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	<title>Big6 &#187; About Big6</title>
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	<description>Information &#38; Technology Skills for Student Achievement</description>
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		<title>How to Get Started with Big6 and Super3</title>
		<link>http://www.big6.com/2012/01/05/how-to-get-started-with-big6/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 22:37:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Wurster</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We believe kids are great thinkers. They ask questions and answer questions every day. We believe kids who know how to handle information well can successfully solve problems and make informed decisions. We believe that with a basic framework to sort and organize important thoughts and actions, kids can become systematic problem solvers.  We believe [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Big6 – Information Literacy and Executive Skills: Future-proofing Students A Summary and Conclusions. AASL 2011 Presentation by Bob Berkowitz. eNewsletter 11.2.4</title>
		<link>http://www.big6.com/2011/11/17/big6-%e2%80%93-information-literacy-and-executive-skills-a-summary-and-conclusions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 17:40:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Berkowitz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Big6 – Information Literacy and Executive Skills: Future-proofing Students
A Summary and Conclusions. (Based on a session given at: AASL National Conference &#038; Exhibition. "Turning the Page", October 28, 2011 in Minneapolis, MN) By Bob Berkowitz, Co-Creator of the Big6 Approach.]]></description>
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		<title>Schedule Now: Big6 Onsite Workshops 2011-2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 15:20:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Wurster</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It's time to schedule a 2011-12 onsite Big6 Workshop in your school or district. Invite a Professional Big6 Trainer to Your School. Your students will benefit by having a framework for problem-solving and research. Teachers and students will be able to share a vocabulary to describe information needs. Learn more!  Email:  info@big.com or call 315-450-6406.

Big6 information skills mesh seamlessly with standards, academic curriculum, and busy daily schedules. You'll be motivated to move your students into a world of problem solving and high achievement with our attainable steps.]]></description>
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		<title>Big6 School Wins $15K Follett Award</title>
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		<comments>http://www.big6.com/2011/11/04/big6-school-wins-15k-follett-award/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 19:42:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Wurster</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Six K-12 Libraries Win the Follett Challenge This winning school used Big6! Flat Rock Middle School; Henderson County Public Schools; East Flat Rock, NC; &#8220;History Our Way&#8220;; Jenn Northrup, media coordinator; $15,000. Northrup collaborated with an eighth-grade social studies teacher on a &#8220;History Our Way&#8221; research project to help students build valuable 21st century skills [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Big6 Webinars: Guest Speaker Series</title>
		<link>http://www.big6.com/2011/10/31/webinars/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 08:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Wurster</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Big6 Webinars 2012 Live and Recorded Guest Speaker Series for Continuing Professional Development &#160; FEBRUARY 2012 &#8211; Live and Recorded Thursday, February 16, 2012  &#8220;BIG6 BY THE MONTH: SYNTHESIS&#8221; with Mike Eisenberg 7:00 pm (Eastern). $14.95 per person. Mike and the Big6 Team will focus on Synthesis Strategies in the &#8220;Big6 by the Month&#8221; program. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New! Big6 Webinar Archives for Flexible Professional Development</title>
		<link>http://www.big6.com/2011/10/27/big6-webinar-archives/</link>
		<comments>http://www.big6.com/2011/10/27/big6-webinar-archives/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 23:11:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Wurster</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Use Big6 Webinar Archives for ongoing Professional Development. We record Big6 webinars so you may listen at your convenience. Register now online to receive a recording link and a packet of materials developed by each presenter.]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;BIG6 by the MONTH: A PREVIEW,&#8221; Free recording</title>
		<link>http://www.big6.com/2011/08/25/free-big6-webinar-introduces-big6-by-the-month-aug-18th/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 19:02:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Wurster</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Big6 by the Month]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Learn  all about the "Big6 by the Month" in a 1-hr preview. In this session we will introduce our series of 9 monthly webinars for a Defined, Predictable, Measured and  Reported information literacy program at your school. ]]></description>
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		<title>Study: Students Lack Information Literacy Skills</title>
		<link>http://www.big6.com/2011/08/25/study-students-lack-information-literacy-skills/</link>
		<comments>http://www.big6.com/2011/08/25/study-students-lack-information-literacy-skills/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 16:47:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Wurster</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[http://tinyurl.com/3wwfh7j August 24, 2011 18:31 From Inside Higher Ed: This is one of the sobering truths these librarians, representing a group of Illinois universities, have learned over the course of a two-year, five-campus ethnographic study examining how students view and use their campus libraries: students rarely ask librarians for help, even when they need it. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Introducing the Big6 PowerPoint (Spanish)</title>
		<link>http://www.big6.com/2011/05/18/introducing-the-big6-powerpoint-spanish/</link>
		<comments>http://www.big6.com/2011/05/18/introducing-the-big6-powerpoint-spanish/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 13:37:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Wurster</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[About Big6]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Use this Big6 PowerPoint to teach Modelo Big6 to your Spanish speaking audiences.]]></description>
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		<title>Digital Citizenship and Creative Content Curriculum</title>
		<link>http://www.big6.com/2011/03/29/announcement-microsoft-launches-free-digital-citizenship-and-creative-content-curriculum/</link>
		<comments>http://www.big6.com/2011/03/29/announcement-microsoft-launches-free-digital-citizenship-and-creative-content-curriculum/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 16:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Wurster</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Announcements]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Big6 encourages all students to cite all sources. The site includes Teacher Guides and Student information. We hope to spread the word about this helpful, free curriculum that reinforces the importance of giving credit to creative content authors of all kinds. Please take a moment to visit the website link, and consider how you might incorporate a citing opportunity in upcoming assignments. ]]></description>
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