hotel, San Jose, California (http://big6.com/conference.htm). The conference will prepare educators to help students achieve by becoming better information problem-solvers.

Conference topics will include: how to get started with the Big6; how to integrate technology across the curriculum using the Big6; macro planning at the district level; micro planning at the classroom level; Super3—the Big6 for primary students; Big6 instructional design; and Ask Mike & Bob—your opportunity to talk to the co-architects of the Big6 Skills approach.

Attendees will hear from Mike Eisenberg and Bob Berkowitz, why the Big6 information and technology skills are the “new basics.” Big6 trainers (http://big6.com/speakers.htm) will share strategies and materials to help educators create their own high quality Big6 instruction. Hands-on sessions will equip attendees with materials and practical ideas to use immediately to integrate Big6 instructional units, lessons, and activities into the curriculum.

What is the Big6?

The Big6 is the most widely known and used approach to teaching information and technology skills in the world. Used in thousands of K-12 schools, higher education institutions, and corporate and adult training programs, the Big6 information problem-solving model is applicable whenever people need and use information. The Big6 integrates information search and use skills along with technology tools in a systematic process to find, use, apply, and evaluate information to specific needs and tasks.

For more information about the Big6 Conference 2001, go to: http://big6.com/conference.htm; or to register go to: http://big6.com/brochure.htm