Know Your Information Sources (Grades 7 – 12)
The purpose of this exercise is to help students recognize various information sources.
View ArticleBig6 Rubric: Assessment Made Easy The Big6™ Way
Learn how to create your own Big6 assessment tool.
View ArticleBig6™ in Action: The Department of Defense Dependents Schools (DoDDS)...
In this article, Deborah Stafford and an instructor use the Big6 Skills process to design a research project for Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) cadets, and then show how the cadets used...
View ArticleWhat’s New with the Big6™ at Neveh Channah
The Neveh Channah Girls High School in Etzion Bloc, Israel is proud of it's 9th and 10th grade programs. Read how the school incorporates Big6 Skills into the existing curriculum to improve and enhance...
View ArticleWest Park School’s Wall of Fame: Famous People of Today and Tomorrow
Elementary teachers in West Park school (Nebraska) collaborate to help third grade students integrate technology with a research lesson on biographies and autobiographies.
View ArticleVirtual Wisdom: Compact Disk Re-Writable Drives
Compact Disk Re-Writable Drives (CD-RW) make storage and revisions as easy as 1-2-3! Read columnist, Ru Huffman's ideas for putting this useful storage device to work in your school.
View ArticleTIPS: Helping Young Researchers Assess the Usefulness of Their Success
Elementary students in New Jersey learn to evaluate resources using an Evaluation Chart
View ArticleFeature Section: The Big6™ Writing Process for Grades 7 – 12
This feature section will help you get organized and complete an assigned written paper or report. Writing can be a lot of fun if you approach it in an organized way. Here you will find links to the...
View ArticleUsing the Big6™ in a University Writing Course: A Collaborative Teaching...
This article discusses a collaborative project between the Syracuse University Library and the Writing Program, using a process based on the Big6 to teach information literacy skills in the context of...
View ArticlePowers of the President: A Study in Presidential Decision-Making (Grades 7 – 12)
This instructional unit provides students with the opportunity to study the powers of the President, and the growth of Presidential power over the years. Through library research and the use of their...
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