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		<title>Just released &#8220;Information Literacy: A Neglected Core Competency&#8221; &#8212; Educause Quarterly</title>
		<link>http://www.big6.com/2010/03/10/just-released-information-literacy-a-neglected-core-competency-educause-quarterly/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:15:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Wurster</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just-released Educause Quarterly opinion piece by Dr. Sharon Weiner of Purdue,  addresses the implications of Project Information Literacy&#8217;s latest research findings.
The article, entitled, &#8220;Information Literacy: A Neglected Core Competency &#8221; (article link) argues information literacy doesn&#8217;t belong to any single discipline, but instead belongs to all of them and should become a habit of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Super3 Action Research Report &#8212; Blending Super3 With Math and Writing:  One Teacher’s Quest for Learning (Grade 3), eNewsletter 10.4, 1</title>
		<link>http://www.big6.com/2010/03/08/super3-action-research-report-blending-super3-with-math-and-writing-one-teacher%e2%80%99s-quest-for-learning-grade-3-enewsletter-10-4-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:12:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Teresa Waters</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Math]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Primary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Research About Super3]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[How does a teacher incorporate the Super3 into the instructional process throughout a third grade curriculum? Read this report to find out how.
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		<title>Schedule Your Big6 Workshop Now</title>
		<link>http://www.big6.com/2010/03/02/schedule-your-big6-workshop-now/</link>
		<comments>http://www.big6.com/2010/03/02/schedule-your-big6-workshop-now/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:33:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Wurster</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Workshops]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[High quality professional development designed for library media specialists, teachers and administrators.  Learn the Big6 Skills Approach and teaching strategies in all content areas and grade levels.  For a more information visit our Workshop Overview page.
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		<title>&#8220;Have Students use The Big6 to Solve Problems&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.big6.com/2010/03/02/have-students-use-the-big6-to-solve-problems/</link>
		<comments>http://www.big6.com/2010/03/02/have-students-use-the-big6-to-solve-problems/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:21:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Wurster</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[6.0 Evaluation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Melissa Thibault, Executive Director for LEARN North Carolina, shares her thoughts and tools for student reflection and self-evaluation. See her tips and tools!]]></description>
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		<title>World Bank Sponsors Free Online Social Network Game &#8220;EVOKE&#8221; to Solve Social Problems (Grades 6 &#8211; 12)</title>
		<link>http://www.big6.com/2010/03/02/world-bank-sponsors-free-online-social-network-game-to-solve-social-problems-grades-6-12/</link>
		<comments>http://www.big6.com/2010/03/02/world-bank-sponsors-free-online-social-network-game-to-solve-social-problems-grades-6-12/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 06:18:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Wurster</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[High school]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The World Bank Institute, educational arm of the World Bank, will launch on March 3rd a free online social networking game to encourage students and mentors, age 13 and up to solve social problems like disease, famine, poverty. Presented in graphic novel format, this a new site will offer problem-solving scenarios -- just perfect for Big6 information-problem solving skills! Take a look and consider using this with middle and high school students this semester or next!  Mentors are invited to participate too.]]></description>
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		<title>Sites to Teach the Big6 Research Steps (Grades 9 &#8211; 12)</title>
		<link>http://www.big6.com/2010/03/01/sites-to-teach-the-big6-research-steps/</link>
		<comments>http://www.big6.com/2010/03/01/sites-to-teach-the-big6-research-steps/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:40:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Wurster</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[High school]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lessons by Learning Levels (Free)]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Jennifer Holt shares her amazing presentation that points to many practical websites to help students manage information and handle assignments. Holt organizes and presents the various websites in context of each Big6 Skill. This narrated resource is an easy to follow guided tour for teachers and high school students who want to improve their research [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Announcement: Microsoft Launches Free Digital Citizenship and Creative Content Curriculum</title>
		<link>http://www.big6.com/2010/02/25/announcement-microsoft-launches-free-digital-citizenship-and-creative-content-curriculum/</link>
		<comments>http://www.big6.com/2010/02/25/announcement-microsoft-launches-free-digital-citizenship-and-creative-content-curriculum/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:18:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Wurster</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Microsoft Corporation uses contemporary examples and an interactive curriculum to raise student awareness and encourage understanding of the rights connected with creative content.]]></description>
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		<title>Big6 Message Pens</title>
		<link>http://www.big6.com/2010/02/16/big6-message-pens/</link>
		<comments>http://www.big6.com/2010/02/16/big6-message-pens/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 21:22:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Wurster</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Big6 Pens]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Big6 pens keep Big6™ Information at your students’ fingertips! See each Big6 stage through a small window on the side of each pen. With every click, the message tube rotates to reveal each step in the Big6 process.

Big6™ Message Pen
•  Big6 steps are listed on a rotating tube – see the next Big6 step [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Big6 and Super3 Blackline Masters</title>
		<link>http://www.big6.com/2010/02/16/big6-and-super3-blackline-masters-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.big6.com/2010/02/16/big6-and-super3-blackline-masters-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 20:34:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Wurster</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Big6 Kits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Blackline Masters]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Big6™ Basics: Building Research Skills Using Technology and the Big6
The latest Big6 research skills kit and the first Big6 program created for direct use by students

This unique research skills kit has been designed exclusively to help students learn the Big6 process and apply it in the context of existing classroom assignments. The featured text, Internet [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Big6 and Super3 Author Webinars in February and March</title>
		<link>http://www.big6.com/2010/02/16/big6-associates-announces-big6-and-super3-webinar-series-in-february-and-march/</link>
		<comments>http://www.big6.com/2010/02/16/big6-associates-announces-big6-and-super3-webinar-series-in-february-and-march/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 07:38:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sue Wurster</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Announcements]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Webinars]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Three interactive webinars introduce you to Big6 and Super3 skills.  Big6 Basics, Thursday, February 25; Super3 Discovery Learning Friday, February 26; and Use Big6 to Achieve Educational Standards, Tuesday, March 23. To Register, buy online or Fax us your school's Purchase Order. Click the title to learn more.]]></description>
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