“The lives of students and everyone involved in their education are increasingly revolving around tests. Teachers are narrowing their curriculum to teach to the test. School administrators are becoming score obsessed.”

“This article describes and advocates for taking the next step in connecting school library media programs to student learning and academic achievement.”

Developed by educators Mike Eisenberg and Bob Berkowitz, the Big6 is the most widely-known and widely-used approach to teaching information and technology skills in the world. The Big6 is an information and technology literacy model and curriculum, implemented in thousands of schools - K through higher education. Some people call the Big6 an information problem-solving strategy because with the Big6, students are able to handle any problem, assignment, decision or task.

Many schools are facing the challenge of helping students learn to use technology responsibly. This article describes a course, called “Cyberethics,” which challenges our students to debate an information ethical issue of their choosing.