Hi All -
It’s very exciting - lots of people are starting to sign up in the Big6 Directory!
http://www.big6.com/2008/08/28/big6-directory/
This is a new effort, because we are continually asked, “who else is using the Big6?” This is our response - to pull together a voluntary list of schools and districts using the Big6. You don’t have to [...]
Yes, it’s here… back to school time. As a parent of two young students along with being an elementary special education teacher, there is a lot of back to school excitement in our house.
From the teacher’s viewpoint, I am thinking about: classroom preparation, lesson plan organization, student caseloads and individual learning plans, and scheduling. I [...]
I spoke to a columnist for the Seattle Times the other day - Jerry Large. He wound up writing a nice column based on our discussion. Check it out and let me know what you think -
Jerry Larrge -”Easing our download overload,” Seattle Times, August 7, 2008. Based on [...]
The 2008 Big6 Academy ended yesterday afternoon. In my opinion, it was one of our very best events ever! The attendees came from all over including Montana, New Zealand, Pennsylvania, Colorado, Virginia, Carolina, Maine, Conn., Mass., and of course, New York.
It’s a very intensive 2 day learning experience, and Bob and I always [...]
Being the daughter of one of the co-founders of the Big6 (as well as the author of a few Super3 publications), I have extra copies of various books and handout packets laying around the house. Well, my daughter Leah, who is three, stumbled across the Super3: Information Skills for Young Learners book (as if [...]
I’m looking forward to seeing those of you registered for the
Annual Big6 Summer Academy
WHEN: JULY 27 - JULY 28, 2008
WHERE: The Lodge at Woodcliff, 199 Woodcliff Drive, Rochester, NY
Bob and I will be working together on this. I believe there are a few more openings if you want to attend.
Register Here
THEME: “The [...]
A question for the teacher librarians and classroom teachers on summer vacation:
Do you really take the summer off? Do you leave school in June and not return until September? Are your plan books and materials “left at the door?”
OR
Do you continue to plan and organize for the next school year? Are you taking classes and [...]
Even though I’m technically “out of the classroom” and the school year is over, I find that I “Big6 and Super3″ on a daily basis in my personal life and also with my two kids ages 5 and 3. The day begins of course, with our plan or task. Is it a summer camp day? [...]
Last week, children’s author extraordinaire, Beverly Cleary, was awarded the highest honor at my school, the University of Washington - the Alumna Summa Laude Dignata award, or “alumna worthy of the highest praise.”
This is the culmination of almost 10 years of effort to recognize and honor Mrs. Cleary. When I first came to the [...]
So, am I crazy because…
I notice the patterns of the elevators in my office building?
I try to park in the same spot every day?
I try different paths to determine the quickest in walking from my one office building to another?
PLEASE, PLEASE add your comments or thoughts. [...]