************************************************************** Educational CyberPlayGround Community http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/ K12 Newsletters Mailing List - Subscribe - Unsubscribe - Set Preferences http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Community/K12Newsletters.html Advertise on K12 Mailing List http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Community/Subguidelines.html All Mailing Lists http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Community/ ************************************************************** ************************************************************** Assessment / Testing http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Teachers/testingassessment.html Graduation Rates http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Teachers/standards2.html ************************************************************** Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2005 13:55:10 -0500 Reply-To: Susann Wurster <sue_wurster@xxxxxxxx> Sender: Big Six approach to information literacy= <BIG6@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Greetings Big6 eNewsletter Readers, Announcing: The new Big6 eNewsletter issue is ready for you today! Please follow this link to find the March Quarterly Online issue -- you'll find the blinking "New" Big6 eNewsletter notice here: http://www.big6.com The March 2005 issue contains outstanding articles from educators in the U.S. and around the world who use the Big6! Colleagues from Pennsylvania to California, and from Yale University to Israel would like to share their Big6 experiences and lessons with you now. NOTE: Please forward this announcement to other state or local educational listserv to which you subscribe! We'd like to make as many people aware of this issue as possible. Thank you for spreading the enews! =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D 6 Feature Article Titles: =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Assessing Student Learning Outcomes (Grades 9 - 10) by: Reuven Werber This article outlines the first step towards a comprehensive assessment of a school's information literacy program. The Big6 Rocks My Sox: Teaching to Teenagers=92 Standards (Grades 9 - 12) by: Elizabeth A. Sabol Read about one school's epidemic of "Big6 Fever" and meet the library media specialist who started it all. The BRIDGE (Building Relationships in Different Generations) Project and Big6 (Grades 4 - 6) by: Laura Robinson This article describes an innovative project that helps young students learn Big6 skills while they explore healthy lifestyles. The Great Indian Civilizations Unit Note-Taking Lesson: Note-taking Using PowerPoint Note Cards (Grade 6) by: Cathy Lechien, Heidi M. Welham Sharpen your students' note-taking skills (an essential component of Big6 #4) with this rich unit. Yale University=92s PACE Research Center and the Big6=99 (Grade 4) by: Carrie Lowe This article describes an important research project recently conducted by Yale University's PACE Research Center that, among other things, demonstrates the kind of difference Big6 can make in students=92 academic success. Virtual Wisdom -- Have You Blogged Lately? Many Teenagers Have a Blog or Know Someone Who Does! (Grades 9 - 12) by: Rob Darrow Blogs are not only an interesting way for Web users to communicate and keep in touch with friends, but they are important from a Big6 perspective. =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Susann L. Wurster Executive Director Big6 Associates 315-450-6406 (mobile) 315-443-4924 (desk) <>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<> EDUCATIONAL CYBERPLAYGROUND http://www.edu-cyberpg.com Net Happenings, K12 Newsletters, Network Newsletters http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Community/index.html Copyright statements to be included when reproducing annotations from K12 Newsletter The single phrase below is the copyright notice to be used when reproducing any portion of this report, in any format. > From K12 Newsletter copyright > Educational CyberPlayGround. http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Community/K12Newsletters.html Net Happenings, K12 Newsletters, Network Newsletters http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Community/ FREE EDUCATION VENDOR DIRECTORY LISTING http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Directory/ HOT LIST REGISTRY OF K12 SCHOOLS ONLINE http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Schools/ <>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>