Use a Big6 Approach to Create Plagiarism-Proof Assignments

Posted on May 12th, 2008 in Teaching Big6 by Julie Diana

Every few news cycles, a politician, historian, journalist, or other prominent figure is accused of plagiarism. These spotlight events provide excellent opportunities to open a discussion about academic integrity with your students. If your school does not already have a policy in place for academic integrity, it can be an opportune time to advocate for one with your administration and faculty.

Big6 SUMMER ACADEMY: Check Our Group Rates!

Posted on May 9th, 2008 in About Big6, Overview by Sue Wurster

This seminar will prepare you to implement active, dynamic, and focused Big6 instructional programs across the K-12 curriculum. Check our group rates when (4) or more attend from one district or organization. Click this story title to read more…..

Five Big6 Evaluation Checklists for K-12 Kids

Posted on May 6th, 2008 in Reproducibles by Sue Wurster

Guide your students to use a Big6 Evaluation Checklist to analyze their own work before they turn it in. This month we’d like to highlight some handy Big6 checklists from the Big6 Kids Feature Stories section.

CLICK HERE to find the 5 Big6 Checklists

in “Feature Section: Evaluation”

Big6 Checklist titles:

Checklist for Evaluating a Writing Assignment. Grades 7 - 12

Checklist for Evaluating a Writing Assignment. Grades 3 - 6

Checklist for Evaluating a Science Fair Project

Checklist for Completing Any Assignment

Checklist for Evaluating the Big6 Process

Big6 Checklists in “Feature: Evaluation” by Barbara Jansen. Big6.com/kids (2003)