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“Internet Power Research Using the Big6™ Approach” by Art Wolinsky has been chosen by The H.W. Wilson Company for the 2003 Supplement to Childrens Catalog, 18th Edition. This is their selection of the best books of the year for childrens’ libraries.
This “Discovering Careers” project provided context in which to teach bibliographic citation skills while it introduced students to why it is important for them to be in school in the first place.
How can the Big6 Skills™ help us incorporate content standards in the curriculum?
This instructional unit provides dance students with the opportunity to tie the creativity of movement to factual, historical, “events that stopped our lives.” . . .Historical events are taken from the book We Interrupt this Broadcast which focuses on major historical world events that have warranted an “interruption” of regular programming on radio or television.
Sarah Debbs, Librarian, Homewood-Flossmoor High School, shares some practical ideas for combining NewsBank and the Big6
How can the Big6™ help students improve their overall problem solving skills?
This lesson is intended for older students in grades 9 - 12. The objective of this lesson is to teach students to identify strategies to successfully prevent themselves from being a victim of a physical attack.
Students at EJ Martinez Elementary school (Santa Fe, New Mexico) are exploring the world of music by creating, recording, arranging and performing music for a variety of purposes. Read how Contemporary Information Literacy Skills (Big6), as well as learning how technology (hardware and software) can help students to create better musical performances.